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Dogfish

Dogfish can have many meanings, but usually refers to a type of shark:

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Study of skates and sharks questions assumptions about 'essential' genes

Biologists have long assumed that all jawed vertebrates possess a full complement of nearly identical genes for critical aspects of their development. But a paper in the December 16 issue of Science with Benjamin King of the ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Hard-to-find fish reveals shared developmental toolbox of evolution

(PhysOrg.com) -- A SCUBA expedition in Australia and New Zealand to find the rare embryos of an unusual shark cousin enabled American and British researchers to confirm new developmental similarities between ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The shark, a predator turned prey

Sharks may strike terror among swimmers at the beach but the predators are increasingly ending up as prey, served up in fish-and-chips shops, sparking concern among environmentalists.

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Dolphins' 'remarkable' recovery from injury offers important insights for human healing

A Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) scientist who has previously discovered antimicrobial compounds in the skin of frogs and in the dogfish shark has now turned his attention to the remarkable wound healing abilities ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers studying spiny dogfish, Gulf of Maine's mini shark

For such a small shark species, there seems to be super-sized confusion about its population status. But for researchers at the University of New Hampshire, one thing is clear - definite changes have occurred ...

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created Feb 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0