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Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences is a leader in microbial oceanography with research spanning from our home in Maine to the Arctic to the deep ocean crust.
East Boothbay, Maine
Joined March 2011
#BigelowLab's Single Cell Genomics Center has long been at the forefront of advancing single-cell sequencing technology. Learn why really small microcapsules that hold one trillionth of a liter of water are making big waves: https://t.co/5Tlo7DUN4B Photo: Brian Thompson.
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Check out these micrographs of Noctiluca, bubble-like unicellular organisms sampled from the waters around Phippsburg, Maine. While their rotund appearance is festive, they are also capable of bioluminescence! Learn more: https://t.co/Z2kc6ipPOp 📸: Kat Mead-von Huene.
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Good Gourds: This week, #BigelowLab's 2025 Sea Change Semester students and program staff had a blast carving festive jack-o-lanterns and enjoying an autumn dinner around a campfire. Learn more: https://t.co/oXzvqq56hf
#maine #eastboothbay #eastbooooooothbay #halloween #pumpkins
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Blue Biotech Bulletin, October 22-28: This week’s updates include #Maine #Algae Science Day hosted by #BigelowLab at GMRI, the #BlueEconomy Investment Summit at Northeastern University’s Roux Institute, and a feature in Mainebiz. Read more: https://t.co/ZHRER5QfPb
#bluebiotech
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On October 23, #BigelowLab sponsored Algae Science Day in Portland. The event brought together regional research and teaching institutions, business partners, investors, and entrepreneurs to explore algae research and emerging opportunities. Learn more: https://t.co/NgS2sn4SrT
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The vast, dark expanses of the ocean hold no shortage of spine-tingling life forms and environments. This #MicroMonday, enjoy a scream-inducing close-up of a zooplankton that our Sea Change Semester students collected during a nighttime net tow. 🎃 FMI: https://t.co/W1jQjqcIIG
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This autumn, #bigelowlab launched a new digital web channel called Currents. Feast your eyes on galleries and videos, and stay up to date with blue biotech bulletins, news on community projects, and behind-the-scenes glimpses. Explore Currents today: https://t.co/mTLSsMVq4S
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Stay up to speed with #BigelowLab's support of ocean-related innovation in the Blue Biotech Bulletin. Updates include the release of a regional ecosystem assessment, the Algal Biomass Summit, and the Maine Blue Carbon Network Annual Symposium Read more: https://t.co/0eO5y9I5lp
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Blue Biotech Leadership: #BigelowLab, in partnership with Ocean House Consulting and Hatch Blue , is launching a major initiative to help make Maine a blue biotech leader. Read more: https://t.co/MpcH22bLhh
#maine #blue #blueeconomy #bluebiotech #economy #ocean #oceanscience
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In the (Blue) Zone: Since it opened earlier this year, #BigelowLab’s new Alfond Center forum has become a hotbed of convening activity. Learn more and check out additional photos on Currents: https://t.co/KcMtkKmxsQ
#bigelowlab #maine #oceanscience #ocean #blueplanet #science
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Green with Antennae: Last week, #BigelowLab Director of Education Aislyn Keyes and several hundred energetic zooplankton attended the Green Jobs Fair in Dover-Foxcroft. FMI: https://t.co/cALYHAmccE
#maine #piscataquis #education #jobs #careers #zooplankton #education #community
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New Bigelow Merch is Dropping Like Leaves: Fall is here, and so is #BigelowLab’s merch restock! 🍁 Stock up, stay cozy, and show your support for science! Enjoy 10% off your order with the discount code FALL10 at checkout, now through October 31. Shop now: https://t.co/SRQxUqMXqf
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Stay up to speed with #BigelowLab's support of ocean-related innovation in our regular Blue Biotech Bulletin feature. Updates include the BioME annual conference, a visit from the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators, and a convening . Read more: https://t.co/99mXbb24pO
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On Thursday, October 16, venture over to Footbridge Brewery in Boothbay Harbor for the next talk in the Ocean on Tap series! 🏞️ Haley Bezos, founder and director of Hearty Roots, will discuss mindful environmental stewardship and the benefits of outdoor education. #bigelowlab
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Happy International Coccolithophore Day! 🎉 Today, #BigelowLab is proud to celebrate these mighty single-celled marine phytoplankton that build calcium plate shells, produce oxygen, and capture atmospheric carbon. #CoccolithophoreDay #science #ocean #maine
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#Maine researchers and entrepreneurs are unlocking the potential of marine resources to develop new foods, medicines, materials, and climate-friendly products. Stay up to speed with #BigelowLab's regular #BlueBiotech Bulletin, available on Currents: https://t.co/WOztQwRtWf
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Given that they are among the largest animals on the planet, it may seem puzzling that one of the North Atlantic right whale’s key prey species is the tiny Calanus finmarchicus. Learn how #BigelowLab is forecasting with Calanus: https://t.co/cr3QoPTEOD 📸: Cameron Thompson
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Measuring Time in Nanno Seconds: Transferring Nannochloropsis into a carboy of saltwater media takes some time. But Research Technician Lydia Pinard’s timelapse video makes the process look speedy! #algae #microalgae #bluebiotech #bigelowlab
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Aw, Shucks: #BigelowLab hosted a table at the #Pemaquid Oyster Festival last weekend, proving once and for all that these tasty shellfish pair splendidly with a side of science (in addition to the usual cocktail sauce and mignonette, of course!). FMI: https://t.co/frx3EF1q3g
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