What if you could see light in a whole new way? Michael Shribak (@mshribak), a senior scientist at the MBL, developed and patented a polychromatic polarization microscope that allows him to visualize an "invisible" property of light. 🔗 Read more here: go.mbl.edu/light

🧬 Oops, we missed World #CRISPR Day yesterday… we were a little busy gene editing cells in the lab! Want to get hands-on with CRISPR? Our Advanced Research Training Courses offer opportunities to learn cutting-edge techniques. 🔗 go.mbl.edu/ARTC27

🔬 Happy #MicroscopyMonday! Meet Arietellus plumifer, a deep-sea calanoid copepod collected 500 meters below the surface. Imaged by JC Weber, a senior research assistant at the Oceanic Flux Program, using a ZEISS Stemi SV-11 stereomicroscope and Olympus DP73 camera. (@NSF)

👏 We loved welcoming this year’s The Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT (@KSJatMIT) fellows to the Marine Biological Laboratory!

🪝 “Start with the hook.” MBL alumna and science communicator Samantha Jones, PhD (@samjscience at @AmerChemSociety), shared tips with Comparative Developmental Biology students on turning a love of science into a career in science communication. 🔗 go.mbl.edu/n3hj0b

🔬 Myth vs. fact? Let’s take a closer look at the impact of giving. Learn how your support helps the Marine Biological Laboratory make groundbreaking discoveries. 🔗 Donate today: mbl.edu/give

📣 APPLICATIONS OPEN! Applications for the MBL's Advanced Research Training Courses are now open. 🔗 Check out details for course offerings here: go.mbl.edu/ARTC27

⏰ EARLY AND ROLLING ADMISSIONS! Apply to early admissions round 2 for Semester in Biological Discovery program by October 15, with the final deadline on December 15. 🔗 More info here: go.mbl.edu/SBD

A video of Filoreta ramosa, a fascinating protist that can form multinucleate networks, for #MicroscopyMonday. Imaged by Erandi Sachinthanie, Andrew Kennard, Amaranta Kahn, Jason Bear, Annie Rowe, and John Spear (@spearmicrobe) from the 2026 Microbial Diversity course.

Congratulations to MBL alumnus Karl Deisseroth, co-recipient of the 2026 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine! We’re proud to celebrate this remarkable achievement. 🔗 More info here: go.mbl.edu/p30rtz