Enviromental Sample Processor (IMAGE)

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Enviromental Sample Processor

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This is a photograph and diagram of the free-drifting Environmental Sample Processor (ESP), a robotic molecular biology laboratory developed by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). In the background is MBARI's research vessel Western Flyer, which tracked the ESP as it drifted with the currents in Monterey Bay. The ESP automatically collected and preserved samples of RNA every four hours, allowing researchers to track the daily activities of marine microbes in unprecedented detail.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)

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