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February 8, 2018

Competing for blood: How ecologists are solving infectious disease mysteries

By looking at malaria infections and hookworms as competitors battling over a key resource — red blood cells — ecologists were able to explain why co-infected […]
February 8, 2018

Ebola virus infects reproductive organs in monkeys

Ebola virus can infect reproductive organs of male and female macaques, according to a new study, suggesting humans could be similarly infected. Prior studies have revealed […]
February 8, 2018

Sniffing out a mate with precision

Male cockroaches can ‘see’ the spatial distribution of female pheromones to locate a sexual mate, according to researchers. Sniffing out a mate with precision Sniffing out […]
February 8, 2018

Biologists decipher a key piece of the odor-detection puzzle in flies, mosquitoes

Biologists have discovered surprisingly that the complex odor-detecting machinery of the fruit fly Drosophila is heavily influenced by one specific odor receptor. This same receptor also […]