Insect (including Butterfly) News

• Exotic Species
  Trees
  Forest
  Rainforests
  Invasive Species
  Ecology Research
   
  

  Damaging Non-Native Forest Pests at Home in Northeastern U.S.

  July 16, 2013 — Scientists have used spatial data to demonstrate that the distribution of invasive forest pests is highly focused, with a particularly large number of species established in the northeastern region ... > full story
• Botany
  Endangered Plants
  Agriculture and Food
  Insects (including Butterflies)
  Nature
  Pests and Parasites
   

  Sanction Mechanism Identified Between Ants and Host Plants

  July 16, 2013 — In nature, many forms of plant-animal mutualism exist in which each partner benefits from the presence of the other. Although mutualistic interactions offer advantages for both partners, they are ... > full story
• Stem Cells
  Prostate Cancer
  Skin Cancer
  Lymphoma
  Sickle Cell Anemia
  Immune System
   
  

  Stem Cell Clues Uncovered

  July 13, 2013 — Proper tissue function and regeneration is supported by stem cells, which reside in so-called niches. New work identifies an important component for regulating stem cell niches, with impacts on ... > full story
• Fibromyalgia
  Fitness
  Joint Pain
  Stem Cells
  Muscular Dystrophy
  Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
   
  

  Where Do Muscles Get Their Power? Fifty-Year-Old Assumptions About Strength Muscled Aside

  July 12, 2013 — New understanding of where muscles get their power from turns 50 years of strength belief on its head. New insight could aid everything from bodybuilding to cardiac ... > full story
• Insects (including Butterflies)
  Biology
  Endangered Plants
  Mating and Breeding
  New Species
  Nature
   

  'Taste Sensor' Genes in Female Butterflies Vital to Species' Survival

  July 11, 2013 — Giving the phrase "Mother knows best" a whole new meaning, researchers have identified unique genes in female butterflies that enable them to select the best host plant for their larvae -- and avoid ... > full story
• Climate
  Global Warming
  Nature
  Early Climate
  Environmental Issues
  Evolution
   
  

  Insect Discovery Sheds Light on Climate Change

  July 11, 2013 — Biologists have discovered a new, extinct family of insects that will help scientists better understand how some animals responded to global climate change and the evolution of ... > full story
• Gene Therapy
  Genes
  Immune System
  Personalized Medicine
  Birth Defects
  Lymphoma
   

  Gene Therapy Using Lentivirus to Treat Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Promising

  July 11, 2013 — Researchers have developed a new gene therapy approach to treatment of Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome, a fatal inherited form of ... > full story
• New Species
  Insects (including Butterflies)
  Biology
  Nature
  Endangered Animals
  Extinction
   
  

  Discovery of a Strange New Snow Scorpionfly Species in Alaska Helped by Facebook

  July 11, 2013 — Researchers have discovered a strange new insect on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska. It belongs to an enigmatic group that might help scientists understand the evolutionary origin of the ... > full story
• Water
  Marine Biology
  Extreme Survival
  Environmental Issues
  Pollution
  Drought
   
  

  Size Matters for Creatures of Cold Polar Waters

  July 11, 2013 — Scientists have challenged the view that giant animals are found in polar seas because of a superabundance of oxygen in cold ... > full story
• Frogs and Reptiles
  Nature
  Animals
  New Species
  Insects (including Butterflies)
  Geography
   
  

  North Carolina's Southern Cricket Frog Populations Declining

  July 10, 2013 — A recent survey report confirmed that the nation's amphibians, including frogs, toads and salamanders, are disappearing "at an alarming and rapid rate." A biologist has found that North Carolina's ... > full story

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