A new form of agricultural pest control could one day take root—one that treats crop infestations deep under the ground in a targeted manner with less pesticide.
Bio & Medicine
Sep 21, 2023
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A neurosurgeon in Canberra removed a nematode that was living inside a person's brain in 2022.
Plants & Animals
Sep 8, 2023
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In a new study in Nature Communications, an international research team including scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology reports that, given the same genetic makeup, individual behavior alone determines ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 28, 2023
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Soil microfauna are microscopic animals that live in the soil and play important roles in nutrient cycling, plant growth, and ecosystem functioning. A team of researchers from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese ...
Ecology
Aug 11, 2023
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Some organisms, such as tardigrades, rotifers, and nematodes, can survive harsh conditions by entering a dormant state known as "cryptobiosis."
Plants & Animals
Jul 27, 2023
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Nematodes (roundworms) are distributed worldwide in almost all habitats. The Mermithidae, a family of nematodes larger than others, are obligate invertebrate parasites which occur in insects, millipedes, crustaceans, spiders, ...
Evolution
Jul 18, 2023
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In the woods of the northeastern U.S., a strange disease is creeping through the canopies. Spreading quickly, it causes leaves and branches to wither and, in many cases, the tree to eventually die.
Plants & Animals
Jun 23, 2023
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Soybean cyst nematode (SCN, Heterodera glycines Ichinohe), is a devastating pathogen in soybean. The infective juveniles of nematodes can use phytochemical signals (semiochemicals) released into the rhizosphere as important ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jun 8, 2023
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A team of biomedical researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, San Jose State University and the University of Pennsylvania has found that nematodes need sleep in order to consolidate their odor memories ...
Beech leaf disease (BLD) is an emerging threat to North American forest ecosystems. It was first discovered in northeastern Ohio in 2012, and has already spread to 12 additional U.S. states and Canadian provinces. At first ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 2, 2023
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