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Two lovers found dead in Bijnor in suspected case of suicide
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Bijnor (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 9 (ANI): Two lovers were found dead in Bijnor in an alleged case of suicide, with the body of the girl who left her home found hanging from a tree.
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Microbial enzymes are the key to pectin digestion in leaf beetles: Researc
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 9 (ANI): A research team shows in a new study how leaf beetles could successfully use new and previously indigestible food sources in the course of evolution. The insects acquired enzymes from microorganisms via horizontal gene transfer that enabled them to degrade p
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Research: Tropical insects are extremely sensitive to changing climates
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 15 (ANI): Insects that are adapted to perennially wet environments, like tropical rainforests, don't tend to do well when their surroundings dry out. New research indicates they may be equally averse to heavy rainfall. The results of an extensive five-year study co
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Discovery of extinct prehistoric reptile that lived among dinosaurs: Resea
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 15 (ANI): Researchers have discovered a new extinct species of lizard-like reptile that belongs to the same ancient lineage as New Zealand's living tuatara. A team of scientists describe the new species Opisthiamimus gregori, which once inhabited Jurassic North Ame
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Best Agrolife Ltd. becomes First Indian Company to launch Indigenously Man
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 2 (ANI/NewsVoir): Best Agrolife Ltd., a major player in the Indian Agri inputs market, has announced the introduction of two new CTPR-based formulations, CITIGEN and VISTARA.
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Best Agrolife Ltd to be the first agrochemical company in India to manufac
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI/NewsVoir): Best Agrolife Limited, a leading player in the Indian agrochemical industry, has been granted registration for the indigenous manufacturing of Pyroxasulfone technical u/s 9(3) by the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee in the 440
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CU UCRD's bio-insecticide to revolutionise India's fruit production
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], August 10 (ANI/PRNewswire): There is no doubt that horticulture is considered a good option as compared to food crops, but the infestation of insects and bees on fruits has affected horticulture badly. Fruits like guava and mango are cultivated in various states of India
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Research finds how an insect-eating plant harnesses rain energy to power i
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Bristol [England], August 3 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Bristol have discovered how a carnivorous plant kills its prey using rain energy.
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Bumblebees balance pain perception with pursuit of food
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], July 27 (ANI): A new study discovered that bumblebees can modulate behavior to negotiate a trade-off between the perception of harmful stimuli and the pursuit of food. Mammals can modulate their responses to noxious stimuli, such that pain perception does not i
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Do you know how stressed-out plants produce their own aspirin? Study revea
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [U.S], July 24 (ANI): Plants produce salicylic acid, popularly known as aspirin, to protect themselves against environmental dangers like insects, thirst, and heat. A better understanding of this procedure could aid plants in surviving the increased stress brought on by climate ch
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Research reveals genes from microbes crucial for insect evolution
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 20 (ANI): Through horizontal gene transfer, microorganisms and plants may have provided insects an evolutionary advantage hundreds of millions of years ago. More than 1,400 genes from 218 different insect species, including butterflies and moths, are reported to have co
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Scientists find important genetic factor behind insect migrations
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 8 (ANI): Researchers have discovered more than 1,500 genetic differences between migratory and non-migratory hoverflies in a recent study.
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