Category: Signaling
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
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
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 Chemistry Behind the Coral Colony
Biomineralization, Aragonite, Photosynthesis, Symbiosis, Zooxanthellae, Corals
Maureen Awad, Evan Chow, Luke Gailloux, Rylee McKay, Adrian Yehia
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
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
The Biophysics of Volvox
Protist, algae, hydrodynamic interaction, phototaxis, embryo inversion
Robinson Libman, Meryem Louni, Ryan McGibbon, Ali Najjar
Analysis of the Survival Mechanisms of Hydra
Survival mechanisms, photoreception, nematocyst, photobehaviour, surface attachment and detachment, spring-like behaviour and responses
Jessica Coulson, Magnus Duffy, Ruolin Hu, Shilong Zheng
An Investigation of the Physical Properties of Gonium
Flagellar motion, phototaxis, colonies, eyespot optics, helical propulsion, protist
Andrew D’Argenio, Breanna D’Ettorre, Lucas Elliott, Joseph Gad