Patrick Krug

marine biologist at California State University, Los Angeles

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Marine biologist at California State University, Los Angeles.


Patrick Krug on KCRW

A kelp forest off the coast of Northern California is practically gone. An estimated 95% of it has vanished over the last eight years.

California coastal kelp forests are dying. The culprit? Warm waters and purple sea urchins

A kelp forest off the coast of Northern California is practically gone. An estimated 95% of it has vanished over the last eight years.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

“These slugs have like a little groove that separates their head from their foot, and it's like a weak point in the body,” says Patrick Krug, marine biologist at Cal State LA.

What self-decapitating slugs can teach humans about regenerative medicine and engineering

“These slugs have like a little groove that separates their head from their foot, and it's like a weak point in the body,” says Patrick Krug, marine biologist at Cal State LA.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Thousands of fat innkeeper worms (aka the “penis fish”) washed up on the shores of a Northern California beach this month.

What scientists know about fat innkeeper worms

Thousands of fat innkeeper worms (aka the “penis fish”) washed up on the shores of a Northern California beach this month.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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