The Smith Seaweed Ecology Lab at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography is showcasing the scientific diversity and natural beauty of seaweeds through the new Ellen Browning Scripps Herbarium Collection. This resource — a digitized and physical collection of thousands of dried seaweed specimens — is designed to teach and inspire the next generation of scientists, artists and innovators. The establishment of this new collection, led by Dr. Adi Khen and Dr. Jennifer Smith with the help of student volunteers, was made possible thanks to support from the Beyster Family, the California Institute for Biodiversity and the Ellen Browning Scripps Family Foundation.

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