An image from the New York Times, April 4th, 2022
Dr. Robyn Crook was quoted today in a new article in the NYT, describing recent efforts at the Marine Biological Laboratory to develop Octopus chierchiae as a new model species. Dr. Crook commented on the ethical and regulatory boundaries for cephalopods in research, making the point that captive-bred research specimens permit better experimental reliability and overall fewer numbers of animals to be used in research studies. The MBL cephalopod culture team has provided the Crook Lab with captive bred specimens of Euprymna berryi (pictured in the article), as well as Sepia bandensis and Metasepia pfefferi.