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June 4th,Β 2021
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Natural history collections, huge archives of carefully curated specimens, are an invaluable tool for the scientific community.
Natural history collections, huge archives of carefully curated specimens, are an invaluable tool for the scientific community.
They are also a place where the public get to interact with active research and meet scientists. Forget what youβd imagine working in a museum to be like, no two days of the same and both the collections and the talented people who work with them are in constant demand. One day youβre helping design new swimwear based on shark skin, the next settling an argument at a fishing competition.Β
James talking about some of his favorite deep-sea fish specimens.Β
If youβre wondering what jobs are out there in science or just curious to know what goes on behind the scenes at a museum, this episode has some surprises for you.
CT scanning reveals anglerfishβs last meal.Β
The hagfish slime defence that Andrew describes.
Alan is still away at sea, so Thom is joined again by Dr Heather Ritchie to tacked some deep-sea news, seabed mapping, secrets revealed by snailfish genes and wandering sponges are all hot off the presses. Don also drops in with an example of when you donβt want to collect biology, on the hull of your vessel as biofouling.
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Thanks again for tuning in, weβll deep-see you next time!
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Bathymetry from The Five Deeps Published
James taking care of the beetles during lockdown.
Microplastics in deep-sea fish
James talking about deep-sea fish.
CT scanning reveals anglerfish meal
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa β deep sea video
Glossary
Glossary
Authority β The scientist who describes a species
Snailfish β members of the Liparidae, the deepest living fishes
TMAO - Trimethylamine N-oxide, a molecule that is involved in pressure adaptation
Taxonomy β The science of classifying living things
Type β a specimen that is formally associated with the scientific name
Holotype β the singular definitive example of a species
CT scanning β Computerised Tomography Scanning. Basically, a 3D x-ray
Sequence β A part of the genetic code that we can compare between samples
Isotopes β When atoms of the same element vary in their mass
Otolith β The ear bones of fishes
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