Agency history, 1968-

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  • This is an agency history. It does not describe actual records. The Smithsonian Institution Archives uses these histories as brief accounts of the origin, development, and functions of an office or administrative unit to set that unit in its historical context. To find information on record holdings, please double-click the highlighted field "Creator/Author", which will open on a brief view of relevant records.
  • Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Marine Monitoring Sites, http://www.stri.si.edu/sites/esp/mesp/research_sites.htm, accessed September 26, 2013.
  • Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Naos Island Laboratories, http://www.stri.si.edu/english/research/facilities/marine/naos/index.php, accessed June 12, 2012.
  • The Naos Island Laboratories are located next to Panama City near the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal. The laboratories contain an extensive seawater system for research on marine organisms, a well-equipped molecular biological research facility, and laboratories for both marine and archeological research. The laboratories are comprised of three adjacent buildings on an island connected to the mainland by a causeway. The Naos Marine Laboratory has operated at that site since 1968. The labs include molecular biology facilities for all aspects of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) work, including automated sequencing and microsatellite work. The Marine Environmental Assessment Study has been monitoring water quality and plankton production near the mouth of the canal since 1985. There are also small boats to allow access to the coast and islands in the Bay of Panama.
  • For a history of the larger creating unit, refer to "Forms part of" above.

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

  • 1968
  • 1968-

Topic

  • Marine Biology
  • Archaeology
  • Plankton
  • DNA
  • Aquatic biology
  • Microsatellites (Genetics)
  • Molecular biology
  • Marine biology
  • Research

Place

  • Panama City (Panama)
  • Panama Canal (Panama)

Form/Genre

Mixed archival materials

Local number

SIA AH00430

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