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Tag: medicine

G-day, mate! Up for some seaweed footy?
Behavior

G-day, mate! Up for some seaweed footy?

Social media and drone footage shows humpback whales in Australia, US and Canada cognitively engaged with floating kelp and seaweed.
October 20, 2023October 20, 2023 Nicole Stephanie Gierlinger
Human Health

Spinal Cord Regeneration as Told by Sea Lampreys

Sea lampreys can regenerate their spinal cords twice – a finding that can help us better understand the barriers humans…
June 17, 2020June 16, 2020 Rishya Narayanan
Saving the Blue Bloods: Horseshoe Crab Edition
Biology

Saving the Blue Bloods: Horseshoe Crab Edition

We use horseshoe crab blood to test every FDA approved drug given to humans. Yet with horseshoe crab populations dropping…
December 5, 2018December 6, 2018 Kristin Huizenga
Venomous sea anemones “pick their poison” depending on their life stage
Biochemistry

Venomous sea anemones “pick their poison” depending on their life stage

Many scientists are interested in studying venom for medicinal properties. A fascinating finding from a new study involving the starlet…
April 9, 2018April 9, 2018 Megan Chen

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