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Dr. Paris on The Science of Dispersants – GulfCast Ep. 32
Originally recorded in 2017, and recently reshared, one of RECOVER’s co-PIs Dr. Claire Paris from the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School spoke with the Dispatches from the Gulf podcast “GulfCast” on an episode discussing the research being conducted by Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative scientists on the use of dispersants during the Deepwater Horizon oil … Continued
Read MoreStudy Finds Slick Oil Has Greater Impact than Source Oil on Fish Development
Original Story by Nilde Maggie Dannreuther and Stephanie Ellis For questions, comments or more information contact maggied@ngi.msstate.edu Scientists analyzed effects from non-weathered source oil (collected directly over the Deepwater Horizon wellhead) and weathered slick oil (collected from surface skimming) on the microRNAs of mahi-mahi embryos. MicroRNAs play a key role in regulating gene expression of messenger RNAs … Continued
Read MoreStudy Finds Oil Exposure Reduces Cardiorespiratory Function in Cobia Fish
Original Story by Nilde Maggie Dannreuther and Stephanie Ellis For questions, comments, or more information contact maggied@ngi.msstate.edu Researchers conducted swim tests on Gulf of Mexico Cobia fish to investigate potential impacts from oil exposure. Compared to control fish, oil-exposed fish had a 36% lower stroke rate (volume of blood pumped per heartbeat) and an 18% … Continued
Read MoreA Treadmill for Fish – A Dispatches from the Gulf Short
In an initiative created by Dispatches from the Gulf called “50 short”, Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative scientists and researchers are interviewed on multiple topics relating to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, its impacts and the connection to society, in short videos. Produced in June 2016, RECOVER’s lead PI Dr. Martin Grosell from the University of … Continued
Read MoreWeevil Knievels: Attempting the Lead for Oceanic Transport. A Review by Dr. Christina Pasparakis
Paper reviews are a wonderful way for scientists to be able to learn and teach their fellow colleagues about research that they do not particularly focus on but are interested in. RECOVER’s Dr. Christina Pasparaskis, based at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School, wrote one of those reviews based on a paper featuring a globe-trotting … Continued
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