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Nothing Fishy about Sardine Kill
Algal bloom specialist David Caron knows exactly what caused the death of 2.5 million sardines at King Harbor and is producing a paper on his research. The city of Redondo Beach gave him and his team...
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Toxic Red Tides: USC Scientist Tracks Neurotoxin-Producing Algae
Harmful algal blooms that affect seafood on the rise in California
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Curtailing Poisonous Shellfish
USC Dornsife's David Caron and Burt Jones of biological sciences are part of a team to receive a $4 million grant to research early detection of red tides that produce a toxin that when eaten in the...
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NSF Support for Probe of Microbes
Researchers with the USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies, housed in USC Dornsife, have received a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study the composition and...
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Battling Oceanic Climate Change
USC Dornsife scientists are combining marine and evolutionary biology to thwart the effects of climate change in the ocean. How climate change affects ocean life and human health will be discussed...
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Robot Gliders Roam Seas
Once the robotic gliders scour the ocean, the data is sent to David Caron, professor of biological sciences in USC Dornsife, and other marine biologists. They use the information to spot dangers such...
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The USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies is creating new pathways for a sustainable world through research, education and outreach.
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Venus Flytrap of the Sea
A study funded by the Moore Foundation explores how a species of marine organisms acquires nutrition, which could lead to better understanding of harmful algal blooms.
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A Scientific Hot SPOT
Ongoing marine biology research at the San Pedro Ocean Timeseries (SPOT) station, gathering information on the sea’s reaction to climate change, receives nearly $3 million in new funding.
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Shark Week Indebted to More Than Sharks
If not for largely invisible microorganisms there wouldn’t be sharks at all, making them an intriguing subject for USC Dornsife scientists.
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