Madelyn Woods Working in Lab (IMAGE)

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

Madelyn Woods Working in Lab

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Researcher Madelyn Woods tends an experiment investigating how larval lobsters interact with microplastic fibers. New research shows that microplastic fiber pollution impacts larval lobsters at each stage of their development, and could even prevent some larvae from reaching adulthood.

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Paty Matrai/Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

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