This week’s Flashback Friday provides a peak into the capabilities of acoustic telemetry, and how it can be used to study migratory fish behavior in the Mekong River. Migration between […]
FISHBIO’s conference attendance continued last week with the Western Division of the American Fisheries Society Meeting in Westminster, Colorado. Talks and sessions highlighted the history of ecosystem management and habitat alterations in the United States, lessons learned from previous restoration efforts, and best practices to carry out restoration and monitoring efforts in the face of modern challenges.
While it sounds like an air fryer setting, CRISPR-based (pronounced “crisper”) genetic methods have revolutionized biomedical, agricultural, and wildlife and fisheries sciences. The CRISPR/Cas system’s (Cas is short for CRISPR-associated protein) ability to locate, cut, and modify specific genes has made it useful for various applications, including treating genetic diseases and improving the nutritional content or pest resistance of some agricultural crops.
