Snails can hide in their shells for months or even years, slowing metabolism and sealing in moisture to survive harsh ...

Part of the ocean known as the upper twilight zone is one of the least-explored ecosystems on Earth because it’s so expensive ...

Q: Every winter, I end up losing some of my indoor plants. They will look fine all summer, but once winter comes, they ...

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At 8 a.m., Taunton Bay is glassy—the air cool but salty enough to make your nose wrinkle. A man in rubber boots, canvas pants, and a black T-shirt worn to gray, carrying a large cooler on his shoulder ...

In a new study published Aug. 6 in Nature Communications, Accorsi shows that apple snail and human eyes share many anatomical and genetic features. “Apple snails are an extraordinary organism,” said ...

Human eyes are complex and irreparable, yet they are structurally like those of the freshwater apple snail, which can completely regenerate its eyes. Alice Accorsi, assistant professor of molecular ...

Golden apple snails and humans have similar eyes with related structures. Understanding how the snails can regrow them could help scientists heal human eyes. Alice Accorsi, UC Davis At first glance, ...

The process of apple snail eye regeneration from amputation to full restoration occurs in four stages over 28 days: wound healing, formation of a special cell mass, emergence of a lens and retina, and ...