A protein found in the starlet sea anemone Nematostella vectensis defends against viruses by doing the opposite of what its closest counterpart does in humans. The protein, called CARDIB, normally ...

Researchers have uncovered an unexpected antiviral defense system in sea anemones that works nothing like the one humans rely on. The discovery suggests evolution came up with more than one solution ...

Floating outside the salt marsh silt it usually nestles in, the starlet sea anemone (Nematostella vectensis) looks a little bit like a miniature squid or those alien heptapods from Arrival (2016).

From studying anemone fights to connecting students with research opportunities, Rowan Lopez ’26 is making a difference in the world of undergraduate research at Cornell. Lopez is a biology major ...