Winter 2013 – Frequently Asked Questions by Dr. Chuck Wilson – February 5, 2013 (From Winter 2013 Newsletter) Dr. Chuck Wilson, Senior Scientist for the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI), answers a few of the most frequently asked questions about the program. Question 1: What is GoMRI? Answer: GoMRI is an independent research program…
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Know what meiofauna is? Most people have to look it up. Stephen Landers, professor in the Biological and Environmental Sciences department at Troy University, focuses the majority of his research on the tiny invertebrates that populate the ocean floor, joking,
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Newsletter – February 5, 2013 We are pleased to release the inaugural issue of the GoMRI newsletter. © Copyright 2010- 2017 Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) – All Rights Reserved. Redistribution is encouraged with acknowledgement to the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI). Please credit images and/or videos as done in each article. Questions?…
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ASLO invites educators to register for a Teacher EXPO that takes place on February 21, 2013 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.
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Missing oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill may have ended up at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. The Deepwater Horizon spill in 2010 spewed more than 600 million litres of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.
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On 15 November, the US government and BP Exploration and Production Inc reached a settlement that requires the company to pay $4 billion in penalties for the 20 April 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster.
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Obesity and other metabolic diseases are major global health issues that are generally thought to be determined by family genes.
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Through a GoMRI RFP-II grant-funded study “Effect of Photochemistry on Biotransformation of Crude Oil,” will look closely at how light impacts surface oil.
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Scientists studying the use of sub-sea chemical dispersants during the Deepwater Horizon spill published their recent findings.
DetailsThe award honors successful scientific cooperation projects across the federal states and is granted by the ministries of science of the five North German states.
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