A new, invasive species of slug found recently in South Texas serves as a good reminder to thoroughly wash fruits and vegetables before eating them, according to an expert with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension ...

Biology - Ecology

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Individuals of a particular species generally differ from one another. We are clearly most adept at recognizing members of our own species, although dog and cat owners will be ready to confirm that their ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Jun 11, 2013 not rated yet 0

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center scientists have, for the first time, mapped a young gene's short, dramatic evolutionary journey to becoming essential, or indispensable. In a study published online ...

Biology - Biotechnology

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A ready-to-eat Army meal can survive a 1,200-foot parachute drop and stay fresh for up to three years - only to go straight into the trash can if it doesn't appeal to a soldier's taste.

Chemistry - Other

Jun 05, 2013 3 / 5 (1) 0

Scientists have discovered why fruit and vegetables last longer after being exposed to ozone.

Biology - Other

May 29, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Snail shells coil in response to an lopsided protein gradient across their shell mantles, finds research in BioMed Central's open access journal EvoDevo. In contrast the shell mantle of limpets, whose shells ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

May 27, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

The European Commission said Friday that it will ban for two years beginning in December pesticides blamed for killing the bees that pollinate food and fruit crops.

Biology - Ecology

May 24, 2013 5 / 5 (4) 0

(Phys.org) —A team of European researchers working at École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland has created an artificial compound eye that is comparable to those in insects such ...

Technology - Hi Tech & Innovation

May 21, 2013 4.9 / 5 (11) 0 |

Parasitic wasps switch off the immune systems of fruit flies by draining calcium from the flies' blood cells, a finding that offers new insight into how pathogens break through a host's defenses.

Biology - Plants & Animals

May 20, 2013 4.8 / 5 (5) 1 |

New technology offers the promise of reducing billions of dollars of losses that occur each year from the silent, invisible killer of fruits, vegetables and cut flowers—a gas whose effects are familiar to everyone who has ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

May 15, 2013 4 / 5 (2) 0

Meticulous attention to food safety is a good thing. As consumers, we like to hear that produce growers and distributers go above and beyond food safety mandates to ensure that healthy fresh fruits and vegetables do not carry ...

Biology - Ecology

May 06, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Figs and fig trees are familiar to a wide cross-section of human society, both as a common food and for their spiritual importance. What is less well understood is the global nature of this association between figs and humans, ...

Biology - Ecology

May 02, 2013 3.2 / 5 (6) 0 |

A study of tentacle-formation in a sea anemone shows how epithelial cells form elongated structures and puts the spotlight on a new model organism.

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

May 02, 2013 3 / 5 (1) 0 |

If you thought the only way to solve a puzzle was by looking at a picture of its end result as you go, guess again. Using an innovative approach to the study of genetic diversity, an international research ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Apr 29, 2013 4 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org) —NASA's gutsiest scientists say they don't get bugged no matter what kind of sticky situation they find themselves smashed into. The preceding dose of hyperbole is brought to you by a team of ...

Technology - Engineering

Apr 26, 2013 4 / 5 (1) 0