NASA hopes studying how spaceflight impacts the squids could help preserve astronaut health on long-duration space missions. They are part of SpaceX’s 22nd cargo resupply mission to the ISS.
First genetically modified squids are born transparent after scientists ‘knock out’ pigmentation gene in embryos that controls eye and skin cell color Scientists have genetically modified a squid embryo for the first time in history The team pigmentation genes in a Doryteuthis pealeii, making it transparent This will allow researchers to study the creature’s unique system … Read more
There are several ways in which animals can camouflage themselves against the surrounding environment. Countershading Countershading is a form of camouflage used by animals where one side of the animal is darker than another. Often, in the animal kingdom, an animal’s back (dorsal side) is dark while its underside (ventral side) is light. In 2017, … Read more