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Ultrasensitive bionic photonic-electronic skin with wide red-shift mechanochromic response
Light: Advanced ManufacturingMimicking animal skin is an effective strategy for enhancing the performance of artificial skin. Inspired by a chameleon’s iridophore and a spider’s slit organ, a novel photonic-electronic skin (PE-skin) with excellent optical/electrical dual-sensing ...
Tianqi Wang +11 more
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The Evolution of Giant Clam Science: From Foundational Studies to Emerging Frontiers
Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries, Volume 6, Issue 2, April 2026.This review synthesizes nearly two centuries of giant clam research, identifying dominant themes, knowledge gaps, and emerging opportunities. Ecology, physiology, aquaculture, genomics, and biomineralization dominate the field, whereas anatomy and biotechnology remain underexplored. Future progress requires stronger integration of genomics, physiology,
Anthony Fam +4 more
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Disease Models & Mechanisms, 2019 Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndromes (MDS) are a group of rare autosomal recessive disorders with early onset and no cure available. MDS are caused by mutations in nuclear genes involved in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) maintenance, and characterized by ...
Laura Martorano +9 more
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High Contrast Markings Can Negate the Benefits of Transparent Camouflage
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 4, April 2026.Transparency is perhaps theoretically the most efficient means of achieving camouflage; however, in application, species show considerable variance in their degree of transparency. We demonstrate the fragility of transparent camouflage, detailing how imperfections reduce efficacy with implications in predation risk. ABSTRACT Transparency is, in theory,
Justin Yeager +3 more
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BMC Genomics, 2020 Background Animal coloration is usually an adaptive attribute, under strong local selection pressures and often diversified among species or populations.
Ariel Rodríguez +3 more
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Post‐Oviposition Embryonic Staging Scheme for the Delicate Skink, Lampropholis delicata
Journal of Morphology, Volume 287, Issue 4, April 2026.We detail the morphology of post‐oviposition embryos throughout development and compare it with reptilian embryonic staging schemes from other squamates. We identified 16 embryo stages based on the development of limbs, eyes, brain, branchial arches, frontonasal prominence, otic vesicle, scales, and pigmentation.
Jinglin Wen, Oliver William Griffith
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The Genetic Basis of Color Polymorphism in the Orb‐Web Spider Gasteracantha cancriformis [PDF]
Ecol EvolThis study investigates the genetic basis of coloration in the polymorphic spider Gasteracantha cancriformis using RNA‐seq data from different female color morphs. We assembled a reference transcriptome and identified differentially expressed genes associated with known pigmentation pathways, including carotenoids, melanin, ommochromes, and pteridines.
Torres‐Quintero P +3 more
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Stress‐induced changes in color expression mediated by iridophores in a polymorphic lizard [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2017 AbstractStress is an important potential factor mediating a broad range of cellular pathways, including those involved in condition‐dependent (i.e., honest) color signal expression. However, the cellular mechanisms underlying the relationship between stress and color expression are largely unknown.
Anna C. Lewis +3 more
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Heterotypic interactions regulate cell shape and density during color pattern formation in zebrafish
Biology Open, 2016 The conspicuous striped coloration of zebrafish is produced by cell-cell interactions among three different types of chromatophores: black melanophores, orange/yellow xanthophores and silvery/blue iridophores.
Prateek Mahalwar +4 more
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Biomimetic Iridescent Skin: Robust Prototissues Spontaneously Assembled from Photonic Protocells
Advanced Functional Materials, Volume 36, Issue 26, 30 March 2026.Uniform nanoparticles are induced to form arrays (photonic crystals) in the cores of biopolymer capsules, endowing these ‘protocells’ with structural color. These protocells are then assembled into large self‐standing objects, i.e., prototissues, with robust mechanical properties as well as iridescent optical properties.
Medha Rath +6 more
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