Downeast Institute: Scientists satisfy our taste for blue mussels and Arctic surfclams

(Repost from Science Nation 3/2/2017) – These tiny creatures are Arctic surfclams. They’re getting packed up for a trip to the shore. With some help, they’re about to take up residence in an intertidal mudflat on the Maine coast, or ‘Downeast’ as they say around here, referring to ships sailing centuries ago from Boston east to Maine and downwind. Read more ici.