Amazing discoveries happening in Maine - MDI Biological Laboratory

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How Two Summer Students Advanced Science at
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Every summer, 20 undergraduates from around Maine and the nation embed in the research groups of MDI Bio Lab’s seaside campus, for a 10-week scientific adventure alongside world-class faculty mentors.

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Launching Bioscience Careers at MDI Bio Lab

Gabriela Johnson, a graduate student at MDI Bio Lab, recalls the first time she established a new tool for analyzing cell functions in an adult axolotl (Mexican salamander) which is an emerging model for the study of regenerative medicine.

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Studying Arsenic and PFAS Risks for Aging Mainers

Scientists at MDI Bio Lab are on a journey to learn more about contaminants in our well water, and to educate Mainers about how water-borne toxins may accelerate diseases associated with aging.

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Biotech Training and Tools for Maine Students!

Freeport resident Samuel Broadbent’s first exposure to the advanced gene-editing technology called “CRISPR” came during a short course for undergraduates, held on the Bar Harbor campus of MDI Bio Lab.

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Celebrating MDI Bio Lab’s 125 years with hands-on science!

Every summer we open our seaside campus in Bar Harbor to the public for Family Science Night. Learners of all ages are invited for fun, hands-on science with our research leaders and their summer students.

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Tiny Worlds, Big Science: Biotech Tools for Maine

At the MDI Biological Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine native Emily Spaulding, Ph. D., is using an advanced “super-resolution” microscope to peer deeply into the cells of a tiny, transparent roundworm called C. elegans. What she’s found there opens a new window on diseases of the human brain.

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Creating New Ways to Find the Best Medicine

Discovering new medicines is a complex and risky endeavor. Today, for every 5,000 drugs discovered, only one will be approved to treat human disease. On top of that, the approval process takes an average of 10 years and the cost can top $2 billion dollars per drug.

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Can a worm help humans age better?

One of the many benefits of youth is the ability to heal wounds, mend broken bones and recover from illnesses faster than adults. This phenomenon suggests that aging is linked to a decline in regenerative ability.

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Can the Axolotl Help Humans Grow Limbs?

As MDI Biological Laboratory (MDIBL) works to answer critical questions about regeneration, this tiny creature, known as axolotl, or Mexican salamander, may hold the key

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Maine’s hidden scientific gem

The MDI Biological Laboratory (MDIBL) is one of Maine’s hidden gems. This small institution, tucked away on the northern tip of Mount Desert Island, has had a major impact on our understanding of biology and human health.

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