Scientists have uncovered a key mechanism in jellyfish embryos that provides new insights into how the body plan of these animals develops along a central axis from their ‘head’ to ‘tail’. The study, ...

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Jellyfish are known for their serene nature, drifting gracefully through the ocean's depths. Jellyfish belong to a group of animals called Cnidarians, and one particular species, Turritopsis dohrnii, ...

Jellyfish are among the oldest animals on Earth, found in all the world's oceans and serve as valuable model systems for biological research. Microbiologists at Kiel University (CAU) have now shown ...

An all-female team of McDaniel students, led by Allison Kerwin, assistant professor of biology at the college, on Friday concluded the first of three summers conducting 10 weeks of research to test ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most living creatures are bound by the fact of birth, aging and death. Few, however, have evolved to break the typical life cycle.

Allison Kerwin, assistant professor of biology at McDaniel College, was awarded a $437,393 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the project, “Effects of insecticides on survival and ...

Scientists have uncovered a key mechanism in jellyfish embryos that provides new insights into how the body plan of these ...