For more than 30 years, the association between the Hawaiian bobtail squid, Euprymna
scolopes, and the bioluminescent bacterium Vibrio fischeri has been studied as a model …

Prehensile arms are among the most remarkable features of the octopus, but little is known
about the neural circuitry controlling arm movements. Here, we report on the cellular and …

The ability to regenerate whole-body structures has been studied for many decades and is
of particular interest for stem cell research due to its therapeutic potential. Several vertebrate …

Despite the increasing use of protoplasts in plant biotechnology research, shoot
regeneration from protoplasts remains challenging. In this study, we investigated the factors …

Cephalopod mollusks evolved numerous anatomical novelties, including arms and
tentacles, but little is known about the developmental mechanisms underlying cephalopod …

Background Various morphological adaptations are associated with symbiotic relationships
between organisms. One such adaptation is seen in the nemertean genus Malacobdella. All …

How genomic innovation translates into organismal organization remains largely
unanswered. Possessing the largest invertebrate nervous system, in conjunction with many …

Pax genes play important roles in Metazoan development. Their evolution has been
extensively studied but Lophotrochozoa are usually omitted. We addressed the question of …

The common octopus, Octopus vulgaris, is a good candidate for aquaculture but a
sustainable production is still unviable due to an almost total mortality during the paralarvae …

Octopuses are intriguing organisms that, together with squids and cuttlefishes, form the
extant coleoid cephalopods. This group includes many species that can potentially be used …