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A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galápagos: Co-Evolution of Galápagos Mockingbirds and Their Parasites
October 3, 2011 — Along with the famous finches the Galápagos mockingbirds had a great influence on Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Now, 176 years later, three of the four mockingbird species are among ... > full story -
New Insight Into Plant Immune Defenses
October 2, 2011 — Researchers have identified an important cog in the molecular machinery of plant immunity -- a discovery that could help crop breeders produce disease-resistant varieties to help ensure future food ... > full story -
Follow the Odor and CO2: Flight Patterns Reveal How Mosquitoes Find Hosts to Transmit Deadly Diseases
September 30, 2011 — Experiments performed by entomologists to study how female Aedes aegypti -- mosquitoes that transmit yellow fever and dengue -- respond to plumes of carbon dioxide and human odor demonstrate that ... > full story -
Unprecedented Insight Into Fighting Viral Infections
September 29, 2011 — Researchers have determined the structure of a protein that is the first line of defense in fighting viral infections including influenza, hepatitis C, West Nile, rabies and ... > full story -
Worm 'Cell Death' Discovery Could Lead to New Drugs for Deadly Parasite
September 28, 2011 — Researchers have for the first time identified a "programmed cell death" pathway in parasitic worms that could one day lead to new treatments for one of the world's most serious and prevalent ... > full story -
Killing Crop-Eating Pests: Compounds Work by Disrupting Bugs' Winter Sleep
September 28, 2011 — The creation of compounds that disrupt a worldwide pest's winter sleep hints at the potential to develop natural and targeted controls against crop-eating insects, new research suggests. Scientists ... > full story -
Central Asia's Hidden Burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases: High Rates of Parasitic Infection Nearly 20 Years After Soviet Collapse
September 27, 2011 — Central Asia continues to suffer from a post-Soviet economic breakdown that may have contributed to a re-emergence of several neglected tropical diseases in the area, especially among its most ... > full story -
Tracing an Elusive Killer Parasite in Peru
September 27, 2011 — Despite what Hollywood would have you believe, not all epidemics involve people suffering from zombie-like symptoms -- some can only be uncovered through door-to-door epidemiology and advanced ... > full story -
Quicker Testing for Viral Infections Saves Money and Lives, Study Suggests
September 27, 2011 — A new method for quickly identifying individual viruses and recognizing how they bind to host cells may become a vital tool in the early control of winter vomiting disease and other virus-based ... > full story -
Increased Knowledge of the Malaria Parasite Can Provide Better Medicines
September 26, 2011 — A recent article shows a link between changes in the malaria parasite and the absorption of pharmaceutical compounds. Increased knowledge of the malaria parasite and the connection with the ... > full story
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