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Andrea Bogomolni talking to students in the MRF necropsy lab.

Andrea Bogomolni talking to students in the MRF necropsy lab.
Andrea Bogomolni talking to students in the MRF necropsy lab.
Andrea Bogomolni talking to students in the MRF necropsy lab.
Andrea Bogomolni talking to students in the MRF necropsy lab.
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Doucette, Jayne H.
Andrea Bogomolni talking to students in the MRF necropsy lab.
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07/31/2017
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The term necropsy is used to describe an autopsy performed on a deceased, non-human animal. WHOIs necropsy facility allows scientists to study the anatomy, physiology, diet, and health of animals ranging from seabirds to squid to whales. Necropsies can also help inform conservation: Finding out how and why a marine mammal died allows government regulators and conservationists to better protect living animals. WHOI postdoctoral fellow Andrea Bogomolni sometimes performs necropsies as part of her research on disease transmission in seals and other marine animals. Here, she shows the facilityand the skull of a pilot whaleto visiting students from an Army Youth Leadership program.
Photo by Jayne Doucette
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