UAB research could boost coastal economics with crustacean molting on demand

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 06:49 in Biology & Nature

University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers are close to unravelling intricate cellular pathways that control molting in blue crabs. The discoveries could revolutionise the soft-shell crab industry, generating new jobs and additional profits for the U.S. fishing industry along the coastal Southeast...

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