Bioinspired soft robots for deep-sea exploration

G Li, TW Wong, B Shih, C Guo, L Wang, J Liu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The deep ocean, Earth's untouched expanse, presents immense challenges for exploration
due to its extreme pressure, temperature, and darkness. Unlike traditional marine robots that …

Molecular mechanisms of adaptive evolution in wild animals and plants

Y Hu, X Wang, Y Xu, H Yang, Z Tong, R Tian… - Science China Life …, 2023 - Springer
Wild animals and plants have developed a variety of adaptive traits driven by adaptive
evolution, an important strategy for species survival and persistence. Uncovering the …

Self-powered soft robot in the Mariana Trench

G Li, X Chen, F Zhou, Y Liang, Y Xiao, X Cao, Z Zhang… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
The deep sea remains the largest unknown territory on Earth because it is so difficult to
explore,,–. Owing to the extremely high pressure in the deep sea, rigid vessels,–and …

A survey of research status on the environmental adaptation technologies for marine robots

Z Chen, W Jiao, K Ren, J Yu, Y Tian, K Chen… - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Advancement in marine robotics adaptability, which is crucial for efficient task completion in
complex marine environments, is the central focus of contemporary research. This paper …

Twelve quick steps for genome assembly and annotation in the classroom

H Jung, T Ventura, JS Chung, WJ Kim… - PLoS computational …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Eukaryotic genome sequencing and de novo assembly, once the exclusive domain of well-
funded international consortia, have become increasingly affordable, thus fitting the budgets …

A towering genome: experimentally validated adaptations to high blood pressure and extreme stature in the giraffe

C Liu, J Gao, X Cui, Z Li, L Chen, Y Yuan, Y Zhang… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
The suite of adaptations associated with the extreme stature of the giraffe has long
interested biologists and physiologists. By generating a high-quality chromosome-level …

Geology, environment, and life in the deepest part of the world's oceans

M Du, X Peng, H Zhang, C Ye, S Dasgupta, J Li, J Li… - The Innovation, 2021 - cell.com
The hadal zone, mostly comprising of deep trenches and constituting of the deepest part of
the world's oceans, represents the least explored habitat but one of the last frontiers on our …

Solutions: how adaptive changes in cellular fluids enable marine life to cope with abiotic stressors

GN Somero - Marine Life Science & Technology, 2022 - Springer
The seas confront organisms with a suite of abiotic stressors that pose challenges for
physiological activity. Variations in temperature, hydrostatic pressure, and salinity have …

Large deformation, high energy density dielectric elastomer actuators: Principles, factors, optimization, applications, and prospects

L Yang, H Wang, D Zhang, Y Yang, D Leng - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Compared to traditional robots, soft robots have more intriguing performance. Dielectric
elastomer actuators (DEAs) are the key components of soft robots. Analyzing various …

Fish Genomics and Its Application in Disease‐Resistance Breeding

Y Huang, Z Li, M Li, X Zhang, Q Shi… - Reviews in …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Global aquaculture production has been rising for several decades, with up to 76% of the
total production from fish. However, the problem of fish diseases is becoming more and …