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Biodiversity Loss Can Increase Infectious Diseases in Humans
December 3, 2009 — Biodiversity loss can increase infectious diseases in humans, scientists show in a first-of-its-kind global ... > full story -
Whiteflies Sabotage Alarm System of Plant in Distress
November 27, 2009 — When spider mites attack a bean plant, the plant produces odors attracting predatory mites. These mites then exterminate the spider mite population, thus acting as a type of "bodyguard" for the ... > full story -
Lyme Disease Vaccine? Tick Saliva Found to Protect Mice from Lyme Disease
November 19, 2009 — A protein found in the saliva of ticks helps protect mice from developing Lyme disease, researchers have discovered. The findings may spur development of a new vaccine against infection from Lyme ... > full story -
How Ticks Transmit Lyme Disease to Humans: Imaging Technique Leads to Better Understanding
November 16, 2009 — Using a powerful microscopic live imaging technique, researchers have discovered the way ticks transmit Lyme disease to humans is different than previously ... > full story -
Spider Mite Predators Serve As Biological Control
November 2, 2009 — The control of spider mites, which damage tree leaves, reduce fruit quality and cost growers millions of dollars in the use of pesticide and oil spraying, is being biologically controlled in ... > full story -
Nepotism Has Its Benefits When It Comes To Survival, At Least For Spiders
October 26, 2009 — While nepotism may have negative connotations in politics and the workplace, being surrounded by your relatives does lead to better group dynamics and more cooperation in some animals. That seems to ... > full story -
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Male Australian Redback Spiders Employ Courtship Strategies To Preserve Their Life
October 22, 2009 — New research shows that male suitors of a female cannibalistic spider risk facing a premature death unless they perform an adequate courtship lasting a minimum of 100 minutes. Further, the research ... > full story -
Spider Web Glue Spins Society Toward New Biobased Adhesives
October 21, 2009 — With would-be goblins and ghosts set to drape those huge fake spider webs over doorways and trees for Halloween, scientists in Wyoming are reporting on a long-standing mystery about real spider webs: ... > full story -
Scientists Discover Largest Orb-Weaving Spider
October 20, 2009 — Researchers have discovered a new, giant Nephila species (golden orb weaver spider) from Africa and Madagascar. They also reconstructed size evolution in the family Nephilidae to show that this new ... > full story -
Better Blood Screening Process Needed To Prevent Babesiosis Transmission
October 20, 2009 — Babesiosis is a potentially dangerous parasitic disease transmitted by ticks and is common in the Northeast and the upper Midwest. It can also be transmitted through a blood transfusion from an ... > full story
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