Chemical Mechanisms of Resonating Devices in Animals for Communication and Information Reception
Resonating Devices/Acoustic Resonance, Communication/Information Conveyance and Reception, Protein Crystallization, Mechanotransduction, Echolocation, Amplification, Composite Biomaterials and Biopolymers
Archinlin Wang, Henry Stephenson, Syphax Ramdani, Zachary Flynn
A Mathematical Representation of Brain Activity During Sleep
Sleep, brain activity, REM and NREM, circadian rhythm, mathematical modelling, dreams
Kelliane Beland, Taisei Fu, Andres Gonzalez, Grace Shi
A Neurochemical Overview of Sleep, its Deprivation and Hibernation
NREM and REM Sleep, Neurotransmitters, Waste Clearance/Glymphatic System, Hibernation, Immune Activation
Kelliane Beland, Taisei Fu, Andres Gonzalez, Grace Shi
Biomechanics of the Evolutionary Arms Race
Evolution and Adaptation, Biomechanics, Competition, Predator-Prey, Horn, Stress
Tri Vinh Truong, Steven Xu, Emma Wong, Quinten Bennett
Design, Purpose and Specificity of the Narwhal’s Tusk
Narwhals, tusks, ivory, dental anatomy, growth mechanisms, elephants
Taegan Hallahan, Emma Martin, Marion Vandewynckele-Bossut, Mianchen Wang
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
An Analysis of Sensors and Systems of Artificial Noses
Noses, olfaction, artificial organs, sensing, biosensors
Curtis Ehlert, Ingi El Shahid, Liv Toft, Mary Wan
Biological Design for Lungs and Gills: Biomolecular and Chemical Engineering
Lungs, gills, diffusion, cellular respiration, biochemistry, surfactants
Samuel Bernard, Nabhaan Farooqi, Camille Gagnon, Will Vyse
The Biochemical Basis for Olfaction
Olfaction and Odorant Molecules, Signal Transduction, Sensory Neurons, Pheromones, Hunting
Curtis Ehlert, Ingi El Shahid, Liv Toft, Mary Wan
Lost a limb? No Problem!
Regeneration, Progenitor and Stem Cells, Epimorphosis, Morphallaxis, Adaptation
Andrea Khoury, Nikki Lal, Spencer Levine, Laura Camila Penuela Cardenas
A Ton of Mechanical Advantages: Analyzing the Remarkable Structure of Elephant Limbs
Elephant, Seismic Sensitivity/Vibrations, Mechanical Adaptation, Evolution, Cushion/Compression Resistance, Imaging
Andrea Khoury, Nikki Lal, Spencer Levine, Laura Camila Penuela Cardenas