A Robot Lab to Survey the Sea Floor
12:22 minutes
Imagine a robotic lab that can sample ocean organisms on its own and perform DNA analysis of what it finds. William Ussler, of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, describes how a prototypical robotic explorer is helping study the life around undersea thermal vents.
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William Ussler
William Ussler is a senior research scientist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in Moss Landing, California.
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