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    • Modified RNA Extraction Using Glass Bead Beating and the RNeasy Kit
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    • Transfer to nitrocellulose and alkaline phosphatase detection (BioRad)
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Harvard Gazette: Marine biology mystery solved

debrobertson Posted on May 7, 2013 Posted in In the News

This was published in 2005 but only recently came to my attention.  The narwhal’s tusk is a sensor that can detect changes in water temperature, pressure, and chemical gradients.

Harvard Gazette: Marine biology mystery solved.

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