{"id":1354,"date":"2026-02-18T15:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T15:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=1354"},"modified":"2026-02-25T20:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T20:10:09","slug":"culture-curious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=1354","title":{"rendered":"Culture Curious?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f2f16c50043&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f2f16c50043\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-18-Culture-01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1355\" style=\"width:1320px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-18-Culture-01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-18-Culture-01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-18-Culture-01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-18-Culture-01-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-18-Culture-01-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-18-Culture-01-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Advance your skills with the <strong>National Center of Marine Algae and Microbiota<\/strong>\u2019s (NCMA) <strong>Algal Culturing Techniques Course<\/strong>, a week-long professional development experience led by expert researchers at <strong>Bigelow Laboratory<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This immersive course offers hands-on lab training, including dock sampling, isolation techniques, media preparation, flow cytometry, cryopreservation, and more. 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