A See-Through Squid Success Story | Science Friday

Hummingbird bobtail squid Euprymna berryi - -albino on the left and wild type on the right

The hummingbird bobtail squid (Euprymna berryi). MBL scientists have created an albino strain (on the left) for clear visualization of the nervous system; the wild type is on the right. Credit Carrie Albertin and MBL Cephalopod Program

By Diana Plasker | Science Friday July 06, 2023

On the heels of a new publication from the MBL Cephalopod Program on their creation of an albino strain of hummingbird bobtail squid, Senior Scientist Joshua Rosenthal sits down with Diana Plasker on "Science Friday" to explain why this advance is important - and cool. Listen to the segment and read more here.

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