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Megan May collecting beach shellfish samples for testing.

Megan May collecting beach shellfish samples for testing.
Megan May collecting beach shellfish samples for testing.
Megan May collecting beach shellfish samples for testing.
Megan May collecting beach shellfish samples for testing.
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Kostel, Kenneth
Megan May collecting beach shellfish samples for testing.
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05/18/2015
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Megan May is collecting samples of water, sand, and shellfish to study antibiotic resistance in the marine environment.
At Little Island, West Falmouth.
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A clam rake is the instrument of choice for MIT-WHOI joint program student Megan May as she hunts for clams at Little Island Beach in Falmouth. May is using genetic techniques to assess the prevalence of antibiotic resistance in bacteria that live inside the clams. Her work could provide greater insight into how human activities are influencing antibiotic resistance in the environment, a phenomena the CDC has called one of the most serious health threats in the U.S., with more than two million people sickened every year with antibiotic-resistant infections.
Photo by Ken Kostel
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