Maryland scientists crack blue crab’s genetic code (IMAGE)

University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Maryland scientists crack blue crab’s genetic code

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University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Professor Sook Chung, an expert in crab biology, led the project to sequence the blue crab at the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology in Baltimore.

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University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science/Cheryl Nemazie

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