Fascinating new research shows mollusk blood proteins have strong antimicrobial properties, especially when combined with ...

Researchers in Australia have pinpointed a protein found in oysters as a way to make antibiotics more effective. As infections rise and become harder to fight, finding new sources of antimicrobials ...

The chemical cascade that makes this possible is well understood for vertebrate blood. But hemolymph, the equivalent of blood ...

JMU scientists studied insulin-producing cells in fruit flies, finding that secretion is influenced by gut hormones, ...

Scientists found the protein in the oysters’ hemolymph, a liquid found in invertebrates that’s similar to blood. They extracted the protein, then ran a series of laboratory experiments to see ...

New research reveals that proteins in Sydney rock oyster hemolymph (their equivalent of blood) can kill infectious bacteria and also boost the effectiveness of antibiotics. These mollusks ...

These cells release the insulin directly into the hemolymph—the fluid that fulfills the functions of blood in insects. Apart from this, however, the insulin system of the fly is very similar to ...