Wallace “J” Nichols: Sea Turtles and Citizen Science
Monday, March 5th, 2012
Sea turtles are fascinating iconic symbols of the ocean. All species of sea turtles are threatened or endangered, and they connect us with many of the environmental challenges facing the ocean. We talk with Wallace “J” Nichols, research associate at California Academy of Sciences and champion of sea turtle conservation, about sea turtle survival and a groundbreaking effort in Baja, Mexico employing “Citizen Science.” (Photo courtesy of Wallace “J” Nichols)
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Did you know that the ocean is a source of medicine for a variety of diseases? Pat Krug, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at California State University-Los Angeles, has devoted 20 years of his life studying one kind of herbivorous sea slug. He says that there are a number of drugs in the pipeline that were originally found in marine invertebrates. 
