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How OceanX Is Revolutionizing Ocean Exploration
OceanXplorer integrates genetic sequencing and ultra-high-definition media to study deep-sea biodiversity, with over $44 million spent on research and outreach, OceanX reported.
- This month, AFP reported from OceanXplorer as it surveyed seamounts off Sulawesi, Indonesia, using a retrofitted former oil-exploration ship sustaining science missions since 2021.
- Mission lead Andrew Craig said the effort advances conservation, education and exploration, partnering with local governments, research institutions and inviting students on board to build capacity.
- Using eDNA workflows, scientists run sampling to bioinformatic analysis; Husna Nugrahapraja said, `We will extract the DNA and then we want to do what is called metagenomic sequencing... and then we try to mine the data.'
- Expeditions have produced dozens of scientific papers on deep-sea sharks and cetaceans, while cameras filmed rare coelacanths near Indonesia and new Red Sea brine pools.
- Although OceanX shares findings, its 2024 US tax filing reported over $44 million in expenses, raising questions about private funding transparency, backed largely by the Dalio family and amplified by Hollywood designers.
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