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What an ancient sea anemone reveals about the origins of animal complexity

Learn how mapping gene-control switches in an ancient sea anemone reveals how identical DNA can produce many different cell ...
EurekAlert!

Reduced sialic acid levels help anemonefish avoid stings from sea anemones (IMAGE)

Reduced sialic acid levels help anemonefish avoid stings from their sea anemone hosts. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by ...
Corpus Christi Caller-Times

These unusual sea anemones found on Texas coast are rarely seen on land

Beachcombers along the Texas coast are in for a fascinating find this week as floating sea anemones (Actinecta sp.) have been washing ashore. These unusual anemones are rarely seen on land because ...
The State

Venomous sea creature with 96 arms can turn itself inside out. See the new species

Scientists in Singapore found a sea animal with 96 arms and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo shows a representative beach in Singapore. Photo from Christoph Theisinger via Unsplash ...
New Scientist

Clownfish avoid the sting of their anemone hosts with sugary slime

The secret’s in the snot. Chemical changes in the mucus that coats a clownfish’s body can blunt the sting of its symbiotic anemone partner. To investigate, she and her colleagues raised orange ...
JSTOR Daily

The cyclic dinucleotide 2′3′-cGAMP induces a broad antibacterial and antiviral response in the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis

Shally R. Margolis, Peter A. Dietzen, Beth M. Hayes, Stephen C. Wilson, Brenna C. Remick, Seemay Chou, Russell E. Vance Proceedings of the National Academy of ...
AOL

How the Venus Flytrap Sea Anemone Uses Its Tentacles to Capture Prey

There are thousands of different species of sea anemones in the ocean with some living as far deep as 32,000 feet. Anemones are marine invertebrates that are closely related to jellyfish. This ...