With the “many-headed” slime mold Physarum polycelphalum having been voted the
unicellular organism of the year 2021 by the German Society of Protozoology, we are …

Fisheries and aquaculture are the fast-growing industries that play a key role in global food
security. It is expected to meet the future food needs of a growing population as average per …

Research on venomous animals has mainly focused on the molecular, biochemical, and
pharmacological aspects of venom toxins. However, it is the relatively neglected broader …

The aquatic environment holds a vast source of organisms that provide numerous
opportunities to bioprospect new molecules. Notably, fish are producers of an epidermal …

The stressful conditions of intensive aquaculture systems, combined with excessive
antibiotic use, may have dysbiotic effects on aquaculture microbiomes and promote the …

Proteomic analyses techniques are considered strong tools for identifying and quantifying
the protein contents in different organisms, organs and secretions. In fish biotechnology, the …

Fishes represent the most diverse group of vertebrates, having inhabited the Earth for
approximately 480 million years during which they evolved many specialised adaptations …

In comparison with other animal venoms, fish venoms remain relatively understudied. This is
especially true for that of the lesser Echiichthys vipera and greater weever fish Trachinus …

The majority of the effects observed upon envenomation by scorpaenoid fish species can be
reproduced by the cytolysins present in their venoms. Fish cytolysins are multifunctional …

The function of pocket shark pectoral pockets has puzzled scientists over decades. Here, we
show that the pockets of the American Pocket Shark (Mollisquama mississippiensis) contain …