Woods Hole MBL

The South African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis) can regenerate the lens of its eye.

The South African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis) can regenerate the lens of its eye.

The Marine Biological Lab in Woods Hole is the oldest private marine laboratory in the western hemisphere. Almost as long as biology has been an experimental science, the laboratory in Woods Hole has been a gathering place for biologists. 


Founded in 1888 as an independent institution for teaching and research MBL was mainly known as a summer laboratory. 


Today it retains its renowned summer program while simultaneously serving as the year round home for a cadre of world-class biologists and ecologists.