Guiseppe A Sagnella
Guiseppe A Sagnella
The discovery of atrial natruietic peptide firmly established that the heart was not just a pump and provided the long-sought-after link between the heart and the kidney in the control of soduim balance. Pharmacological targeting of the nat...
David K A Barnes
David K A Barnes
There is a complex and dynamic interrelationhip between hermit crabs, humans and the coastal environment. Hermit crab homes (shells) are often hard to come by, but humans are helping out by piling middens of shells and rubbish on beachers. ...
Chris Arme
Chris Arme
Human contraceptives are 'big business', but might the real breakthrough come out from the pharmaceutical industry but from a tapeworm? Ligula intestinalis can induce infertility in infected fish of the carp family - both males and females....
Rob Kay
Rob Kay
The body plan of a n animal is formed during embryonic development. One mechanism employs gradients of morphogens to direct cells in different parts of the embryo to become different adult structures. But is this the only way of producing t...
Dianne F Newbury,Anthony P Monaco
Dianne F Newbury
Many children acquire language so smoothly that it appears to be an innate ability. If this is true, then it should be possible to identify genes that underlie variations in linguistic abilities.
Yoram Yekutieli,German Sumbre,Tamar Flash et al.
Yoram Yekutieli et al.
The octopus is amazingly flexible and shows exceptional control and coordination in all its movements. It seems remarkable to us skeletal creatures that the octopus achieves all this without a single bone.
Barry Rice
Barry Rice
The ranks of known carnivorous plants have grown to approximately 600 species. We are learning that the relationships between these feeders and their prey are more complex, and perhaps gentler, than previously suspected. Unfortunately, thes...
Bio-diversity [0.03%]
生物多样性
John Sharp
John Sharp
Stewardship of the seas [0.03%]
海洋治理
Dan Laffoley
Dan Laffoley
Our seas offer food, beauty and fascination, and are fundamental in regulating our climate - but are we doing enough to protect them?
Bioterrorism talk [0.03%]
生物恐怖袭击谈话
Piers Millett
Piers Millett