Expertise
William Detrich in the Press
Finding a Retirement Home for 466 Frozen Flatworm Fragments
“I didn’t want to keep them in the freezer in my basement,” Dr. Litvaitis said of her flatworms, adding that blackouts are not uncommon in her New Hampshire neighborhood. She reached out to the Ocean Genome Legacy Center, a marine DNA genome bank near Boston that is part of Northeastern University, to see if it […]
An icefish colony discovered in Antarctica is world’s largest fish breeding ground
“It appears that that the reproductive behavior of most, if not all, icefishes, revolves around male courtship of females through building a ‘good’ nest, said icefish expert H. William Detrich, professor emeritus of biochemistry and marine biology at Northeastern University, via email. He wasn’t involved in the research.
Nature World News
Life in Antarctica’s ice Mirrors Human Disease
“Many species have evolved traits that are adaptive in their environment but are similar to disease states in humans,” says Jake Daane, lead author of the study (Northeastern University). “We use this natural variation to better understand the genetic mechanisms of disease.” “Antarctic notothenioids don’t have swim bladders to adjust their buoyancy in the water […]
