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Nursery Exposure Of Oyster Spat To Different Predators Strengthens Oyster Shells, Melanie Ponce, Benjamin Belgrad, William Walton, Lee Smee Jan 2020

Nursery Exposure Of Oyster Spat To Different Predators Strengthens Oyster Shells, Melanie Ponce, Benjamin Belgrad, William Walton, Lee Smee

Gulf and Caribbean Research

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Development And Validation Of Gene Delivery Methods For ​Crassostrea Virginica, Adrienne N. Tracy Jan 2020

Development And Validation Of Gene Delivery Methods For ​Crassostrea Virginica, Adrienne N. Tracy

Honors Theses

The Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) is an important part of the East Coastal USA economy because aquaculture creates jobs. Sadly, the oysters are under constant threat due to increasing pollution, red tides, and diseases. Bivalves, and oysters in particular, are also becoming potential model organisms in medical research. With the sequencing of the oyster genome, scientists are focusing on deciphering the function of the predicted genes. However, the limited number of molecular and cellular tools available makes functional annotation of the genome challenging. A consistent, replicable gene delivery system needs to be developed to assess gene function and understand the …