An optogenetic method for controlling the movement of starfish oocytes has been developed, which could have applications for ...

Starfish Restaurant stands out in Grand Isle with its beachy vibes and no-nonsense approach to fresh seafood. Their sign ...

Seither’s Seafood in Harahan is exactly that kind of spot – a true Louisiana gem. Just look at that colorful building with ...

A giant starfish, known as a gray sea star, was spotted recently crawling around a Port Aransas beach and viewer Christine ...

That’s how her two kids — now 14 and 15 — got involved with the Starfish Initiative. The Indianapolis nonprofit provides ...

With inflation and economic uncertainty impacting the nation, local nonprofit organizations are asking the community to ...

Cells constantly shift and transform, triggering the complex choreography that shapes living organisms. Whether dividing into new cells or sculpting an embryo, these tiny movements rely on chemical ...

A tiny molecule called bombesin links starfish and humans in appetite control, revealing a surprising evolutionary connection.

Engineered starfish oocytes shape-shift in response to light, may enable the design of synthetic, light-activated cells for ...

A team of biologists at Queen Mary University of London has discovered that a neurohormone controlling appetite in humans has an ancient evolutionary origin, dating back over half a billion years.

Biologists have discovered that bombesin, a neurohormone controlling appetite in humans, also regulates feeding in starfish, revealing its ancient evolutionary origin dating back over 500 million ...

This sped-up video (60x speed) shows the fascinating effect of ArBN on the common starfish (Asterias rubens). While ArBN doesn’t cause complete stomach retraction - it’s about 50% after 6 minutes.