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Biologists take deep dive into the evolution of clownfish

Clownfish, renowned for their vibrant colors and unusual symbiotic relationship with sea anemones, have long captivated the imagination of scientists and nature enthusiasts alike. They also serve as a promising model organism ...

Scientists show how some of Earth's earliest animals evolved

Lacking bones, brains, and even a complete gut, the body plans of simple animals like sea anemones appear to have little in common with humans and their vertebrate kin. Nevertheless, new research from Investigator Matt Gibson, ...

Aphid salivary protein found to promote virus infection in plants

The risk for pandemic diseases caused by arboviruses is rising as the dispersal rate of their arthropod vectors increases. During probing and feeding of arthropod vectors, vector-borne viruses are delivered into vertebrate/plant ...

Enlarged fins enable Tibetan catfish to adapt to high plateau

With the uplift of the Tibetan Plateau, large mountains and rivers were created in Eurasia that significantly altered its geomorphology and climate. Since they are largely restricted to river systems, fishes are more likely ...

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