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It's #MicroscopyMonday! 🔬 This zebrafish embryo movie was generated by 2025 Practical Course in Developmental Biology students using a custom microscope built by MBL scientists. Blood vessels in green, photoreceptors in red, DAPI (nuclei) in blue. youtu.be/8a2wf214Qrc Read more: bit.ly/4hGQJIF

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Cape Cod’s only native shallow-water hard coral, Astrangia poculata is studied by MBL scientists to better understand the role of symbionts and temperature in coral skeleton formation. 🌊 Read more: www.mbl.edu/research/res...

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Biologist and academic Jewel Plummer Cobb broke new ground in cancer research and advocated for women and minorities in science. Read more: bit.ly/4gTmtJn 📷: Cobb (left) with a trainee. Credit: Connecticut College, Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives

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What does a custom, home-built, improvised microscope have to do with the MBL's legacy of developmental biology education in Latin America? 🌎 Read more: bit.ly/4hGQJIF 📷: The 1988 MBL Embryology course. Third from right in the front row is Roberto Mayor (@mayorlab.bsky.social).

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CHECK IT OUT 🦠 A team led by MBL scientists reveals that symbiotic bacteria often accompany protists in the ocean’s upper layer. Their research could help scientists understand infections in humans. Read more: bit.ly/4b4YPsq 📷: Camille Poirier & David Needham, Worden Lab

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Let’s take a peek into the 🔬 for #MicroscopyMonday! This adult mouse cerebellum, in which Purkinje cells are labeled with fluorescent protein tdTomato, was imaged on a custom-built system in the Kumar Lab at the MBL. 📷: William Ramos, Matthew Parent, and Stephanie Rudolph

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Happy Valentine's Day! Did you know that octopuses like this California two-spot octopus (O. bimaculoides) have three hearts? Two peripheral ones in its gills and a further central heart that serves its organs and muscles. ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ Photo: Dee Sullivan

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"We accomplished things by coming to MBL in the summers that we couldn’t have otherwise." E.E. Just and Whitman Fellow Sally Seraphin speaks on her journey in science and her research at MBL in a new Q&A. Check it out: bit.ly/4k7jD6G 📷: Sally Seraphin

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Marine collecting has been at the heart of the MBL’s mission since 1888 ⛵ This photo from 1925 shows the crew of the MBL collecting boat the Cayadetta, a precursor to the Gemma today. Credit: MBL Archives Read more about marine collecting, then and now: bit.ly/3WGqGZQ

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Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🔬🧬 To the amazing women and girls in STEM, both in the MBL community and around the world—we support and celebrate you today, and all days. 📷: Dee Sullivan, Daniel Cojanu, Tom Vierus, Kelsey Chenoweth

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The MBL offers a variety of immersive experiences for undergraduates who are exploring careers in STEM 🧬 This January, @colbycollege.bsky.social students spent two weeks diving into MBL life and research in Woods Hole. Read more about their experience: www.mbl.edu/news/mbl-col...

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It's #MicroscopyMonday! 🔬 Titled "Neurons in Love," this image shows an in vitro culture of spiral ganglion neurons from the cochlea of the inner ear. Image taken with Zeiss LSM880 with Airyscan in the MBL's Biology of the Inner Ear course in 2017. Credit: Mirko Scheibinger

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The MBL remembers and celebrates the outstanding legacy of Ernest Everett Just, the first African American to study and work at the Marine Biological Laboratory. Just was an internationally respected researcher who published more than 70 scientific articles in his career. Read more: bit.ly/4gguh7S

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Important update on the Gene Regulatory Networks for Development course ⤵️ Admissions are now rolling until filled and close on February 27, 2025, for U.S.-based applicants not requiring a visa to attend the course. Read more: bit.ly/3Wi6LQE #ScienceStartsHere

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Don't forget to join us TOMORROW, Friday, February 7, for a special MBL Falmouth Forum with MBL's own Roger Hanlon. Can't make it in person? That's okay, we'll be streaming live! mbl.edu/falmouth-forum

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Exciting news! MBL has received a $2.6M gift from an anonymous donor! This generous support fuels our mission of discovery, education, and innovation. Private philanthropy drives groundbreaking research and shapes the future of science. 🌎🔬 #ScienceStartsHere #Philanthropy

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The MBL is based in Woods Hole, but our community spans the globe 🌏 That worldwide network received a fresh influx of talent when students from China took part in the MBL’s High School Science Discovery Program this past January. Read more: bit.ly/4aHBrAW

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It's #MicroscopyMonday, so let's take a peek into the 🔬 This week, we have a Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) image of an octopus embryo taken at the MBL during the 2022 Embryology Course 🐙 Credit: Ailen Cervino, Nicolás Cumplido, Marta Moreno Oñate, and Ivan Ferreira

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Important updates to the course dates and an extended application deadline for the 2025 Microbial Diversity course ⬇️ Read more: bit.ly/410fatR #ScienceStartsHere

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Want to stay up to date on everything happening at the MBL? Sign up for the Collecting Net Newsletter to receive the latest catch of MBL research and education news, events, and more. www.mbl.edu/news/newslet...

