Barnacles are notorious marine fouling organisms, whose life cycle initiates with the
planktonic larva, followed by the free-swimming cyprid that voluntarily explores, and …

Barnacles are intriguing, not only with respect to their importance as fouling organisms, but
also in terms of the mechanism of underwater adhesion, which provides a platform for …

Thoracian barnacles rely heavily upon their ability to adhere to surfaces and are
environmentally and economically important as biofouling pests. Their adhesives have …

Background Camembert-type cheese ripening is driven mainly by fungal microflora
including Geotrichum candidum and Penicillium camemberti. These species are major …

Biofouling represents a major economic issue regarding maritime industries and also raise
important environmental concern. International legislation is restricting the use of biocidal …

Many aquatic invertebrates are associated with surfaces, using adhesives to attach to the
substratum for locomotion, prey capture, reproduction, building or defence. Their intriguing …

Various antifouling (AF) coatings have been developed to protect submerged surfaces by
deterring the settlement of the colonizing stages of fouling organisms. A review of the …

Biofouling, the attachment and growth of organisms on submerged, man-made surfaces, has
plagued ship operators for at least 2500 years. Accumulation of biofouling, including …

The barnacle, infraclass Cirripedia, is the only sessile crustacean. The adult firmly attaches
its base to a foreign surface in the water via an underwater adhesive called cement. The …

Background A century ago, Chestnut Blight Disease (CBD) devastated the American
chestnut. Backcross breeding has been underway to introgress resistance from Chinese …