You might not like mosquitoes, but they like you, says Utah State University biologist Norah Saarman. And where you lead, they will follow.
Ecology
Feb 22, 2021
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The coronavirus isn't the only plague making headlines this year—locusts are devastating crops in several parts of the world, and now scientists are discovering why the pest forms destructive swarms.
Plants & Animals
Aug 12, 2020
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Parents pass genes along to their offspring traits that equip them for life. In recent years, research has shown that the reality is much more complex and that parents endow much more than just genes. A new study in Cell ...
Evolution
Jun 4, 2020
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A modification that creates more male offspring was able to eliminate populations of malaria mosquitoes in lab experiments.
Plants & Animals
May 12, 2020
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Purdue University scientists Natalia Dudareva and Joseph Lynch have been searching for a way to increase a plant's production of phenylalanine, a compound important for plant survival and used by humans in flavors, fragrances, ...
Biochemistry
Apr 14, 2020
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New research from Kyushu University in Japan provides a better understanding of how chemicals thought to impart unique health benefits to plants in the cabbage family are broken down to promote growth in conditions lacking ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 12, 2020
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Experts' interest in utilizing gene editing for breeding crops has seen revolutionary growth. Meanwhile, people's awareness of food safety has also been increasing. To understand the attitudinal difference among experts and ...
Biotechnology
Jan 22, 2020
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Scientists have tested a new way to protect crops from a widespread and devastating bacterial disease, without using environmentally damaging chemical sprays.
Biotechnology
Dec 5, 2019
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A chance finding 10 years ago led to the creation by researchers of the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) of the first mice born with much longer telomeres than normal in their species. Telomeres shorten throughout ...
Biotechnology
Oct 17, 2019
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Hens that cannot produce their own chicks have successfully acted as surrogates for rare chicken breeds.
Ecology
Oct 1, 2019
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