Hagfish Slime Cells Tailored to Deter Predation
Hagfish Slime Cells Tailored to Deter Predation
The Scientist spoke with Chapman University’s Yu Zeng about his lab’s finding that the slime-producing cells of the slippery marine fish vary with the creature’s size, which may be an adaptation to thwart different predators.
The Scientist spoke with Chapman University’s Yu Zeng about his lab’s finding that the slime-producing cells of the slippery marine fish vary with the creature’s size, which may be an adaptation to thwart different predators.
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The Dawn of Universal Ecology
Mark Colyvan, John Damuth, and Lev R. Ginzburg | Nov 1, 2019 | 5 min read
Will the study of interactions between living things ever mirror the fundamental nature of physics and mathematics?