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March 5, 2018

Plants share defensive proteins in evolutionary pick 'n' mix

Novel research has shed further light on how plants can use ‘baits’ to recognize and trap disease-causing pathogens before infection can take hold. Plants share defensive […]
March 1, 2018

New insights into how a virus-blocking bacterium operates in mosquitoes

New research reveals details of the mechanism by which the bacterium Wolbachia blocks viruses in mosquito cells, suggesting that it reduces viral replication inside cells and […]
February 28, 2018

Biologists document the secondary extinction of a disease-carrying mosquito following rat eradication on Palmyra Atoll

The Asian tiger mosquito — carrier of such diseases as dengue, yellow fever, Rift Valley fever, Chikungunya and Zika — appears to have vanished from Palmyra. […]
February 28, 2018

As summers get warmer, more rain may not be better than less

Warm, wet summers are historically unusual and could bring unexpected disruptions to ecosystems and society, according to new research. As summers get warmer, more rain may […]