This is the cutest, spikiest, tiniest crab in the world! (Don't quote us on that—it's called hyperbole.)
It was found during an operation in the Gulf of Mexico, which collected samples of mesophotic and deep-sea coral species for lab rearing and propagation.
Credit: @sanctuaries
New study alert! 📄 Out today in @nchembio, Scripps marine chemical biologist Bradley Moore (@BradMoore_SIO) and graduate student Kate Bauman (@kdbauman_) have discovered how a deep-sea marine bacterium makes an anti-cancer molecule. Learn more: https://t.co/Da1KQMylWB
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