vertebrate
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These neurons are present across vertebrate species, including birds and fish.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 24, 2026
"Amphibians are the fastest-declining vertebrate group globally," she said.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
This unusual evolutionary path helps explain why vertebrate eyes are built differently from those of other animals like insects and squid.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 27, 2026
"We now have the tools to map aging continuously in a vertebrate," she said.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 26, 2026
“Interesting. It’s difficult to observe if it’s chemiluminescent vertebrate or bioluminescent bacteria.”
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
In humans and other vertebrates, one of the body's key antiviral defenses depends on a protein called MAVS.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 30, 2026
It presents analysis of rare fossils which scientists say fill knowledge gaps on the development of the creatures that gave rise to the first land-dwelling vertebrates.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
For hundreds of millions of years before dinosaurs appeared and long before vertebrates ventured onto land, millipedes were already thriving on Earth's surface.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026
"They really set the stage for later life on land, including humans and vertebrates."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026
The body plans of vertebrates depend on this property: if hemoglobin’s capacity to deliver oxygen to distant sites was disrupted, our bodies would be forced to be small and cold.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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