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Studies Generate Comprehensive List of Genes Required by Innate System to Defend Sex Cells
May 9, 2013 — Investigators have published studies revealing many previously unknown components of an innate system that defends sex cells -- the carriers of inheritance across generations -- from the ravages of ... > full story -
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How Long Do Insects Last?
May 8, 2013 — Researchers have shown that although insects are made from one of the toughest natural materials, their legs and wings can wear out over ... > full story -
World's Most Extreme Hearing Animal: The Greater Wax Moth
May 8, 2013 — Researchers have discovered that the greater wax moth is capable of sensing sound frequencies of up to 300 kHz -- the highest recorded frequency sensitivity of any animal in the natural ... > full story -
The More Feathers a Male Sparrow Carries to the Nest, the More Eggs the Female Will Lay
May 7, 2013 — A new study has found that female sparrows will invest more energy into laying eggs according to the male's ability to fill the nest with feathers which serve to insulate the chicks from the cold and ... > full story -
New Fairyflies or Mymarid Wasp Species Named After University
May 6, 2013 — An entomologist discovered a new wasp species in Russia and named it after the university, commonly abbreviated as UCR. A museum researcher had been sorting wasps from the Russian Far East, when he ... > full story -
Flight Behavior of Hungry Malaria Mosquitoes Analyzed
May 3, 2013 — Malaria mosquitoes go to work cautiously before landing on human skin and biting. Just before a mosquito lands, it reacts to both odors and heat given off by the human body. Researchers came to this ... > full story -
Malaria: A Vector Infecting Both Apes and Humans
May 3, 2013 — In 2010, a study revealed that the main agent of malaria in humans, called Plasmodium falciparum, arose from the gorilla. Today, the vector which transmitted the parasite from apes to humans has just ... > full story -
Bees Survival: Ban More Pesticides?
May 3, 2013 — Neonicotinoids are under intense scrutiny. But a ban of a broad variety of pesticides may be required to protect bees, humans and the ... > full story -
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Substances in Honey Increase Honey Bee Detox Gene Expression
May 1, 2013 — A new study shows that some components of the nectar and pollen grains bees collect to manufacture food increase expression of detoxification genes that help keep honey bees ... > full story -
Warning System Predicts Outbreaks of Dengue Fever
April 29, 2013 — With the help of a warning system which measures the risk of dengue incidence using precipitation and air temperature, it is possible to forecast the outbreak of dengue fever up to 16 weeks in ... > full story
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