“This work is a cornerstone for a better understanding of the basis of the Greenland Shark’s extreme physiology,” John Fleng Steffensen, one of the authors of the study, said in a press release.

Bring books that might help you, if you wish (vertebrate, animal physiology, etc). Handouts for next week will be given to you at the beginning of the lab session. Lab exam three weeks today - sample ...

Even though many shark species are threatened or endangered, they’re still hunted for their liver oil. That’s in part because the oil is an abundant source of squalene, a critical component in some ...

Inspired by the naturally antimicrobial textures of cicada wings and shark skin, micro- and nanoscale textures at the scale of bacterial cells make it difficult for bacteria to attach. They also ...