In this review we highlight the relevance of biodiversity that inhabit coastal lagoons,
emphasizing how species functions foster processes and services associated with this …

Most molluscs possess shells, constructed from a vast array of microstructures and
architectures. The fully formed shell is composed of calcite or aragonite. These CaCO3 …

Biomineralized materials are sophisticated material systems with hierarchical 3D material
architectures, which are broadly used as model systems for fundamental mechanical …

Much recent marine research has been directed towards understanding the effects of
anthropogenic-induced environmental change on marine biodiversity, particularly for those …

In molluscs, the shell fabrication requires a large array of secreted macromolecules
including proteins and polysaccharides. Some of them are occluded in the shell during …

Belemnites are an extinct group of Mesozoic coleoid cephalopods with a fossil record
ranging from the early Late Triassic [about 240 million years ago (Mya)] to the Cretaceous …

Marine shell resources have received great attention from researchers owing to their unique
merits such as high hardness, good toughness, corrosion resistance, high adsorption, and …

Biomineralization is one of the key processes that is notably affected in marine calcifiers
such as oysters under ocean acidification (OA). Understanding molecular changes in the …

Living organisms in nature have undergone continuous evolution over billions of years,
resulting in the formation of high-performance fracture-resistant biomineralized tissues such …

The intricate process of biomineralization, eg in sea urchins, involves the precise interplay of
highly regulated mineralization proteins and the spatiotemporal coordination achieved …