Does anyone have an interest in marine bio? I am looking into studying it, and would like suggestions.?
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That is what I wanted to be when I was young!  I know Simon Fraser University in British Columbia is a good one!  Good Luck...and save the whales!  :)
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Try this:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_biologists
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when I was in my teens, I aspired to be a marine biologist. i had a good microscope at the time but i didn't make the connection between the two!!!  i used to scuba dive and in central Fl. I have been on reefs where i came within 10 ft. of a barracuda!! it just watched me as i watched it.  i made sure that i didn't have on any jewelry like bracelets, necklaces or any shiny things that may have caused it to assume i was a fish!  used to watch J. Cousteau (sic) all the time. recently, i was a fan of the late Steve Irwin.  i used to look at plankton under my microscope but didn't realize that the lowest part of the food chain sustained all of us.  I think marine microbiology is a vital occupation and i should have went in that direction going into college. hindsight is allways 20/20 as they say.   good question that brought back good memories so thanks.  BTW you know that SCUBA is an acronym for Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus.
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Try this , it really helped me in my first few lectures in cell bio , such as DNA and RNA . Loads of animations and stuff ! \n\nhttp://www.johnkyrk.com/DNAtranscription.html
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Try reading your biology book
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If you live near a college, you can see if they have a marine biology department, and then contact the professor(s). You may also contact a local aquarium. If you do not live close to these institutions, search online and email the expert and kindly ask them for a brief email interview.
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search in the JNU web page.....since its an MSc entrance i think that they will ask fundamentals questions from molecular biology...and be thorough with all the techniques in molecular biology...in marine biotechnology i think you hav go through biochemical techniques..for the production of modified marine organisms....... all the best
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Very true. Mollusc anatomy and physiology could fill a book.  Anatomy of a snail? A squid? A chambered Nautilus? A seahare? They are all molluscs yet very widely in their anatomy and physiology.\n\nThe books the above poster referenced are excellent college level texts that cover most invertebrate life.  I would also suggest for a more simple approach the Marine Biology Coloring Book. It is not a kids book, but has some good diagrams on a variety of molluscs.\n\nThere are a number of websites that have valid information as well. If you edit your questions, I can post some links to specific species informative web sites.
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Excellent choice! The first thing you need to do is locate universities that offer this course. Choose a warm climate school that employs some of the best researchers in the world and funds field research continuously. Plan on Eight years of university to earn your doctorate degree in marine biology. You will be exposed to some very interesting work and research, not to mention the adventure! You will need to become a certified diver, have sound knowledge of the plant and animal life in the ocean's of the world. once in school attach yourself to the team that has lots of field research, do the work asked of you and you will have some of the most brilliant and life changing experiences you could ever imagine.
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I've been teaching Marine Bio for the last few years and I always tell my students I hope they're out there but we may never know.  The ocean is so huge that the depths can hold onto secrets no matter how hard we try to uncover them.
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I love it. Have over 20 books on the subject, and still want more! Do you have any good book suggestions ?
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I would go to a pet store and ask for guidance. They carry salt water fish, etc and would know what you needed to sustain life for marine life.
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Having worked and studied at a prominent institution for marine biology, I can tell you it is a brutal field. Very very competitive. \n\nIf you really want to do it, you should get a very strong grounding in the basic sciences. A serious 4 or 5 year bachelor's-level biology degree with lots of genetics and molecular biology and biochemistry, plus math and statistics probably. Then a PhD probably; this will take at least 10+ years from high school. Then several years of postdoctoral training. And it will still be an uphill fight. If you are African American, you might have some slight advantages because of affirmative action pressures. But there are no promises, no guarantees.  \n\nMy advice? Medical school. It is far far easier to get in, and you actually have a chance to get a job after.
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Microbiology is a very broad field. what are you interested in? doing the investigatory would be more fun and learning would be easier if you were into it. anyways, here are some sites. go check them out. \n\nhttp://www.microbes.info/forums/index.php\nhttp://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/microbiology\nhttp://www.asm.org/\n\nI had microbiology last semester. we tested the antimicrobial property of some plants. my friends tested the effectivity of some of the facial wash available on the market. some tested the effect of hair gel on microbial growth. you can do lots of things. i read a study where they tested the plastic degrading activity of microbes found in mangroves. still there are those who go to dumpsites and tests the microbes degrading activity. then there are those microbes that are used as air filters. the list goes on and on.
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To learn marine biology, you have to think like a fish. Becuase the environment in the ocean is different from our environment. In the ocean, organisms do not have heads, since the enemy doesnt only come from front and back and sides but from all around.
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"Systems Biology" is a very exciting and emerging field that tries to reproduce ´in silico´ many biological phenomena. The final aim is to have a software simulating the functioning of a cell, an organ and -ultimately- an organism. \nIt uses LOTS of bioinformatics. \n\nYou can find more info at:\n\nhttp://www.systems-biology.org/\nhttp://www.sysbio.org/\nhttp://vcp.med.harvard.edu/index.html\nhttp://www.systemsbiology.org/