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Human dissection and comparative anatomy: Archaeological evidence for nineteenth‐century anatomical practice at University College London

open access: yesJournal of Anatomy, EarlyView.
Excavation at University College London revealed more than 8700 human skeletal fragments representing at least 38 individuals, alongside over 800 animal remains. Features consistent with dissection, specimen preparation and curation provide evidence for the use of human and animal material in nineteenth‐century anatomical education, offering rare ...
Wendy Birch, Tania Kausmally
wiley   +1 more source

Sex determination in pearl oyster: A mini review

open access: yesAquaculture Reports, 2019
Pearl aquaculture is an intensive pearl production method which has gained much interest over the years with pearl oysters been the main organism involved in the production of sea pearls.
Linda Adzigbli   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Range‐Wide Genetic Population Structure and Environmental Adaptation in the Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Provides Insight for Aquaculture

open access: yesMolecular Ecology, Volume 35, Issue 15, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Selective breeding in aquaculture is necessary to establish food security and meet demand for sustainably produced protein. An informed selective breeding program requires understanding how population structure, environmental adaptation, and human activities shape natural genetic variation in wild conspecifics.
Madeline G. Eppley   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Metabolomic analyses reveal the crucial metabolites involved in the transplantation response of pearl oyster Pinctada fucata martensii

open access: yesAquaculture Reports, 2021
The immune response after transplantation during pearl production is a major factor that cause nucleus rejection and death of the host pearl oysters. To find out the crucial metabolites involved in the immune response after transplantation, we performed ...
Jiao Yu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vibrio vulnificus Oysters: Pearls and Perils [PDF]

open access: yesClinical Infectious Diseases, 2011
Vibrio vulnificus is a naturally occurring bacterium found ubiquitously in coastal waters. Infection with this organism, which is often associated with eating raw oysters, is the leading cause of seafood-related deaths in the United States. This article reviews the current scientific literature on this potentially lethal pathogen and discusses the ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Altered by Gold: A Comparative Zooarchaeological Analysis of 19th to 20th Century Chinese and British Migrants in Ravenswood, a Northern Queensland Gold Mining Town

open access: yesArchaeology in Oceania, Volume 61, Issue 2, Page 312-333, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Gold discoveries transformed the 19th century British colony of Queensland, Australia, driving migration, a second wave of pastoral expansion northwards, and an increasingly diverse population. This study presents a comparative and contextual zooarchaeological analysis of British and southern Chinese food waste—globally significant migrant ...
Marc Cheeseman
wiley   +1 more source

Investigation of natural habitats of pearl oyster Pinctada radiata around the Lavan Island, northern Persian Gulf [PDF]

open access: yesبوم‌شناسی آبزیان, 2014
Mohar pearl oyster Pinctada radiata is the dominant economic species of pearl oyster in the Persian Gulf, particularly along the Iranian coastal waters.
Mohammad Movahedi Nia   +5 more
doaj  

Purification, Characterization and Evaluation of Inhibitory Mechanism of ACE Inhibitory Peptides from Pearl Oyster (Pinctada fucata martensii) Meat Protein Hydrolysate

open access: yesMarine Drugs, 2019
Angiotensin-I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory peptides derived from natural products have shown a blood pressure lowering effect with no side effects.
Pengru Liu   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Quantifying Mussel Losses From Fish Predation on New Zealand Greenshell Mussel (Perna canaliculus) Farms

open access: yesAquaculture, Fish and Fisheries, Volume 6, Issue 3, June 2026.
Fish predation causes significant Greenshell mussel losses in New Zealand. Experimental caging methods found losses due to predation up to 93% in juveniles (25 – 34 mm SL) over 67 days. However, the overall contribution of predation at other production stages remains unclear.
Rebecca L. Stobart   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Policyminer: From Oysters to Pearls [PDF]

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal, 2014
Today, a historically unprecedented volume of data is available in the public domain with the potential of becoming useful for researchers. More than at any other time before, political parties and governments are making data available such as speeches, legislative bills and acts.
Hossein Rahmani, Christine Arnold
openaire   +1 more source

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