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Horse Fly Named in Honor of Beyonc
January 13, 2012 — A previously unnamed species of horse fly whose appearance is dominated by its glamorous golden lower abdomen has been named in honor of American pop diva, Beyoncé -- a member of the former ... > full story -
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Honeybee Deaths Linked to Seed Insecticide Exposure
January 12, 2012 — Honeybee populations have been in serious decline for years, and scientists may have identified one of the factors that cause bee deaths around agricultural ... > full story -
Predators Hunt for a Balanced Diet
January 10, 2012 — Predators select their prey in order to eat a nutritionally balanced diet and give themselves the best chance of producing healthy offspring. A new study shows for the first time that predatory ... > full story -
New Hope to Save Hemlock Trees from Attack
January 10, 2012 — Thousands of broken trees line the banks of the Chattooga River. The dead gray stabs were once evergreen monsters offering shade to trout and picturesque views to visitors. These Eastern hemlocks are ... > full story -
Novel Anti-Viral Immune Pathway Discovered in Mosquito
January 10, 2012 — Virginia Tech researchers have identified a novel anti-viral pathway in the immune system of culicine mosquitoes, the insect family to which mosquitoes that spread yellow fever, West Nile fever, ... > full story -
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Fit Females Make More Daughters, Mighty Males Get Grandsons
January 9, 2012 — Females influence the gender of their offspring so they inherit either their mother's or grandfather's qualities. "High-quality" females -- those which produce more offspring -- are more likely to ... > full story -
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Mosquito Immune System Engineered to Block Malaria
January 5, 2012 — Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that the Anopheles mosquito’s innate immune system could be genetically engineered to block the transmission of the malaria-causing parasite to ... > full story -
Microbial Communities on Skin Affect Humans' Attractiveness to Mosquitoes
December 29, 2011 — The microbes on your skin determine how attractive you are to mosquitoes, which may have important implications for malaria transmission and prevention, according to a new ... > full story -
A Radar for ADAR: Altered Gene Tracks RNA Editing in Neurons
December 25, 2011 — RNA editing is a key step in gene expression. Scientists now report that they have engineered a gene capable of visually displaying the activity of the key enzyme ADAR in living fruit ... > full story -
'Alien' Eggs Benefit Mockingbirds
December 20, 2011 — Mockingbirds rarely remove the 'alien' eggs parasitic cowbirds lay in their nests because keeping them dilutes the risk of their own eggs being ... > full story
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