Shrimp vision, communication and cancer detection (The University of Queensland)

(Source: The University of Queensland) The ocean is lighting up with secret forms of communication between marine animals that may have applications in satellite remote sensing, biomedical imaging, cancer detection and computer data storage, a team of Australian and international researchers has found. The University of Queensland Queensland Brain Institute 's (QBI) Dr Yakir Gagnon said the team had already shown that mantis shrimp (Gonodactylaceus falcatus) could reflect and detect circular polarising light. 'This is extremely rare in nature and, until now, no-one has...