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Scientist at work: I've dived in hundreds of underwater caves hunting for new forms of life

  • Written by Tom Iliffe, Professor of Marine Biology, Texas A&M University
Author Tom Iliffe leads scientists on a cave dive.Jill Heinerth , CC BY-ND

Maybe when you picture a university professor doing research it involves test tubes and beakers, or perhaps poring over musty manuscripts in a dimly lit library, or maybe going out into the field to examine new crop-growing techniques or animal-breeding methods. All of...

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