Pacific Oyster Genome Shows Stress Adaptation And Complexity Of Shell Formation- Brett Smith for redOrbit.com

Previous theories on oyster shell construction were not heavy on details, but the new study identified 259 shell proteins and revealed the complexity of the formation process.
Some proteins such as Laminin and different collagens were highly expressed in shells, suggesting some relation to animal connective tissues.

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