Beyond Plastic Pollution: The Silent Crisis Inside Sea Turtle Nests
Could the biggest threat to sea turtles be hidden inside their eggs? Discover how Sheffield research is helping scientists understand infertility, embryo loss and warming nests.
Think saving turtles is just about skipping plastic straws? The biggest threat to sea turtle survival might actually be happening hidden deep inside their eggs.
Having survived for over 200 million years, sea turtles are essential marine ecosystem engineers. But they're facing complex reproductive challenges. University of Sheffield researcher Alessia Lavigne joins us on That’s Science! to explain how techniques adapted from bird conservation are helping scientists diagnose adult infertility, analyse embryonic mortality, and mitigate the dangerous effects of warming nest temperatures.
Credits
- Host: G Ryan (Science Communications Student at the University of Sheffield)
- Guest: Nikolas Stefanidis (PhD Student at the University of Sheffield)
- Podcast Editor: G Ryan (Science Communications Student at the University of Sheffield)
- Video Editor: G Ryan (Science Communications Student at the University of Sheffield)
- Background Image: Human stem cell derived ENS cultures with ENS progenitors/early enteric glia in green, enteric neurons in magenta and cell nuclei in blue. Picture was offered by: Antigoni Gogolou PhD (now a Research Associate in Functional Genomics)
- Produced by: Shaun Oliver (Marketing and Communications Manager at the University of Sheffield)
- Produced by: G Ryan (Science Communications Student at the University of Sheffield)
- Support from: David Heath (Digital Engagement Officer at the University of Sheffield)
