The Collecting Net is MBL's bi-weekly newsletter that offers the latest catch of MBL research and education news, events, and more.

As the summer rolls to a close, so does this season of MBL courses. Over the past several months, countless brilliant minds have come to the Woods Hole Campus to both learn and teach at the institution's many educational programs. And, whether through g...

It was an unlikely group.

Fungi are so much more than just damp citizens of forest floors, or mushrooms rising from the soil after rain, or mycelium networks that can run underground for miles. At every moment, we have the potential to breathe in fungal spores, or touch surfaces...

A tiny crustacean, Parhyale hawaiensis, thrives along the seacoast amidst the changing tides. Yet until recently, no one knew the genes underpinning how these small shrimp-like creatures know the timing of the tides.

Microbes are having a big moment at the Marine Biological Laborator...

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Collaboration, cross-training, and connections with colleagues are all key components to scientific discovery and exploration. Whitman Fellow Mubarak Hussain Syed, the “Fly Guy,” an associate professor in the Department of Biology at the University of N...

All living organisms are constrained by environmental boundaries that govern where growth is possible, such as minimum and maximum temperatures or pH. An organism’s maximum specific growth rate places...

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