The ocean connects us all fuels life and holds our future.

But without representation in the voices who shape marine science, honestly that future is at risk.

Black and marine science is making waves by uplifting black scientists, educators, and ocean advocates, ensuring the ocean's future for everyone on the planet.

I'm Dr. Samantha Amin, and this is Curiosity Weekly from Discovery.

There's not a lot of folks that look like me that you can imagine in the PhD level who are doing this research.

But on the other end of that, when you look at who is impacted

by climate change, environmental disasters, it is the folks who look like me.

That was Dr. Tierra Moore. We'll talk with her about the work she's doing in marine ecology

and her work to create more equitable systems in the science community. And then later, we're going

to get into a recent study where a mouse was born with the genes from just sperm. It has some

really interesting implications on research tools and human health. But first, let's talk about

biomimicry. It turns out, scientists are imitating nature to help protect our planet.

Researchers and scientists are constantly creating new and innovative technologies inspired by nature.

It's called biomimicry, and we've used it to invent a ton of stuff, everything from Velcro to airplanes and even cement, which also happens to be carbon sequestering cement, fun fact. Recently, scientists in China are using an interesting form of

biomimicry that could actually help us when it comes to cleaning up our oceans. They created a new

type of oil filter based on the anatomy of a deep sea sponge found in the Pacific

ocean called e-asperigillum, or more cutely, the Venus's flower basket. But let's get into

why there's a need for this tech in the first place. Oil spills can produce environmental

catastrophes because oil and water, of course, don't mix. But there are only a few ways to address the damage they

cause. There's skimming, which, like it sounds, involves skimming the layer of oil off the surface of the

water. There's burning the oil directly on the water where it was spilled. And then there's chemical

dispersants which help break the oil down into smaller droplets. But the oil's not

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