In a study led by Sarah Worthan, Ph.D., a postdoctoral researcher in the Behringer Lab at Vanderbilt University, scientists ...

By Andy Flick, Evolutionary Studies scientific coordinatorIn a groundbreaking study led by Sarah Worthan, Ph.D., a ...

"My research is part of the initial and critical step in this research: to thoroughly understand the diversity and distribution of symbionts hosted by various coral species under a range of ...

Diversity of Microbial Symbionts Associated with Invertebrates Symbiodinium spp. are highly diverse and can occur in symbiosis with mollusks, sponges, flatworms, protists, some ciliates, and ...

Sep. 18, 2024 — Climate change and a range of other human impacts are putting marine animals at risk of extinction -- even those living in almost pristine marine habitats and diverse coastal ...

The "Star Trek" universe is filled with countless unique species, one of them being the Trill, a race that has appeared in ...

2005) obligate symbionts - organisms which rely on a host organism to provide the carbon and other nutrients required for life (Sylvia et al. 2005) phytohormones - plant derived hormones which ...

Amend anticipates identifying potentially hundreds of novel yeast species. These new insights into yeast diversity will be ...

Examining genomes shows that gene snatching is pretty common between prokaryotes such as bacteria, but it has also been found ...

SECORE International's Coral Seeding approach utilizes assisted reproduction, the breeding of corals, for reef restoration.

“This study underscores the importance of nutritional symbionts in the health and reproduction of ticks,” said Gottlieb. “Our findings can open new possibilities for developing strategies to ...