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Mussel sensors pave the way for new environmental monitoring tools – Science Daily
Researchers have designed and demonstrated a new system that allows them to remotely monitor the behavior of freshwater mussels. The system could be used to alert…
Researchers at North Carolina State University have designed and demonstrated a new system that allows them to remotely monitor the behavior of freshwater mussels. The system could be used to alert researchers to the presence of toxic substances in aquatic ecosystems.”When mussels feed, they open their shells; but if there’s something noxious in the water, they may immediately close their shells, all at once,” says Jay Levine, co-author of a paper on the work and a professor of epidemiology at NC…
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