(See Outreach<\/em><\/strong> tab for additional presentations)<\/p>\n\t A Sea of Hazards<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Microplastics research gets critical private funding<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n2019 Particles on the Move.<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Studying the spread of nanoplastics inside fish<\/p>\n2018 Test for Dioxin Sensitivity in Wildlife Could Result from New Study.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The Chicken and the Tern:<\/a> \u00a0<\/strong>Why is one species so much more sensitive to dioxin poisoning?<\/p>\n2005 <\/p>\n\t 2021<\/p>\n NIEHS Environmental Factor (January 2021): Our paper on domoic acid in Environmental Health Perspectives<\/em> was one of the Papers of the Month<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n 2020<\/p>\n Science Selection<\/em><\/a>\u00a0highlight of our paper on domoic acid toxicity in Environmental Health Perspectives<\/em>.<\/p>\n NIEHS article: Tiny killifish hint at genetic basis for human toxicant susceptibility<\/i>.<\/a><\/p>\n Cape Cod Times article: Plastics’ Impact on Ocean Under Scrutiny<\/em><\/a> by Doug Fraser<\/p>\n Rolling Stone (but not the cover): Planet Plastic<\/em><\/a> by Tim Dickinson<\/p>\n NIEHS Environmental Factor:\u00a0Microplastics research needs innovation, health focus<\/em><\/a> by Marla Broadfoot, about NAS workshop.<\/p>\n NIEHS Podcast: Microplastic Pollution and Human Health<\/em><\/a>. Part of NIH’s podcast series Partnerships for Environmental Public Education (PEPH)<\/em>.<\/p>\n 2017<\/p>\n Superfund Research Brief #265 (2017):\u00a0The Genetics Behind the Killifish’s Adaptation to Pollution<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n 2014<\/p>\n NIEHS Environmental Factor – March 2014: Genetic variation may explain PCB-resistance in Atlantic killifish<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n 2011<\/p>\n Superfund Research Brief #195 (2011):\u00a0Mechanism of Resistance to PCB Toxicity in Fish<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Economist: \u00a0Waters of change:<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0An accidental experiment in America shows how evolution happens (October 2011)<\/p>\n 2010<\/p>\nEPA Eco-Risk webinar 2006<\/p>\nWashington Post: Toxic Waters Provide ‘a Snapshot of Evolution’<\/strong><\/a> 1998<\/p>\nWHOI Press Releases and Articles<\/h3>\n2020
\nAre natural toxins in fish harmful?<\/strong><\/a>\n
\nMicroplastics in the Ocean – Separating Fact from Fiction<\/strong><\/a>\n
\nJunk Food:\u00a0Do microplastics in the ocean pose health risks?<\/strong><\/a>\n2016
\nSome Fish Quickly Adapt to Lethal Levels of Pollution<\/strong><\/a>\n2014
\nSolving An Evolutionary Puzzle<\/strong><\/a>
\nNew Bedford Harbor pollution prompts PCB-resistance in Atlantic killifish\n2013
\nDecoding the Mystery Fish:\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>Scientists delve into the genome of the African coelacanth\n2011
\nPollution Triggers Genetic Resistance Mechanism in a Coastal Fish<\/strong><\/a>\n2010
\nSkip This Cocktail Party: Contaminants in Marine Mammals’ Brains<\/strong><\/a>\n2008
\nBiochemical Warfare on the Reef.\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>In a co-evolutionary struggle, invertebrate adversaries develop weapon and counter-weapon\n2006
\nSea Urchin Genome Yields New Understanding of “Chemical Defensome”<\/strong><\/a>\n
\nDown to the Sea on (Gene) Chips<\/strong><\/a>\nMedia Reports<\/h3>\n
\nMechanisms of Evolved Resistance to Dioxin-like PCBs in Fish Inhabiting a Marine Superfund Site<\/a><\/strong>
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