Did Animal Evolution Begin with a Predatory Lifestyle?by Heidelberg UniversityNew research findings on Aiptasia sea anemones point to early evolutionary events in multicellular organisms
Sea Anemone’s Sweet Efforts Help Reef Ecosystems Flourishby King Abdullah University of Science & Technology
NewsBuilding Consensus around the Assessment of Symbiodiniaceae Diversityby PeerJThe current lack of consensus with respect to interpreting genetic data has greatly slowed research in this field
NewsDetecting Coral Biodiversity in Seawater Samplesby Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate UniversityCoral eDNA has been accurately detected in seawater samples, and this has huge implications for coral reef conservation
NewsWho Are the First Ancestors of Present-Day Fish?by Institut PasteurNew research may have put an end to the debate around whether bony-tonges or eels are the oldest group
NewsNew Way of Sharing Genetic Information in a Common Ocean Microbeby Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyProchlorococcus reveals a gene-transfer mechanism that may be key to its abundance and diversity
NewsEnvironmental DNA Successfully Captures Marine Biodiversityby Natural History Museum of Los Angeles CountyStudy compares eDNA sampling with traditional ship-based trawl net methods
NewsCoral Genome Reveals Cysteine Surpriseby King Abdullah University of Science & TechnologyCoral specimen reveals an alternative pathway for cysteine biosynthesis in animals
NewsComprehensive Regional Diagnostic of Microbial Ocean Life Using DNA Testingby University of California - San DiegoLarge-scale "metabarcoding" methods could revolutionize how society understands forces that drive seafood supply
NewsGenes That Aid Spinal Cord Healing in Lamprey Also Present in Humansby Marine Biological LaboratoryMany of the genes involved in natural repair of the injured spinal cord of the lamprey are also active in the repair of the peripheral nervous system in mammals,
NewsTracking the Viral Parasites of Giant Viruses over Timeby Joint Genome InstituteVirophage database doubles with discovery in freshwater lakes datasets
NewsJellyfish Help Scientists Fight Food Fraudby University of Southampton“Understanding the origin of fish or fish products is increasingly important."