Sea sponges are some of the world’s simplest animals – but even so, the rhythm of night and day kicks off a crucial stage of their life cycle.
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New research has unravelled the mystery of why sea sponges die when the water gets too warm. The cause of death appears to be the sudden loss of microbes that usually act to detoxify sponge tissue.
You may not have heard of ‘temperate mesophotic ecosystems’, but science is beginning to understand the vital role these ocean zones play – and the need to protect them.
Over the past ten years, scientists have argued about what the earliest animal really was.
DNA from the humble sea sponge is shedding light on the “dark matter” that makes up much of our genomes.
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Professor of Marine Biology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Lecturer in Marine Biology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Research Fellow in Genetics, Evolution & Environment, UCL
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Head of Regulatory Systems, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute and Senior research fellow, UNSW
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Research Scientist, Australian Institute of Marine Science
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Jodrell Professor of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy, UCL
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PhD Candidate in Marine Biology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Postdoctoral researcher, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland