Scanning DNA Barcodes in Sea Turtles

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us Scanning DNA Barcodes in Sea Turtles Welcome to the Animals / Wildlife Newsletter, a weekly newsletter published by About.com's Animals / Wildlife website. For more about animals and wildlife, be sure to stop by the growing library of animal profiles. Laura Klappenbach Animals & Wildlife Expert Scanning DNA Barcodes in Sea Turtles Little chunks of DNA can act as unique barcodes that enable scientists to identify an organism. Find out what that means for sea turtle conservation. READ NOW Share How Animals Are Classified For centuries, the naming and classification of living organisms into groups has been an integral part of the study of nature. READ NOW Share Are Jellyfish Mixing Up the Oceans? A pair of Caltech scientists attracted attention when they suggested an unconventional source of ocean water mixing. Hint: it involves jellyfish. READ NOW Share Peppered Moths: A Natural Selection Case Study H.B.D. Kettlewell, an English physician, had an interest in butterfly and moth collecting that lead him to explain the color variations of London's peppered moths. READ NOW Share MORE FROM ABOUT.COM • Boil Water at Room Temperature Without Heating It • 10 Frightful Opening Lines • Where is El Dorado, the Lost City of Gold? • What is The Difference Between the United Kingdom, Great Britain, and England? • What Is the Highest Temperature Ever Recorded? • Why You Shouldn't Drink Water from a Garden Hose • Classics for Summer Reading • When and Where Was the Grapevine First Domesticated? Advertisement About Education   |   Follow Us: You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Animals & Wildlife newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved