An expert at the Geological Society of Norfolk has now identified it as a "very nice" echinoderm, or sea urchin, preserved in flint. "The flint is formed within the chalk rock that underlies Norwich ...

Pippa, a 12-week-old Labrador retriever, was minding her business, lazily chewing a stick. But when her owner uttered a single word, “biscuit”, it was like Pippa was possessed. Ears pricked ...

I appreciate the point of view of Drs Dupont and Thorndyke, but still insist that the wonderful regenerative capacities of the classes of echinoderms that were highlighted in their correspondence ...

The stem and leaves of Berchemia lineata (L.) DC. were purchased from Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous Region, P. R. China, and were identified by Prof. Hongli Teng, Guangxi Zhuang Medicine ...

Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) is a validated molecular target for non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The use of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) has led to significantly improved survival ...

How bulk cytoplasm generates forces to separate post-anaphase microtubule (MT) asters in Xenopus laevis and other large eggs remains unclear. Previous models proposed that dynein-based, inward ...

Embryonic polarity of invertebrates, amphibians and fish is specified largely by maternal determinants, which fixes cell fates early in development. In contrast, amniote embryos remain plastic and can ...