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O livro “Tubarão”, de 1974, e o filme subsequente de Steven Spielberg, em 1975, cativaram a atenção do público, mas também despertaram o interesse dos cientistas. Reprodução

Há 50 anos, ‘Tubarão’ retratou os animais como monstros, mas também inspirou gerações de pesquisadores

Gavin Naylor, University of Florida

O livro “Tubarão”, de 1974, e o filme subsequente de Steven Spielberg, em 1975, cativaram a atenção do público, mas também despertaram o interesse dos cientistas
A great hammerhead shark’s two eyes can be 3 feet apart on opposite sides of its skull. Ken Kiefer 2/Image Source via Getty Images

Why do hammerhead sharks have hammer‑shaped heads?

Gavin Naylor, University of Florida

The first hammerhead shark was likely the result of a genetic deformity. A biologist explains how shark DNA reveals hammerheads’ history.
Tidak apa-apa, saya pemakan fitoplankton: Hiu paus di Indonesia. Marcel Ekkel/Flickr

Pekan Hiu: Hal‑hal yang sering diabaikan tentang hiu

Gavin Naylor, University of Florida

Pemberitaan sering melebih-lebihkan risiko serangan hiu bagi manusia. Padahal, lebih dari 500 spesies hiu tidak pernah menyerang manusia, bahkan ada banyak yang bisa dipelajari tentang mereka.
It’s OK, I’m a filter feeder: Whale shark off Indonesia. Marcel Ekkel/Flickr

Shark Week looms, but don’t panic

Gavin Naylor, University of Florida

Media coverage of sharks often exaggerates risks to people, but more than 500 shark species have never been known to attack humans, and there’s lots to learn about them.
Of more than 500 species of sharks in the world’s oceans, scientists have only sequenced a handful of genomes – most recently, white sharks. Terry Goss/Wikimedia

Sequencing the white shark genome is cool, but for bigger insights we need libraries of genetic data

Gavin Naylor, University of Florida

Why do scientists spend so much time and money mapping the DNA of species like white sharks? Single studies may offer insights, but the real payoff comes in comparing many species to each other.

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