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Text Box: ‘The will to do, the soul to dare’ - Sir Walter Scott

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Text Box: Undergraduate research student Eric Banks during a recent sample collection trip to GGC Cave.

Text Box: Cave Science Home

Text Box: Welcome to the web pages of Dr. Hazel A. Barton and the Barton Research Group at Northern Kentucky University. Within this site you can find information about caves, caving, cave microbiology and Dr. Hazel A. Barton.  Links are provided below to other microbiology sites, including general information for non-scientists and children.  Links are also available to the American Society for Microbiology’s Pod-casts. With so many questions about caves and caving, there are also links to some of the excellent web resources, including links for teachers. Finally, research resources are given, including laboratory protocols, pre-prints of recent papers, announcements of upcoming lectures and the ever-evolving Low Biomass Contaminant Database.

Text Box: Contact: Hazel@cavescience.com

Text Box: Latest News...

Text Box: Hazel Barton to Appear in ‘The Real Lost World’ on Animal Planet, Dec. 10th.              For more info click here...

Text Box: Hazel Barton and research student Jason Gulley collect samples during a research expedition to Lechuguilla Cave.

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Text Box: L to R - Hazel Barton, Pat Seiser and Tama Cassidy preparing to enter Lechuguilla Cave for a week-long, underground exploration trip.

Text Box: Caves

Text Box: A student explores a wild cave during the ‘Amazing Caves: Exploration Science’ camp .

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Text Box: Hazel takes the BBC caving , with explosive results!  For more info click here...        For more info click here...