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A century of big ideas: A pinbone wizard for Alaska salmon 

July 26, 2017

University Relations

Photo by Melissa Hart. Tim Manning, Geophysical Institute machine shop assistant manager, demonstrates the Pinbone Wizard machine in 2007 while Greg Shipman, the shop manager, looks on.
Photo by Melissa Hart. Tim Manning, Geophysical Institute machine shop assistant manager, demonstrates the Pinbone Wizard machine in 2007 while Greg Shipman, the shop manager, looks on.


Alaska salmon has a lot going for it — it's natural, plentiful and healthy. But, oh, those pesky bones.

Find out how inventors at UAF found a solution to the bone problem, and read more about UAF's other big ideas at our centennial website.