Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

To many of us, the great white shark is a mysterious and scary creature from the deep – but now it’s a little less mysterious. Scientists have sequenced the entire genome of the great white shark, revealing a few clues as to how these animals are so good at healing wounds and resisting cancer.

​There's a challenge in bringing deep-sea fish up to the surface. Unless divers poke a hole in the animal's swim bladder, that organ could rupture due to the gas within it expanding as the water pressure lowers upon ascent. A new device, however, is designed to make such poking unnecessary.