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Pest Uses Plant Hairs for Protection: Trichomes Save Insect from Beetle Predation
February 6, 2013 — Guam cycads' hairy problem allows invasive insect to flourish. Everyone needs to eat. But it's a dog-eat-dog world, and with the exception of the top predators, everyone also gets eaten. To cope with ... > full story -
Pirate-Like Flies Connect Symbiosis to Diversity
February 6, 2013 — After a year of studying up close the symbiotic relationship between a mosquito-sized bug and a fungus, a biologist has advanced the scientific understanding of biological diversity. Jeffrey Joy has ... > full story -
Caring for Dogs to Reduce Spread of Parasite Eggs Harmful to Humans
February 5, 2013 — New research has shown that dogs act as a major source of the parasite egg, Toxocara, which can potentially contaminate the public environment and infect ... > full story -
Grooming Helps Insects Keep Their Senses Sharpened
February 4, 2013 — Insect grooming -- specifically, antennal cleaning -- removes both environmental pollutants and chemicals produced by the insects themselves while keeping olfactory senses ... > full story -
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Genetically Modified Tobacco Plants Produce Antibodies to Treat Rabies
February 1, 2013 — Smoking tobacco is bad for your health, but a genetically altered version of the plant might provide an inexpensive cure for the deadly rabies virus. Scientists have produced a monoclonal antibody in ... > full story -
Sequencing Hundreds of Chloroplast Genomes Now Possible
January 31, 2013 — Researchers have developed a sequencing method that allows potentially hundreds of plant chloroplast genomes to be sequenced at once, facilitating studies of molecular biology and evolution in ... > full story -
West Nile Virus Spreading Due to Mosquitoes in Orchards and Vineyards, Experts Warn
January 30, 2013 — Researchers have linked orchards and vineyards with a greater prevalence of West Nile virus in mosquitoes and the insects' ability to spread the virus to birds, horses and people. The finding is the ... > full story -
Tapeworm Eggs Discovered in 270-Million-Year-Old Fossil Shark Feces
January 30, 2013 — A cluster of tapeworm eggs discovered in 270-million-year-old fossilized shark feces suggests that intestinal parasites in vertebrates are much older than previously ... > full story -
Parasites of Madagascar's Lemurs Expanding With Climate Change
January 23, 2013 — Rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns in Madagascar could fuel the spread of lemur parasites and the diseases they ... > full story -
Wild Animals May Contribute to the Resurgence of African Sleeping Sickness
January 17, 2013 — Wild animals may be a key contributor to the continuing spread of African sleeping sickness, new research shows. The West African form of the disease, also known as Gambiense Human African ... > full story
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