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

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Jumping spiders—one of the largest spider families—get their name from the extraordinary jumps they make to hunt prey, to ...

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

Oysters contain an antimicrobial protein in their liquid similar to blood, according to a new study published in the journal ...

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 ...

However, researchers in Australia, in their study published in PLOS One , show that antimicrobial proteins isolated from oyster hemolymph (which is equivalent to human blood) can kill bacteria that ...

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 ...

They can create pearls and are rumoured to have aphrodisiac properties, but oysters might have a more serious role to play in the field of human health, researchers say.