Like all echinoderms, echinoids have a skeleton composed of calcitic plates embedded in their skin (their skeleton is internal, like ours). This skeleton has a very particular structure, termed ...

Biological tests revealed that certain triterpene saponin compounds exhibited strong activity against all five tested cancer ...

The diversity and abundance of echinoderm fossils is reflected in the Museum's large, world-class collection. Fossil echinoderms are numerous, due in part to the fantastic preservation potential of ...