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  Antibiotic Cream Has High Cure Rate, Few Side Effects in Treating Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

  February 6, 2013 — Researchers have demonstrated a high cure rate and remarkably few side effects in treating patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) with an investigational antibiotic cream. CL is a parasitic ... > full story
• Endangered Plants
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  Benefits of Bt Corn Go Beyond Rootworm Resistance

  February 6, 2013 — Researchers find that Bt corn has higher yields and uses nitrogen more efficiently than non-Bt ... > full story
• Endangered Plants
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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
• Fungus
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  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
• Dogs
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  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
• Insects (including Butterflies)
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  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
• Virology
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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
• Botany
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  Evolutionary Biology
  Nature
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  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
• Virology
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  Insects (including Butterflies)
  HIV and AIDS
   
  

  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
• New Species
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  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

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