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A new study led by U.S. National Science Foundation grantee researchers at the University of Maryland reveals how salinization from road salt...

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Scientists know surprisingly little about the microbiomes that support these spiny animals Red sea urchins among their smaller relatives, purple sea urchins. April 26, 2021 Sea urchins receive a lot of attention in California. Red urchins support a thriving fishery, while their purple cousins are often blamed for mowing down kelp forests and creating urchin barrens. Yet for all the notice we pay them, we know surprisingly little about the microbiomes that support these spiny species. U.S. National Science Foundation-funded researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara led by gene...

 E-Mail Sea urchins receive a lot of attention in California. Red urchins support a thriving fishery, while their purple cousins are often blamed for mowing down kelp forests to create urchin barrens. Yet for all the notice we pay them, we know surprisingly little about the microbiomes that support these spiny species. Researchers at UC Santa Barbara led by geneticist Paige Miller sought to uncover the diversity within the guts of these important kelp forest inhabitants. Their results reveal significant differences between the microbiota of the two species, as well as between individuals liv...