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August 15, 2018

Mechanism that affects multiplication of dengue virus lineage discovered

A study aiming at the development of a dengue vaccine shows that the prevalence of a virus lineage upon the other does not rely on the […]
August 15, 2018

Structure of ion channel reveals how insects smell their way around the world

Researchers describe, for the first time, the structure of a smell-receptor protein common among insects. Its inner architecture illuminates how insects evolved to detect an amazing […]
August 15, 2018

How plants protect themselves by emitting scent cues for birds

When plants are in distress or being fed on by insects, they have been known to send out sensory volatile cues that alert organisms in the […]
August 15, 2018

Protecting trees from imported pests

New research unravels the dynamics of tree production, economics and variability in demand to show how to reduce the risks of importing such damaging forest pests […]