Maddie Vroom

Maddie Vroom

Feb 20, 2018

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Squid Shack P3. Egg Care

Hello everyone! Today, I put together a video demonstrating our daily duties involved in caring for the squid eggs. The adults are pretty quick to take care of - essentially, we feed them, make sure they look healthy, and check if any eggs have been laid.

The egg clutches themselves require more time - not only do we do full water changes for them every day, we also clean out the bowls and aquaria, clean the bubblers, and try to remove as much algae/cyanobacteria as we can to keep the little wiggly guys happy and healthy. We hope you enjoy the video!


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Astronauts experience dysregulated immune function in space that may be related to their microbial communities, but there is a gap in knowledge on how space impacts microbiomes. Our lab investigates the impact of space-related microgravity, or near weightlessness, on the immune response of a simplified model system: a squid and its beneficial bacteria. In this study, we will analyze the gene expression of two innate immune pathways in the squid in relation to their bacteria in microgravity.

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