Category Archives: Mollusks

Reefs crawling with crustacean

What is the site that you do not include, and how those sites selected? ARM developed by the NOAA in Hawaii. Basically, this is a small house for all the different species to settle in. It is about 20 cm … Continue reading

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Molluscs develop the brain on four different occasions

That's the finding of researchers at Auburn University. Kevin Kocot and his team examined the genetic sequences of the eight main branches of the phylum molluscs. They hope to determine the branch most closely related to another, and in doing … Continue reading

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Decorating With Purple

Print this article. Please Note: Will need to have Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer to view / print the file. If you post a comment for the first time, enter your name and email address in the column above. … Continue reading

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Rock-Chewing mollusks Model For Artificial Bone

. The possibility of this somewhat unexpected coming from a relatively new branch of science called biomaterials. It is a matter which is inspired by what plants and animals make but tweaked to create new products that are useful. If … Continue reading

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Oysters Are 'functionally extinct'

Oysters do not disappear from the dinner anytime soon, but they may disappear from our oceans. A recent study published in Bioscience has shown that molluscs, declared "functionally extinct," is fast disappearing as 85 percent of their reefs have been … Continue reading

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