Sponges pump large amounts of seawater through their water canal system, providing both
food and oxygen to the sponge body. Sponge pumping activity may show considerable …

Disruption of the daily (ie, circadian) rhythms of cell metabolism, proliferation and blood
perfusion is a hallmark of many cancer types, perhaps most clearly exemplified by the rare …

The ecological and biological importance as well as economic, and cultural value of
macroalgae is becoming more prominent. Introduction of the term 'blue carbon'(BC) has …

There are three broad groups of oxygen-transport proteins found in the haemolymph (blood)
of invertebrates, namely the hemocyanins, the hemerythrins and the globins. Both …

An accurate phylogeny of animals is needed to clarify their evolution, ecology, and impact
on shaping the biosphere. Although multi-gene alignments of up to several hundred …

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Sponges (Phylum Porifera) are aquatic sessile metazoans found worldwide in marine and
freshwater environments. They are significant in the animal tree of life as one of the earliest …

For aerobic organisms, both the hypoxia-inducible factor pathway and the mitochondrial
genomes are key players in regulating oxygen homeostasis. Recent work has suggested …

The current decrease in oceanic dissolved oxygen is a widespread and pressing problem
that raises concern as to how marine biota in general, and coral reefs in particular will be …

Adaptive responses in cancer promote disease initiation, progression, and resistance to
treatment. Understanding the underlying evolutionary dynamics behind these adaptive …