Inspired to Understand – Amy Apprill

Amy Apprill  was a midwestern citizen before the call of the ocean found her. Now a resident expert in microbial ecology in WHOI’s Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry Department, she’s studying a growing epidemic affecting coral reefs across the world, known as stony coral tissue loss disease. With an eye for detail, Apprill’s forensic approach analyzes coral sickness down to differences in DNA.

Video edited by Elise Hugus, Undercurrent Productions © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution