Marine sponges play a critical role in ocean ecosystems as both habitat formers and nutrient cyclers. Their extensive and complex microbiomes, comprising bacteria, archaea and other microorganisms, ...
New research shows the effects of marine heat waves on sponges could be much more severe as temperatures rise. More intense marine heat waves as a result of climate change could lead to the mass loss ...
Genomic Sequencing of Marine Sponge Published; Revealed Early Genetic Complexity and Roots of Cancer
This week's publication of the complete genomic sequence of a living marine sponge reveals genes dating back hundreds of millions of years –– a result far exceeding the expectations of the scientific ...
A Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego-led research team discovered for the first time that a common marine sponge hosts bacteria that specialize in the ...
James Bell receives funding from the George Mason Trust, Victoria University of Wellington, The Fiordland Lobster company and The Leslie Hutchins Foundation Nick Shears receives funding from Ministry ...
A common marine sponge hosts bacteria that specialize in the production of toxic compounds nearly identical to human-made fire retardants, researchers have discovered for the first time. A Scripps ...
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