Spider and Tick News

Posted October 9, 2006:

• Spider Silk: Could 'Webicillin' Beat Infections?

Posted October 3, 2006:

• Nanotechnology To Stop Weaponized Anthrax In Its Tracks

Posted September 27, 2006:

• Tarantulas Produce Silk From Their Feet

Posted August 30, 2006:

• Deer-Free Areas May Be Haven For Ticks, Disease

Posted August 9, 2006:

• Antioxidants May Protect Against Tick-Borne Illness

Posted August 6, 2006:

• Proteins As Parents: Recombining Parts Yields New Mechanical Properties

Posted July 25, 2006:

• Velvet Worm Brains Reveal Secret Sisterhood With Spiders

Posted July 17, 2006:

• Gatekeeping: Penn Researchers Find New Way To Open Ion Channels In Cell Membranes

Posted July 12, 2006:

• How Parachute Spiders Invade New Territory

Posted June 25, 2006:

• Spider Silk Researchers Uncover Treasure Trove Of Genetic Information About The Wonder Fibers

Posted May 25, 2006:

• Infectious Disease Experts Offer Advice To Prevent And Treat Lyme Disease

Posted May 10, 2006:

• A New View On Lyme Disease: Rodents Hold The Key To Annual Risk

Posted April 5, 2006:

• 'Scent Of A Woman' Tells Male Redback Spiders To Find A Mate

Posted April 4, 2006:

• Why A Spider Hanging From A Thread Does Not Rotate

Posted March 28, 2006:

• Purdue Project Could Help Pets Serve As Disease Watchdogs

Posted March 1, 2006:

• Amber Reveals Ecology Of 30 Million Year Old Spiders

Posted February 19, 2006:

• Ticks, Flukes, And Genomics: Emerging Pathogens Revealed

Posted February 2, 2006:

• Evolution Mystery: Spider Venom And Bacteria Share Same Toxin

Posted October 10, 2005:

• Scientists Show That Tick-Borne Flaviviruses Use A Novel Mechanism To Evade Host Defenses

Posted September 30, 2005:

• Spider Blood Found In 20 Million Year Old Fossil

Posted April 25, 2005:

• Researchers Identify Protein Crucial For Survival Of Lyme-Disease Bacterium

Posted March 28, 2005:

• Lice Join Ticks As Possible Disease Carriers

Posted February 22, 2005:

• Biggest Spider In The World NOT!

Posted December 20, 2004:

• In Wake Of Lyme Disease Vaccine For People, Mice May Be Next In Line For Shots

Posted December 19, 2004:

• Vaccinating Wildlife Can Reduce Human Risk For Lyme Disease

Posted December 14, 2004:

• Broad-Based Vaccination Of Wild Mice Could Help Reduce Lyme Disease Risk In Humans

Posted November 30, 2004:

• Spider Silks, The Ecological Materials Of Tomorrow?

Posted November 23, 2004:

• Scientists Achieve Self-Assembly Of Spider Silk Fiber In Insect Cells

Posted November 15, 2004:

• Lyme Disease Receptor Identified In Tick Guts

Posted October 22, 2004:

• Ancient Sea Spider Fossils Discovered In Volcanic Ash

Posted September 3, 2004:

• Identifying Tick Genes Could Halt Disease, Bioterrorism Threat

Posted May 12, 2004:

• Mother Lode Of Jaguars Discovered In Bolivia Park

Posted April 26, 2004:

• Spiders Make Best Ever Post-It Notes

Posted April 9, 2004:

• Researchers Find No Safe Place To Sit In California Tick-Infested Forest

Posted April 6, 2004:

• Female Gluttony Blamed On Male Tick

Posted March 5, 2004:

• Global Warming Could Be Affecting Wolf-Moose Balance

Posted February 24, 2004:

• Researchers Uncover Key To Survival Of Bacterium That Causes Lyme Disease

Posted February 20, 2004:

• System Can Predict Disease Spread

Posted December 15, 2003:

• Pest Control Breakthrough – From A Spider's Stomach

Posted November 6, 2003:

• Scientists Believe Ancient Arachnids May Have Spun Silk Like Modern Spiders

Posted October 28, 2003:

• Mate Or A Meal? Familiarity Decides If Wolf Spider Loves 'Em Or Eats 'Em

Posted September 22, 2003:

• Emerging Diseases Require Concerted Effort, Expert Says

Posted September 3, 2003:

• Tufts University Bioengineers Discover Secret Of Spider, Silkworm Fiber Strength

Posted April 30, 2003:

• MIT Lab Works To Mimic Spider Silk

Posted March 28, 2003:

• Forest Fragmentation May Increase Lyme Disease Risk

Posted January 30, 2003:

• Forest Fragmentation May Increase Lyme Disease Risk

Posted September 18, 2002:

• In Laos, A Rare Deer Is Discovered Alive And Well, Despite War And Over-Hunting

Posted August 8, 2002:

• Researchers At UCLA Create Better Materials By Emulating Spiders' Techniques

Posted June 18, 2002:

• Studies Of Spider's Silk Reveal Unusual Strength

Posted June 17, 2002:

• Death By Color: Spiny Spiders' Bright Stripes Attract Prey

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