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🗣️ Physiologists, rejoice! Thought you missed the deadline for the 2025 Physiology course at MBL? Don't toss out that application draft—you can now apply through February 3. Read more: bit.ly/3BZSj9c #ScienceStartsHere

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The application deadline for the MBL's 2025 Biology of Aging course is on the horizon! 🗓️ Get your applications in by February 7 for this immersive, research-based course. Read more: bit.ly/4gXsQMN #ScienceStartsHere

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Don't forget to join us two weeks from tonight, Friday, February 7, for a special MBL Falmouth Forum with our own Roger Hanlon. His talk will begin at 7:30pm in Lillie Laboratory. MBL lectures are free and open to the public. We'll also be streaming live! bit.ly/4hp6SSG

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT🌿MBL Associate Scientist Mirta Teichberg's research on eelgrass was featured in a recent story by @wbur.org. Read More: bit.ly/4hqspKD

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Deadlines for two more MBL courses are fast approaching! 🔬 February 3 is the last day to apply to the 2025 Neurobiology and Microbial Diversity courses. Join us in Woods Hole! Learn more: bit.ly/4acDH2V #ScienceStartsHere

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🗣️ Procrastinators, rejoice: we have extension announcements! The deadline to apply for the MBL's 2025 Embryology course has been extended to February 5. The deadline for Analytical & Quantitative Light Microscopy has been extended to January 29. Read more: bit.ly/4acDH2V #ScienceStartsHere

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Calling all neuroscientists! 🧠 The MBL's 2025 Neural Systems & Behavior course is accepting applications until February 1. Don't miss your chance to apply! Read more: bit.ly/4jetcAc #ScienceStartsHere

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MBL in the news! 🔔 Check out this story in @thetransmitter.bsky.social on the importance of neuroscience courses like the ones at the MBL. www.thetransmitter.org/craft-and-ca...

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✍️Warning: application deadlines are closer than they appear!✍️ January 29 is the last day to apply for two of the MBL's 2025 courses: Biology of Parasitism and Workshop on Molecular Evolution. Don't miss your chance! Read more: bit.ly/4acDH2V #ScienceStartsHere

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Deadline extension alert! 📣 Applications for the MBL's 2025 Gene Regulatory Networks for Development course are now being accepted until January 27. Read more: bit.ly/3Wi6LQE #ScienceStartsHere

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Fresh research from the MBL!🧬 A new paper co-authored by MBL Assistant Scientist Blair Paul helps unravel a natural gene-editing mechanism in microorganisms and could someday help scientists develop gene-editing technology of their own. Read more: bit.ly/408P0o6

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🔔Upcoming deadline!🔔 January 27 is the last day to submit applications to the MBL's 2025 Physiology Course. This seven-week lab course has educated generations of leading biologists and fostered groundbreaking discoveries. Learn more: bit.ly/3BZSj9c #ScienceStartsHere

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📆Deadline extension alert!📆 The last day to submit applications for the MBL's 2025 Neurobiology course has been moved to February 3. Don't miss your opportunity to apply! Read more: bit.ly/3C2psks #ScienceStartsHere

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🔔Apply now!🔔 January 22 is the last day to apply to the MBL's 2025 Embryology course! This comprehensive overview of modern developmental biology is open to graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and senior researchers. Learn more: bit.ly/3DKPMjH #ScienceStartsHere

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🔬We are only a few days away from registration deadlines for two of MBL’s Advanced Research Training Courses!🔬 Apply now for Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: Hazards and Opportunities (deadline Jan. 10) or Frontiers in Reproduction (deadline Jan. 13). #ScienceStartsHere www.mbl.edu/education/ad...

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Apply by Jan. 15! The acclaimed MBL Logan Science Journalism fellowships immerse journalists, writers, producers & editors in biomedical or environmental research. Get hands-on experience with science in world-renowned Woods Hole! Apply at mbl.edu/sjp Photo credit: 2023 fellow Blacki Migliozzi

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We are still accepting applications for Analytical and Quantitative Light Microscopy 2025!! @aqlm.bsky.social @mblscience.bsky.social www.mbl.edu/education/ad...

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MBL scientist Emil Ruff and an international team of eight other scientists head nearly 3km underground to access one of the deepest and oldest ecosystems on Earth. www.mbl.edu/news/journey...

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As we look back on 2024, we see a fantastic year of learning and discovery at the MBL, thanks to our talented scientists, staff, and supporters. Here are just a few highlights. www.mbl.edu/news/2024-ye...

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I highly recommend applying for a Grass Fellowship! @mblscience.bsky.social The discovery here was (almost!) unplanned, and half of the people involved weren’t even studying ctenophores during their Fellowship! This is as pure as scientific discovery gets! Read the paper here. tinyurl.com/2upnu5xy

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Deep life is astonishing and diverse, and we have so much more to learn! So happy that this study is out. Big thanks to co-first author @bellahda.bsky.social and all the collaborators! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @science.org @mblscience.bsky.social @simonsfoundation.org #deeplife #microbiome

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AQLM continues to accept rolling applications until Jan 15 🔬 @aqlm.bsky.social @mblscience.bsky.social www.mbl.edu/education/ad...

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The Neural Systems & Behavior course at @mblscience.bsky.social is now open for applications (deadline 1st Feb 2025, tinyurl.com/329nbtzp). Students often describe this 8-week training course as a life-changing and eye-opening scientific experience. Apply and join us in magical Woods Hole 💫🐙🧠🔬

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I highly recommend the Frontiers in Reproduction course to graduate students, postdocs, and clinical fellows to learn Reproductive Biology in beautiful Woods Hole @mblscience.bsky.social Two information sessions coming up. The first one is tomorrow.

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AQLM Application deadline for full consideration TODAY! (Dec 16) @aqlm.bsky.social @mblscience.bsky.social www.mbl.edu/education/ad...

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AQLM students hard at work constructing microscopes on rails 🔬 @mblscience.bsky.social @aqlm.bsky.social Application deadline Dec 16 www.mbl.edu/education/ad...

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