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Gavin Naylor

A color illustration of a thorny skate with dramatized thorns

Evolution

Florida Museum scientists zoom in on DNA to save thorny skates

September 30, 2019

With toothlike spines and barbs, thorny skates are just as sharp as their name suggests. But these shark relatives are…
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man in sunglasses smiling on boat

Fieldwork

Florida scientists tag deep-sea shark from submersible

July 15, 2019

Florida scientists have tagged a deep-sea shark from a submersible, a historic first that took three expeditions, more than 2,000…
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small shark tooth fragment next to dime for scale

News in Brief

DNA from tooth in Florida man’s foot solves 25-year-old shark bite mystery

July 2, 2019

When Jeff Weakley tweezed open a blister-like bulge on his foot, he was not expecting to find a piece of…
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Blacktip reef shark

Life on Earth

Shark bites plummet, fatalities remain average in 2018

January 28, 2019

While several high-profile shark bites made headlines last year, the total number of shark attacks globally took a nosedive. The…
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close-up of sand tiger shark jaw

Technology & Data

DNA from shark tooth in boy’s leg used to ID species in bite incident

September 5, 2018

A small tooth fragment plucked from a 13-year-old boy’s leg after he was bitten by a shark off the coast…
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Burgess with shark specimen jars

Profiles

Former shark program director Burgess retires, will focus on research

February 5, 2018

Throughout his more than 40-year career at the University of Florida, George Burgess gained an international reputation with the media…
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