Category: Membranes and Filters
Cephalopods and their Beak
Cephalopods, beaks, mechanics, feeding, biomimicry
Palmyra Mendoza Cabrer, Karina Carlson, Rylee Mcdonald, Michael Weldon
Information Storage and Processing as Part of Pattern Formation, Photoreception, Thermoreception, and Mechanoreception of the Integument
Information storage, integument, Turing patterns, feedback loops, sensing
Juyoun Bae, Andrei Bocan, Justin Charney, Lan Anh Huynh
Information Signaling and Processing in the Vascular System
Vascular system, blood-brain barrier, diffusion, signal propagation, capillaries
Akash Aniche, Hubert Laflamme, Deisha Paliwal, Julianna Raabel
Molecular Design of the Spine and Spinal Cord
Spinal cord, spine, evolution, signal propagation, regeneration
Ahmed Bawany, Bianca Dubois, Yzza M’sahi, Michael Parsons
Marvels of Eggshell Pigmentation: Why Eggshells Vary so Greatly in Color and Pattern
Avian eggs, pigmentation, camouflage, thermoregulation, structural functionality, parasitism, birds
Leticia Le Goff, Ula Mastej, Jake Pringle, Ryan Romero
The Heart: A Biochemical and Cellular Perspective
Calcium Signaling, Action Potential, Heart, Pacemaker, Regeneration
Anne-Sarah Dickman, Lina El Kesti, Junqi Wang, Angela Zhu
Biological Design for Lungs and Gills: Biomechanics and Materials
Gas Exchange, Diffusion, Respiration, Biomechanics and Materials, Evolution
Samuel Bernard, Nabhaan Farooqi, Camille Gagnon, Will Vyse
Physics of Avian Beak Design
Beak, Evolution, Biophysics, Kinematic Chain, Filter, Thermoregulation
Karina Carlson, Rylee Mcdonald, Palmyra Mendoza Cabrer, Michael Weldon
The Nose: An Examination and Comparison of the Turbinate Structures of Aquatic Animals, Terrestrial Caniformia, and Humans
Nose, Respiratory Adaptation, Climate, Evolutionary Biology, Olfaction and Olfactory Structures/Anatomy. Nasal Turbinates
Ingi El Shahid, Curtis Ehlert, Liv Toft, Mary Wan