Current events in the life sciences from students enrolled in Biology courses at Stockton University
Monday, December 13, 2010
Squidworm
New species are being discovered daily -- although most are prokaryotes. Here is an interesting segmented worm, Teuthidodrilus samae, found at the bottom of the Celebes Sea -- off the coast of Borneo!
Although only about 3.5 inches long -- I won't be swimming there in the near future...
I was originally trained as a Quantitative Geneticist [Va. Tech] and worked for Holly Farms Breeders, N.C. (back in the day!). I subsequently received post-doctoral training in Nutritional Biochemistry [Columbia] and Protein Chemistry [Rutgers]. I was on faculty at Penn State in the Department of Poultry Science from 1987-2009. I have an active genetical and statistical consulting business and am currently an Associate Professor at Stockton University.
What an interesting species. It is amazing how many different species our oceans contain, I am not surprised that new ones are still being discovered.
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