The Innovative Structural and Physical Properties of Radiolaria
Protist, silica skeletons, buoyancy and specific gravity control, photosymbiosis, optical properties, photonics
Vicky Barré, Liora Benzecry, Rhiannon Butler, Valerie Hung
Underwater Chemists: Discussion of Design Solutions in Tintinnid Ciliates
Tintinnids, digestion, reproduction, navigation, bioindicators, biochemical pathways
Alexa Bailey, Lou Cubberly, Margaux-Blondin Routhier, Niall Slack-Watkins
An Evolutionary Analysis of the Chemical Composition of Marine Suction Cups
Suction cups, collagen, evolution, cytoskeleton, biochemistry, sensing
Juan Manuel Rocha Angel, Mika Chang, Emily Martin, Tokiniaina Raharison Ralambomihanta
A Comparison of Keratin Use in Pangolin, Reptile, and Bird Scales
Keratin, Pangolin, Reptile, Bird, Scales, Integumentary System, Feather
Eve Barrette-Vanasse, Anne-Frederic Laurin, Rus Trana, Jun Xiao
A Biomechanical Review of Animal Tongue Functions
Tongue, Non-Newtonian, Surface Roughness, Feeding and Prey-Catching, Saliva, Biomimicry, Elastic Energy
Shunyuan Xiao, Marc Srour, Sophie Allard
Bioadhesives for Animal Construction in Nature: A Collection of Case Studies
Bioadhesives, spider webs, insect nests, silk, adhesion mechanisms
Yuheng Liu, Berine Wehbeh, Sara Fraser, Adi Orlov
A Biochemical Analysis of Mammalian Milk: Diversity Amongst Species and Biomedical Applications
Lactation, milk, biochemistry, nutrition, mammals, mammary cells
Zachary Gurberg, Olivia Clague, Ayoub Rabhi, Di Ah Lim
Courtship and Mating: The Chemistry of Pheromones and Their Evolutionary Function
Courtship, mating, pheromones, biosynthesis, sensing, agriculture
Liam Fetherstonhaugh, Joseph Grotsky, Chloe Jacquet, Samuel Nidelli
The Blue Blood of Horseshoe Crabs: A golden Standard for Endotoxin Detection in the Biomedical Industry
horseshoe crabs, blood, endotoxins, detection, biochemistry, biosensing
Arnaud Benchetrite, Ines Hafit, Laura Hebert, Shiyuan Qiao,
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
Biological Design for Lungs and Gills: Information and Storage Processing
Respiration, lungs, gills, diffusion, metabolism, oxygen
Samuel Bernard, Nabhaan Farooqi, Camille Gagnon, Will Vyse
Taste in Birds
Taste, birds, beaks, sensing, nutrition, receptors
Karina Carlson, Rylee McDonald, Palmyra Mendoza Cabrer, Michael Weldon
Molecular Design of the Spine and Spinal Cord
Spinal cord, spine, evolution, signal propagation, regeneration
Ahmed Bawany, Bianca Dubois, Yzza M’sahi, Michael Parsons
The Biochemical Basis for Olfaction
Olfaction and Odorant Molecules, Signal Transduction, Sensory Neurons, Pheromones, Hunting
Curtis Ehlert, Ingi El Shahid, Liv Toft, Mary Wan
Biomolecular Factors for Immunity, Color Change, and Mechanical Strength of the Integument
Integument System, Chromatophores and Color Change, Glands, Cell Junctions, Immunity
Juyoun Bae, Andrei Bocan, Justin Charney, Lan Anh Huynh
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
The Optical Properties of Camera Eyes
Eyes, Optical Properties, Refraction, Photoreceptor, Lenses, Focal Length, Accommodation
Tuna Gedik, Nassib Hassouna, Mohul Sharma, Michelle Sateen Yazbek