The larvacean, Oikopleura dioica is a planktonic chordate, which is an emerging model organism with short life cycle of 5 days and belongs to tunicates (urochordates). Organ formation in the trunk pro
Early ascidian (sea squirt) embryos visualized by differential interface contrast (DIC) microscopy. Ascidians are used as a model for developmental research. Their simple embryonic development is rapi
The 50-year old Aedes albopictus C6/36 cell line is a resource for the detection, amplification, and analysis of mosquito-borne viruses including Zika, dengue, and chikungunya. The cell line is derive
