Several researchers at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi are working to learn how traces of fentanyl got into the blubber of bottlenose dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico.
Many of us know just how harmful fentanyl can be in humans, but what about animals? Several researchers at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi are working to learn how traces of fentanyl got into the blubber of bottlenose dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico.While conducting a routine boating survey in September 2020, university researchers came across a dead dolphin floating in the water. They took the dolphin back to their research lab.
Scientists discover cocaine in sharks off the coast of Brazil'When I started this project, we did what we call an untargeted study of the blubber, where we put it in a very fancy instrument that’s able to resolve all the compounds inside. We were looking for what we actually found,' Doctoral student Makayla Guinn, said.
Alexis Scott Bay Area Corpus Christi Dr. Dara Orbach Makayla Guinn National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Texas State Aquarium Dolphins Drug
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