Recent findings by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis may aid in the development of therapies to treat parasitic infections, including malaria, and may help plant scientists one day produce hardier crops. The ...
Biotechnology
Dec 29, 2017
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Viscum album is one of the best known parasitic plants—essentially gaining both water and nutrients from the plant it has made its home. But its unique biology is not the only reason why it is so well known, famed for being ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 18, 2017
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Just in time for Halloween, a new study reveals that pumpkin-colored zombies may be running rampant through your local salt marsh.
Ecology
Oct 6, 2017
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Tiny creatures in soil that attack plants have shown the ability to survive for at least three years stored in dry conditions in a recent AgResearch study, giving new insights into the biosecurity threats posed by passenger ...
Biotechnology
Aug 24, 2017
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A team of scientists from the Kunming Institute of Botany in China and the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena has discovered that parasitic plants of the genus Cuscuta (dodder) not only deplete nutrients from ...
Biotechnology
Jul 25, 2017
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The plant parasitic nematode is an agricultural pest that has no fundamental countermeasures and requires the development of resistant plant varieties or pesticides. This parasitic pest creates a nest called a "gall" on the ...
Biotechnology
Jul 19, 2017
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Entomologists will find it easier to identify parasitic wasps and their host aphids, thanks to the work of entomologist Paul Johnson and forage breeder Arvid Boe. Both are professors in the Department of Agronomy, Horticulture ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 20, 2017
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A new study to be published in the scientific journal New Phytologist reveals that plants' odour bouquet changes depending on the type of enemy that attacks it. To the surprise of the researchers involved, native plants emit ...
Ecology
Jan 24, 2017
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Sneaky parasitic weeds may steal genes from the plants they are attacking and use those genes against the host plant, according to a team of scientists.
Biotechnology
Dec 1, 2016
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Researchers at the University of Oxford have demonstrated that the diets of organisms can affect the DNA sequences of their genes.
Biotechnology
Nov 15, 2016
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