News All News Newsletter Recent Grants Back to main menu Overview Grant Awards 2022-23 Accolades Publications Media Information Social Media Information Science Communication Resources for Scientists Obituaries Home All News Study Verifies Toxin-Producing Algae In Oyster Pond | Falmouth News | capenews.net By Brittany Feldott | Falmouth Enterprise January 20, 2017 Share Articles Categories Media Mentions The algal-bloom forming cyanobacteria Microcystis from sediment at Oyster Pond, Falmouth, Mass. Credit: Kristy SullivanAn undergraduate research project has verified concerns that a cyanobacterial algae bloom in Oyster Pond [in Falmouth, Mass.,] this summer emitted potentially dangerous toxins. Kristy Sullivan, a junior at Wheaton College, undertook the study as a participant in the Semester in Environmental Science program at Marine Biological Laboratory in the fall. Under the guidance of molecular biologistKristin E. Gribble, Kristyanalyzed samples from Oyster Pond to identify the different types of algae present in the water and sediment. Read more at the Source: Share Articles