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New cancer drug could be developed using mushroom that grows on insects: R
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) [US], October 19 (ANI): The Cordyceps mushroom is well known for its gruesome eating habits: it is well-known that its spores kill insects by infecting them, and the dead insects' flesh sprouts fully developed fruiting bodies of the Cordyceps fungus.
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Study reveals how an unusually large number of insects are destroying plan
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 16 (ANI): Despite the decrease in the population of bugs, researchers at the University of Wyoming discovered that insects are nevertheless causing tremendous damage to plants.
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Study reveals how unprecedented level of insects harming plants
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 11 (ANI): With insect numbers declining, experts at the University of Wyoming found that insects are still causing unprecedented harm to plants.
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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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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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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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Research: Plantations of exotic trees might cause problems for local wildl
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Bristol [UK], June 8 (ANI): According to an international study, initiatives that use non-native tree species can have an impact on tropical insects in neighbouring forests.
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Researchers reveal satellites and drones can help save pollinators
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Exeter [England], May 20 (ANI): According to the University of Exeter, satellites and drones can provide critical information to help protect pollinators.
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