Model systems approaches search for commonality in patterns underlying biological
diversity and complexity led by common evolutionary paths. The success of the approach …

Alveolata comprises diverse taxa of single-celled eukaryotes, many of which are renowned
for their ability to live inside animal cells. Notable examples are apicomplexan parasites and …

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Echinoderm embryos have been model systems for cell and developmental biology for over
150 years, in good part because of their optical clarity. Discoveries that shaped our …

Traditional methods of cultivating polyps are costly and time-consuming. Microfluidic chip
technology makes it possible to study coral polyps at the single-cell level, but most chips can …

Myxozoans are parasitic, microscopic cnidarians that have retained the phylum-
characteristic stinging capsules called nematocysts. Free-living cnidarians, like jellyfish and …

Historically, coral research has had a strong microbiological focus because corals engage in
symbioses not only with prokaryotes, viruses and fungi—microbes found in association with …

Abstract Background Energy proxy traits (EPTs) are a novel approach to high dimensional
organismal phenotyping that quantify the spectrum of energy levels within different temporal …

The cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis underpins coral reef success; however, this
association is under threat due to the impact of global warming and increasing sea …

海葵白化是由于海葵失去体内共生的虫黄藻和(或) 共生的虫黄藻失去体内色素而导致海葵变白
的生态现象. 为探究鬼手海葵(Aiptasia pulchella) 白化和白化恢复后相关的分子机制 …