Who will fight for the frogs?
Indian herpetologists bring their life’s work to Harvard just as study shows a world hostile to the fate of amphibians.
Oct. 23, 2023 • ~9 min
3D images of 19th-century glass marine invertebrates go online
Harvard has digitized 19th-century glass models of 15 marine invertebrates made by Rudolf and Leopold Blaschka. The 3D models are the result of between 250 to 700 images that had to be taken per glass piece.
Sept. 28, 2020 • ~4 min
Lungless salamanders’ skin expresses protein crucial for lung function
A recent study shows that a gene that produces surfactant protein c — a key protein for lung function — is expressed in the skin and mouths of lungless salamanders, suggesting it also plays an important role for cutaneous respiration.
Jan. 31, 2019 • ~8 min
Lungless salamanders’ skin expresses protein crucial for lung function
A recent study shows that a gene that produces surfactant protein c — a key protein for lung function — is expressed in the skin and mouths of lungless salamanders, suggesting it also plays an important role for cutaneous respiration.
Jan. 31, 2019 • ~8 min
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