Despite its simple two-carbon structure, the olefin ethylene is a potent modulator of plant
growth and development (Ecker, 1995). The plant hormone ethylene is involved in many …

Marine sponges often contain diverse and abundant microbial communities, including
bacteria, archaea, microalgae, and fungi. In some cases, these microbial associates …

The evolutionary theory of aging has set the foundations for a comprehensive understanding
of aging. The biology of aging has listed and described the “hallmarks of aging,” ie, cellular …

Marine sponges are potential sources of many unique metabolites, including cytotoxic and
anticancer compounds. Natural sponge populations are insufficient or inaccessible for …

Marine sponges (Porifera) have attracted significant attention from various scientific
disciplines. Remarkable traces, left by sponges in the fossil records have been studied by …

Covering: up to 2007 Biosilicification is an evolutionarily old and widespread type of
biomineralization both in unicellular and multicellular organisms, including sponges …

Marine sponges are known to produce an overwhelming array of secondary metabolites
with pharmaceutical potential. The technical and economical potential of using marine …

While virtually all animals show certain abilities for regeneration after an injury, these
abilities vary greatly among metazoans. Porifera (Sponges) is basal metazoans …

Marine sponges have a long history of farming, starting with bath sponges over 5000 years
ago in the Mediterranean. Many species have since been found appropriate for distinct …

In spite of the fact that cells from the phylum Porifera (sponges) contain high levels of
telomerase activity, no successful approach to cultivate sponge cells has yet been …