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Scientists investigating

Scientist Jenni Stanley in a sets up an experiment underwater.

Scientific investigations do not just take place in laboratories. Scientists carry out their research in many places. Here, Dr Jenni Stanley is carrying out field work under water as part of her research into the settlement of crab larvae.

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