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April 24, 2018

Engineered Chinese shrub produces high levels of antimalarial compound

Artemisinin is a potent antimalarial compound produced naturally in low amounts by the Chinese shrub Artemisia annua, commonly known as sweet wormwood. Researchers in China now […]
April 23, 2018

Just one more ash dieback spore could push European ash trees to the brink

Europe’s ash dieback epidemic could well have been caused by just one or two mushroom-like fruiting bodies of a fungal pathogen from Asia, according to a […]
April 23, 2018

Why freeloader baby-eating ants are welcomed to the colony

It might seem surprising that a colony of ants would tolerate the type of guests that gobble both their grub and their babies. But new research […]
April 21, 2018

West Nile virus reemerged and spread to new areas in Greece in 2017

West Nile virus (WNV), which is transmitted via mosquito bites, reemerged and spread to new territories of Greece in 2017 following a two-year hiatus in reported […]