Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Wood Hole Marine Biological Lab

Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory is a place for international research in biology. It is an establishment for learning about and researching all different subfields of biology. They offer intense courses that prepare experimental biologists for their future careers . Their staff leads and participates in things like the Gulf Coast Task Force, the monitoring of water quality, and experimental and observational research on marine animals that could later help humans, as the image below expresses




"The South African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis) can regenerate the lens of its eye, a process that could one day be replicated in humans." Credit: Barbara Harmon.


This information was gathered from http://www.mbl.edu/index.html

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