Sponges are unique beings: they are invertebrates that live in symbiosis with sometimes hundreds of different types of bacteria; similar to lichens which are a biocoenosis of algae and fungi. "Put simply, many sponges are ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 29, 2014
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The sea sponge is about as simple as an animal can get, but its associated bacterial community—its microbiome —is known to approach the complexity of the diverse microbiome in the human gut.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 21, 2014
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A carbon nanotube sponge capable of soaking up water contaminants, such as fertilisers, pesticides and pharmaceuticals, more than three times more efficiently than previous efforts has been presented in a new study published ...
Nanomaterials
Jan 16, 2014
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(Phys.org) —When Danielle Ludeman decided to leave her hometown of Vancouver to study evolutionary biology at the University of Alberta, she knew she was in for a challenge that would help her discover things about science ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 14, 2014
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The immense diversity of sponge species in West Australian waters has been celebrated at the 9th World Sponge Conference earlier this month.
Ecology
Nov 25, 2013
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(Phys.org) —A team of researchers from the Netherlands has found that material sloughed off by sponges is eaten by organisms that live on or near coral reefs. In their paper published in the journal Science, the team describes ...
(Phys.org) —The lightweight skeletons of organisms such as sea sponges display a strength that far exceeds that of manmade products constructed from similar materials. Scientists have long suspected that the difference ...
Nanomaterials
Sep 5, 2013
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Computer-designed proteins that can recognize and interact with small biological molecules are now a reality. Scientists have succeeded in creating a protein molecule that can be programmed to unite with three different steroids.
Biotechnology
Sep 5, 2013
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Tackling the risks of infection and other illnesses remains a challenge. Might the solution come from the sea?
Ecology
Sep 2, 2013
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For sea squirts the key to a long and happy life is to be fertilized not by a fast sperm, but by one that stands the test of time, Dr Angela Crean, from the Evolution and Ecology Research Centre at the University of NSW, ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 14, 2013
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