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From floating uteruses to far-reaching tubes, this article explores ancient anatomy and the surprising mobility of the female ...
The octopus is one of the world’s most alien creatures, but nothing puts that into perspective more than the physiological ...
Jellyfish, ancient and diverse, exhibit remarkable adaptations, from bioluminescence to immortality. These gelatinous creatures, mostly water, thrive ...
Scientists have long sought to understand why sea spiders keep some of their most important organs in their legs.
Sea anemones may hold the key to the ancient origins of body symmetry. A study from the University of Vienna shows they use a ...
A study from the University of Vienna reveals that sea anemones use a molecular mechanism known from bilaterian animals to form their back-to-belly body axis. This mechanism ("BMP shuttling ...
So while the sea anemone's genome, gene repertoire, and gene regulation on the DNA level is surprisingly similar to vertebrates, its post-transcriptional regulation is undeniably plant-like -- and ...
To test whether sea anemones use Chordin as a local inhibitor or as a shuttle, the researchers first blocked Chordin production in the embryos of the model sea anemone Nematostella vectensis. In ...
The anemone, named Discoactis tritentaculata, or “umi-no-Fujisan,” which translates to “Mount Fuji of the ocean” in Japanese, ...