Production and shedding of tissues in sponges found to be slower than believed

Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - 08:31 in Biology & Nature

(Phys.org)—A pair of researchers with the University of Alberta in Canada has found that shedding and production of new tissue in sponges is much more complicated and slower than has been thought. In their paper published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, the researchers describe their multi-year study of sponges, what they found and what their findings might mean for future ocean management.

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