In a tiny squid, bacterial toxin governs organ development
...bes in the case of gonorrhea. When the squid are born, they are about half the size of a grain ...les used to signal development of the organ in the squid are the same that signal for pathogenesis in the case of whooping cough or gonorrhea." McFa...Ocean colour satellites guide research ship through South Pacific's watery desert
...e lights of the vessel attracted a large number of squid by night the largest exceeding 1.43 metres and a large variety of birds, including petrels, puffins, and albatrosses, and even a pelican. In this region the phytoplankton population proved very patchy and dynamic. Using satellite imagery showing s...Brown scientists uncover inner workings of rare eye cells
...of eye cells in invertebrates like fruit flies and squid than in spined animals such as mice, monkeys or humans. "The results may well tell us that this is an extremely ancient system in terms of evolution," Berson said. "We may have a bit of the invertebrate in our eyes." The research team from Brown incl...Fossil records show biodiversity comes and goes
...hropods and trilobites follow the cycle, but fish, squid and snails do not. In general, longer-lived genera that are more diverse and widespread stand a better chance of resisting the 62 million year cycle. Muller and Rohde also found a second, less pronounced diversity cycle of 140 million years. "The ......n Cape Cod again, the time of year when Woods Hole squid arrive by the tens of thousands. It's a sign of sp...o return here faithfully every summer to study the squid and other marine organisms. Sea creatures, it turns out, have been at the center of numerous medical...Census of Marine Life explorers surprised by diversity, density of Arctic creatures
...jellyfish and benthic bristle worms, and the first squid and octopus ever found in the area. Scientists were also intrigued to discover among other things two species of sand flea-like crustaceans (amphipods) which, though familiar, had never before been found in an ice environment. Animal density fa...Deep-sea exploration beneath Katrina's wake
...captured new video of a large, recently discovered squid species; and took clear video of the world's first...st year, the system captured footage of a six-foot squid believed to be a new species. This year, at a site hundreds of miles away, the camera caught footage...Study in Royal Society journal on first observation of giant squid in the wild
... Sciences First-ever observations of a live giant squid in the wild by Dr. T Kubodera and Dr. K Mori (rspb...st-ever successful attempt to observe a live giant squid in the wild. Not only can we provide the first live images of Architeuthis, but we have also reporte...MBL scientists get on squid's nerves
...er this: scientists are interested in the calamari squid not for dinner, but for all it is teaching them ab...including some of the 41 researchers who conducted squid research at the MBL this year. Aside from being a seafood delicacy, the calamari squid has a nerve ...'Fish with chips' reporting from ocean top highlights at Census of Marine Life mid-point
...eties ofdeep-sea fish, two possibly new species of squid and,at the ocean floor, at least four new species ...ver seen there before, including severalspecies of squid and the areas first known octopus. First Atlantic Hydrothermal Vent South of Equator:An internat...Overfishing may drive endangered seabird to rely upon lower quality food
...rly a century before recent declines of anchovies, squid and rockfish. The researchers compared these historic samples with feathers they collected between 1998 and 2002 from 201 murrelets in the same region. The researchers had records of when and where all the feathers they sampled were obtained. Measure......nd to produce detectable acoustic signatures while squid and other organisms can typically only produce faint images. "As we were making these discoveries, we started to wonder if these fish were coming to the ridge to aggregate and spawn," says Sutton, "This is the fist time anyone has suggested that dee...Why nerve cells work faster than the theory allows
...higher animals, such as cats or humans compared to squid or snails, is not only attributed to the higher number of neurons in the brains of these animals, but also to the manner in which the neurons process signals. To do so, these higher animals presumably use molecular mechanisms which the lower animals ......rcially viable yellowfin tuna, billfish, and large squid like best. Masirah Island, off the south coast of Oman, is perfectly positioned to be an ocean (and atmosphere) time-series observation station for the region, from which Oman can monitor the timing and intensity of upwelling, the productivity of the...Deep sea explorer and marine conservationist wins MacArthur Fellowship
...of rare sharks and jellyfish as well as a six foot squid never before known to science. With support from the National Science Foundation and the Office of Naval Research the Ocean Research & Conservation Association is developing high tech sensors and communication systems capable of evaluating the pres...Squid skin reveals hidden messages
MBL, WOODS HOLE, MA -- In the animal world, squid are masters of disguise. Pigmented skin cells enab...heir results suggest that it might be possible for squid to send concealed polarized signals to one other while staying camouflaged to fish or mammalian pred...Researchers find 'zip code' spurs cargo transport in neurons
... the squid. Aside from being a seafood delicacy, squid have a giant axon, or nerve cell fiber, that is 1,...sier to see and work with. For more than 75 years, squid have helped MBL scientists demystify important nervous system functions, such as how nerve cells com...Extreme life, marine style highlights 2006 ocean census
...cean more than 20 tagged species - from sharks and squid to sea lions and albatross. "Each Census expedi...ppearance justified its species name, hirsuta. A squid that chews Among the 80,000 organisms encompassing 354 families, genera and species that Census de...Squid-inspired design could mean better handling of underwater vehicles
...rmation of vortex rings, much like those formed by squid and jellyfish to move themselves underwater. Vortex rings are formed when a burst of fluid shoots out of an opening, moving in one direction and spreading out as it curls back. The researcher's nature-inspired vortex generators could be used in a......s the successful tagging of sperm whales and jumbo squid swimming together off Mexicos Pacific coastthe fir... "Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) and jumbo squid (Dosidicus gigas) are both major predators that spend much of their lives in one of the worlds large...