October 6, 2011 - 4:15am
By Carla Wilson, Victoria Times Colonist
Mussels can't tell us when they're stressed out. That's why a team of Vancouver Island University scientists has created a new device to speak for the bivalves.
Final verification is being carried out on a microarray, a tool designed to measure stress related changes.
Why should we care if mussels are in a state of serenity or turmoil? It matters because when they are stressed, they can die.
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