Background Animal development is frequently supported by microbial symbionts that contribute to host nutrition, metabolism, and physiology. While the functional importance of microbiomes in adult host...

Science sleuths say the problem is impacting research progress and Thermo's response falls short

Beyond the sunlit ocean lies a vast abyss where organisms have to recycle every scrap available.

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Abstract. Mitochondrial genomes (mt-genomes) of calcaronean sponges are among the most unusual in Metazoa. They are fragmented into multiple linear chromos

A comparative analysis of cnidarian larval morphogenesis combined with active surface theory identifies a set of mesoscale mechanical modules that predict species-specific shapes. Manipulating these m...

Fossil finds suggest nearly 80% of life on Earth died some 550 million years ago

In many algae, photosynthesis is boosted by biophysical CO2-concentrating mechanisms, which pack the CO2-fixing enzyme Rubisco into liquid-like organelles called pyrenoids. Engineering C3 crops with a...

The ctenophore aboral organ integrates multimodal sensory signals across distinct cell types.

Volume EM and connectome reconstruction of the apical organ of a ctenophore combined with high-speed imaging reveals a neuronal coordination of balancer cilia in the gravisensory organ.

For almost two decades, scientists have debated whether sponges or comb jellies are the first animal lineage. Now some are calling for a more harmonious approach.

A biological puzzle that made one researcher and ruined another might never be solved.

Sponges have a cryptic Ediacaran history because ancestral sponges were soft-bodied and had low fossilization potential.

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