Deployed at Endeavour in 2019, a McLane eDNA phytoplankton sampler was recovered, enabling the first-ever study to understand the important role of protists—single celled animals—in hydrothermal vent ecosystems.

Supported by the Canadian Healthy Oceans Network, PhD student Sheryl Murdock attached special colonizer modules to the sampler that allowed her to produce enough cells in the lab to study their individual genomes, enhancing our understanding of how these life forms are able to survive in the harsh vent environment. Read more about Sheryl’s research.

Deployed at Endeavour in 2019, a McLane eDNA phytoplankton sampler was recovered, enabling the first-ever study to understand the important role of protists—single celled animals—in hydrothermal vent ecosystems.

Supported by the Canadian Healthy Oceans Network, PhD student Sheryl Murdock attached special colonizer modules to the sampler that allowed her to produce enough cells in the lab to study their individual genomes, enhancing our understanding of how these life forms are able to survive in the harsh vent environment. Read more about Sheryl’s research.