Category: Cell Death

Survival Through Synthesis: The Chemical Tactics of Fungi 

Enzymes, Metabolism, Antibiotics, Bioremediation, Thermal Shock, Chemical Adaptations

Edison Luke, Felix Gamper, Lea Bleibel, Vasily Ignatov

The Un-Bee-lievable Chemistry of Bees 

Bee, Pheromones, Venom, Honey, Wax, Brood food, Pollen

Tzu-Yu Hung, Alysha Kutuzyan, Katarina Simanic, Steven Yang

Chemical Savants: The Role of Chemistry in Ants’ Survival, Communication and Ecology 

Ants, Exoskeleton, Pheromones, Venom, Chitin, Communication, Ecosystem, Defence, Soil

Jung Hao Cau, Luciana Chambilla Pastor, Fatima Janneh, Ya Lin

Propulsion Through the Life of Salps 

Salps; Jet propulsion; Filter feeding; Asynchronous swimming; Epithelial signalling; Carbon cycling; Vortex rings; Chain aggregation; Ocean carbon sequestration

Steven Lin, Stephanie Roy, Daniel Tang, Canyu Wu, Mollee Ye

Tunnel Vision: The Naked Mole Rat’s Extended Phenotype 

Naked mole rat, Subterranean environment, Extended phenotype, Energy efficiency, Cardiovascular biomechanics, Thermoregulation, Evolutionary adaptation, Sensory systems, Hypoxia tolerance

Clayton Dame, David Bensemana, Lana Habhab, Min Seo Song

The Fungal Kingdom: Mechanisms of Adaptation and Interaction with the Physical World 

Symbiosis, Turgor Pressure, Fungi, Growth, Cell Structure, Morphology, Spores

Edison Luke, Felix Gamper, Lea Bleibel, Vasily Ignatov

Coral Polyps and the Chemical Symphony of Survival

Coral polyps, biomineralization, crystals, calcification, symbiotic relationships, cellular respiration, coral bleaching

Michael Beyrouthy, Cris Izzi, Claudio Petroni, Alex Tsiskakis