Viruses that lubricate ocean carbon flux

The paper in Nature Microbiology is here: http://go.nature.com/2Ikbt8S One of the most invigorating feelings in science occurs when multiple layers of observation are unified to not only tell a compelling story, but also reveal hidden complexities that challenge our previous assumptions. The story of the arms race between Emiliania huxleyi,...

Throwing back the big ones saves a fishery from hot water

Just out last week, Malin has a Commentary in PNAS, “Throwing back the big ones saves a fishery from hot water.” In it, he explains why a recent paper by Arnault Le Bris on the Maine lobster fishery provides important insight into efforts to create climate-ready fisheries management. Practices like...

Catching Clownfish

Diving is well underway here in the Philippines - members of the Pinsky lab are back for another season studying metapopulation dynamics of reef fish, focusing on the yellowtail clownfish (Amphiprion clarkii). We tag and fin-clip fish for genetic and mark-recapture studies. We've started with the northern sites in our...