Mother of Pearl Divulges Environment
Shells can provide whispers of ocean history.
Get Inside the Science:
- Mother of Pearl Tells a Tale of Ocean Temperature, Depth
- Pupa Gilbert, Biophysicist - University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Inside Science Buzzwords:
- Nacre - a strong, iridescent material made by some mollusks to line the inside of their shell.
- Mollusk - a large group of marine organisms that often have shells in the absence of backbones.
- Biophysics - a field of study that links biology and physics. Biophysicists study biological patterns and analyze them using math and physics.
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