Category: Anatomy and Biological Systems
Social Wasps: A Chemical Analysis
Venom, Pheromones, Dufour’s gland, Antennae, Cuticular hydrocarbon chains, Wasp nest, Saliva
Andrew Habelrih, Eliot Azar, Malak Zakaria
Tiny Alchemists: The Chemical Foundations of Termites’ Social and Biological Success
Termites, Symbiosis, Caste differentiation, Pheromones, Communication, Defense mechanisms
Rosalie Beaudin, Naia Kim, Mattias Sucher, Lucy Wiggers
Marvels of Chemistry: Murmurations and their Chemical Phenomena
Murmurations, Starlings, Chemical Signalling, Visual System, Crowding Behaviour, Metabolism, Guano
Maeve Ding, Matt Levasseur, Nicole Shen, Rachael Zhang
Physarum Polycephalum (Slime Mold): Chemical Properties
Slime Mold, Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reactions, Shuttle Streaming, Nutrition, Plasma Invagination
Olivia Cozariuc, Tamir Kegeles, Ethan Levene, Audrey Pepin
A Chemical Composition to Make Them Cower: A Dive Into the Structure and Protective Adaptations of Sea Sponges
Silica biomineralization, Secondary metabolites, Plasticity, Sponge skeleton
Olivia Ghiaur, Camille Heaney, Chris Hu, Vadim Zamaruyev
Small Bodies, Big Potential: Chemically Bonding Salps and their Environment
Salps; Tunic; Biogeochemical cycling; Innate immunology; Sensory cells; Carbon cycling
Steven Lin, Stephanie Roy, Daniel Tang, Canyu Wu, Mollee Ye
The Chemistry of Longevity: How the Naked Mole Rat Defies Aging
Naked mole rat, Longevity, Metabolism, Cartilage, DNA repair, Acidosis, Telomerase
Clayton Dame, David Bensemana, Lana Habhab, Min Seo Song
Unlocking Locust Survival: A Chemical Analysis of Locusts
Hormones, Neurotransmitters, Locust, phase change, Polymorphism, Colour change, Chemical communication, Cannibalism
Frederic Koran, Claire Leader, Alexandra Stoilova, Alina Weng
The Chemistry of Pistol Shrimp and Antarctic Krill
Exoskeleton, Chitin, Astaxanthin, Acetylcholine, Polyunsaturated fatty acids, Bioluminescence
Alaia Krishnan Claveras, Celina Moukarzel, Chloe Chan Lam, Julia Purdue, Lina Benchekor
Hydrozoans and Bryozoans: Chemical Engineers of the Sea
Biomineralization, Bioluminescence, Differential gene expression, Stem cells, Phenotypic plasticity, Venom, pPasticity
Aizaz Ahsan Wahla, Ocean Burland, Dante Daniel Garcia Perez & Jessica Michalski
Chemistry of Cohesion and Communication in Fish Schools
Fish, Shoal, School, Olfaction, Chemosensory, Pheromones, Ocean acidification, Pollution
Anne-Sophie Roy, Emma Warner, Hoi Ching Wat, Lucas Yatcyshyn
The Un-Bee-lievable Chemistry of Bees
Bee, Pheromones, Venom, Honey, Wax, Brood food, Pollen
Tzu-Yu Hung, Alysha Kutuzyan, Katarina Simanic, Steven Yang