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Scientists have discovered that a parasite is behind a severe die-off of long-spined sea urchins across the Caribbean Sea, which has had devastating consequences for coral reefs and surrounding marine ecosystems.

Scientists have discovered that a parasite is behind a severe die-off of long-spined sea urchins across the Caribbean Sea, which has had devastating consequences for coral reefs and surrounding marine ecosystems.

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A doctoral student and a team of Cornell researchers and colleagues created WildFin, a data set composed of nine hours of video that they labeled frame-by-frame with fish behaviors.

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Mabel Taracena Agarwal

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Academic focus: Insect physiology, microbiology, midgut biology and vector–pathogen interactions Research summary: I study the female mosquito midgut – the first organ a blood meal, and any pathogen it carries, must pass through in the...
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