Search Results for: sponges
Hidden sponges determine coral reef’s nutrient cycle
Marine organisms hidden in caves, such as sponges, play an extremely important role in the nutrient cycle of coral reefs.... Read More
Marine sponges provide model for nanoscale materials production
"Nature was nano before nano was cool," stated Henry Fountain in a recent New York Times article on the... Read More
Antimalarial substances found in New Caledonian sponges
Marine organisms synthesize many different substances, some of which possess anticarcinogenic, antiviral or antiparasitic... Read More
Drugs from sea study finds sponge health link to bacteria
BALTIMORE, Md. Calif.--In research aimed at finding natural compounds from the sea for drugs and other products, a team of... Read More
Sea may be source of future medicines
Townsville, Queensland, Australia - A group of bacteria known as actinomycetes found living in coral reef sponges and... Read More
Origins of nervous system found in genes of sea sponge
Scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara have discovered significant clues to the evolutionary origins... Read More
Genome of simplest animal reveals ancient lineage, confounding array of complex capabilities
As Aesop said, appearances are deceiving—even in life's tiniest critters. From first detection in the 1880s, clinging to... Read More
Origins of nervous system found in genes of sea sponge
Scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara have discovered significant clues to the evolutionary origins of... Read More
Drugs From the Deep Blue
For Tadeusz Molinski, the sea is full of riches - and he does not mean oil fields or fisheries. Molinski, a professor of... Read More
Natural Chemical From Sea Sponges Induces Death In Cancer Cells Via Unusual Pathway
A chemical called candidaspongiolide (CAN) inhibits protein synthesis but also kills cancer cells by triggering caspase... Read More
Scientists Identify Immune System Trigger For Fighting Lyme Disease
Researchers at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology (LIAI) has announced an important finding on Lyme disease... Read More
Invertebrate
Invertebrate Definition An invertebrate refers to any of the animals lacking a vertebral column. The term invertebrate came... Read More
A New Theory on the Origin of Animal Multicellularity
Multicellular life, purportedly, started around 600 million years ago. From single-celled, certain organisms eventually... Read More
Asexual reproduction
Asexual Reproduction Definition What is asexual reproduction? Asexual reproduction is a mode of reproduction that does not... Read More
Allelopathy
Allelopathy (Science: cell biology) The deleterious interaction between two organisms or cell types that are allogeneic to... Read More
Sex Reversal – When Males Grew Ovaries Instead of Testes
Summary: Sex reversal is not unusual in some animals, especially in invertebrates. As for the vertebrates, there are... Read More
Fragmentation
Fragmentation Definition What is fragmentation? In general, fragmentation refers to the state or the process of breaking... Read More
Fibers and multicellular life
One of the meanings of the word fabric as given in dictionaries is ‘the underlying structure’. It shows how important... Read More
PaleoBase: Macrofossils, Part 3 (Single User)
PaleoBase: Macrofossils, Part 3 (Single User) ... Read More
Seaweed Surprise: Marine Plant Uses Chemical Warfare To Fight Microbes
Scientists have discovered that seaweeds defend themselves from specific pathogens with naturally occurring antibiotics.... Read More
Living thing
Living Thing Definition A living thing pertains to any organism or a life form that possesses or shows the characteristics... Read More
Monoblastic
Definition adjective (1) Pertaining to a condition (especially of a blastula or ovum) in which there is only one primary... Read More
Choanocytes
Collar cells on sponges-unique to the sponge-it lines the radial canal-has flagella that whip and move the water to the body... Read More
Osmotrophy
Definition noun The process of taking in of dissolved organic compounds that are absorbed into the cells via extracellular... Read More
Amoebocyte
Amoebocyte (Science: organism) phagocytic cell found circulating in the body cavity of coelomates (particularly annelids and... Read More
Lotic Communities & Animals
A running water environment offers numerous microhabitats that simulate favorable conditions for many types of animals to... Read More
Archaeocyte
Archaeocyte (Science: organism) An amoeboid cell type of sponges... Read More
Indo-Pacific Coral Reef Field Guide by G.R. Allen and R. Steene
Indo-Pacific Coral Reef Field Guide ... Read More
Assimilation
Assimilation Definition Assimilation in biology is referred to as the process in which the living organisms integrate the... Read More
Global Warming’s Ecosystem Double Whammy
September 21, 2008 — Plants and soils act like sponges for atmospheric carbon dioxide, but new research finds that... Read More
Embryology: Constructing the Organism
Embryology: Constructing the Organism ... Read More
The Fossils of the Burgess Shale
The Fossils of the Burgess Shale ... Read More