Alexis Noel and David Hu describe the unusual properties of a cat's tongue.
New Research In
Physical Sciences
Featured Portals
Articles by Topic
Biological Sciences
Featured Portals
Articles by Topic
Edited by Nancy Knowlton, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, and approved August 4, 2015 (received for review July 8, 2015)
Data supplements
Supporting Information
Symbiotic sea anemone genome
More Articles of This Classification
Biological Sciences
Environmental Sciences
Related Content
Cited by...
- DNA methylation regulates transcriptional homeostasis of algal endosymbiosis in the coral model Aiptasia
- CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing in a reef-building coral
- Glucose-Induced Trophic Shift in an Endosymbiont Dinoflagellate with Physiological and Molecular Consequences
- High salinity conveys thermotolerance in the coral model Aiptasia
- Optimal nutrient exchange and immune responses operate in partner specificity in the cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis
- Sea anemone model has a single Toll-like receptor that can function in pathogen detection, NF-{kappa}B signal transduction, and development
- The sphingosine rheostat is involved in the cnidarian heat stress response but not necessarily in bleaching
- De Novo Assembly and Characterization of Four Anthozoan (Phylum Cnidaria) Transcriptomes
Similar Articles
You May Also be Interested in
PNAS Profile of NAS member and immunologist Akiko Iwasaki
Researchers report biparental inheritance of mitochondrial DNA in 17 members of three unrelated multigeneration families, paving the way for insights into alternative mechanisms for the treatment of inherited mitochondrial diseases.
Image courtesy of Pixabay/PublicDomainPictures.
Researchers report a machine-learning approach to identify land plants at risk of extinction, suggesting that the approach can be used to guide policies aimed at allocating resources for biodiversity conservation.
Image courtesy of Abbie Zimmer (Ohio State University, Columbus, OH).
A study explores how cats groom fur using fine structures called papillae on the surface of the tongue and presents a biologically inspired hairbrush to remove allergens from cat fur and apply medications on cat skin.
Image courtesy of Candler Hobbs (Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta).
