FOR long we have accepted as well-established and equivalent the five classes of vertebrate animals, but recent zoological research, particularly on the palaeontological side, has modified many ...
These interactions have been proposed to be functionally relevant across mechanosensory organs and vertebrate species. Here, we show that both CIB2 and CIB3 can form heteromeric complexes with TMC1 ...
Researchers found that the rate of emergence of new species in our lineage is unparalleled among vertebrates — and it’s all got to do with interspecies competition. The study found that unlike ...
The total bacterial DNA from the ileal contents (about 100 mg each sample) was extracted by a QIAamp Fast Stool Mini Kit (Qiagen, Hilden, Germany) according to the manufacturer’s instructions and was ...
Background/aim: The purpose of this study was to examine the hepatic bacterial composition and metabolome characteristics of patients with NAFLD using 16S rDNA sequencing and metabolomics. The results ...
Humans aren't alone when it comes to yawning — all vertebrates do it too, including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. But why? The "evolutionarily ancient" act of yawning likely ...
This important study highlights the use of siderophores as antibacterials, and the authors also discuss the consequences and efficacy of 'siderophore therapy' in more ...
Classification is putting things into groups. Living things can be divided into these groups or 'classified' by looking at similarities and differences between the way they look and behave. Have a ...
Classification is putting living things into groups when they have specific things in common, including the way they look and what they do. These two groups can be split into many smaller ones ...