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July 9, 2018

Jumping genes: Cross species transfer of genes has driven evolution

Far from just being the product of our parents, scientists have now shown that widespread transfer of genes between species has radically changed the genomes of […]
July 9, 2018

Birds eat 400 to 500 million tons of insects annually

Birds around the world eat 400 to 500 million metric tons of beetles, flies, ants, moths, aphids, grasshoppers, crickets and other anthropods per year. The research […]
July 6, 2018

Natural lipid acts as potent anti-inflammatory

Researchers have identified a naturally occurring lipid — a waxy, fatty acid — used by a disease-causing bacterium to impair the host immune response and increase […]
July 5, 2018

Stopping a tiny — and deadly — fly in its tracks

New research presents a technique that could help treat African sleeping sickness, which impacts millions in sub-Saharan Africa and — in its late stages — can […]