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Gene decides whether coral relative will fuse or fight

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

Mar 19, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

When coral colonies meet one another on the reef, they have two options: merge into a single colony or reject each other and aggressively compete for space. Now, a report in the March 19th Current Biology, a Cell Press public ...

Mythical Monster Hydra in the Petri Dish

Biology /

Aug 02, 2007 | 3.6 / 5 (5) | 0

In a story from Greek mythology, Hercules defeats the many-headed Hydra living in water. The story appears magical – monsters with several heads do not exist. Scientists from the Animal Ecology and Cell Biology Institute ...

Fossil record reveals elusive jellyfish more than 500 million years old

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

Oct 31, 2007 | 4.6 / 5 (17) | 0

Using recently discovered “fossil snapshots” found in rocks more than 500 million years old, three University of Kansas researchers have described the oldest definitive jellyfish ever found.

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