As one of the first building you see when arriving on the MDI Biological Laboratory campus, Bowen Hall is a central and visible part our history. Sitting contented and yellow on its rise, Bowen serves as a sentinel, watching over the lab and all that is happening in pursuit of good science. Over the last…
Read MoreScience is a complex and ever-evolving field. Advances in microscopy in recent years now allows scientists to capture the beauty of nature at the most minute levels. Marko Pende, a postdoctoral researcher in the Murawala lab, recently entered the 2021 ZEISS Microscopy Image Contest with an image he took using a ZEISS Axio Zoom Stereo…
Read MoreIt’s hard to believe Labor Day is behind us, and with it we mark the unofficial end of another summer at MDI Biological Laboratory. But it may have been the BEST one yet! Since a picture is worth a thousand words, we thought a video would be the perfect way to capture the spirit of…
Read MoreArsenic, lead, and uranium, naturally occurring contaminants in some groundwater, are not uncommon in New England, where significant portions of the population rely on wells for drinking water. Long-term or acute exposure to these contaminants can lead to multiple types of cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and more. Federal and state guidelines regulate the maximum contaminant…
Read MoreFor over a century, MDI Biological Laboratory has hosted short research visits and sabbaticals for academic and industry scientists. Throughout the summer and fall, our Visiting Scientist program continues to flourish as we welcome a series of researchers whose work dovetails with our own faculty’s. For many of us, no better moment captured the magic…
Read MoreBy Pip Hansen — If you live in Maine, it’s almost compulsory to spend your summer months eating copious amounts of wild blueberries. In fact, given their versatility and freezabilty, you could make it enjoying these little sweetness bombs a year-round activity: blueberry jam, blueberry pie, in a salad, on a smoothie, or as a…
Read MoreOur animal core team are always busy raising and keeping our animal models in the best possible condition for our faculty. This month, they took a few snaps along they way to show us some of their behind the scenes action.
Read MoreThis summer MDI Biology Laboratory is hosting six students from Colby University as part of our summer fellowships program, which has 29 total participants this year. Keagan Dunbar and Alyssa Kent are rising seniors, spending their summer in the Haller Lab. Although only half-way through their time on campus, both already say they know it’s…
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