Alaska's Iliamna Lake Harbor seals are genetically isolated from entire Pacific Ocean, research reveals
There are only five seal populations worldwide that live year-round in freshwater habitats. The Baikal seal, probably the ...
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Surprising genetic differences found in Iliamna Lake harbor seals
In Alaska, harbor seals thrive in the chilled water of Iliamna Lake, sliding their blubbery bodies onto floating pieces of ...
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Alaska’s Iliamna Lake Harbor seals genetically isolated from entire Pacific Ocean
Alaska’s Iliamna Lake harbor seals have been difficult to study because of their remoteness. They weren’t even identified as ...
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Opinion: Could an unnecessary gold mine drive Cook Inlet belugas extinct?
Along the pristine west side of lower Cook Inlet lies Tuxedni Bay, the only known winter feeding ground for the inlet’s ...
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State argues court should dismiss climate lawsuit from eight young Alaskans
Our Children’s Trust attorney Andrew Welle argues that the Alaska Constitution protects the right to a livable climate in an Anchorage courtroom on Oct. 15, 2024. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public ...
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For Alaska’s leading U.S. House candidates, a grueling travel week that was — and wasn’t — unusual
Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, poses for a selfie with Kodiak High School students on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, during a debate intermission. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon) In three days ...
Study maps role of microRNAs in early embryo development
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have mapped how small RNA molecules, such as the recently Nobel Prize-awarded microRNAs, ...