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How wired mussels are predicting toxic algae

Posted by CBC New on November 14, 2018 in Research, Big Data & Machine Learning
Mussels have a signature response when exposed to toxins. This sensor reads shell movement 10 times a second. (Steve Berry/CBC)
Mussels have a signature response when exposed to toxins. This sensor reads shell movement 10 times a second. (Steve Berry/CBC)

A project led by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Cooke Seafood and Dalhousie is using sophisticated sensors to convert a mussel's distinctive behaviour when exposed to stressors into an early detector of toxic algae. This is one of the first projects DeepSense, hosted in the Faculty, will work on.

Read the full story at CBC News.