They Must Feed; Give Them Flesh! Feeding Screwworms on a Budget
Featured Image Caption: Screwworm flies lay eggs on unsuspecting hosts so larvae (maggots) can develop underneath the skin. “Screwworm-Cochliomyia hominivorax”
Read moreFeatured Image Caption: Screwworm flies lay eggs on unsuspecting hosts so larvae (maggots) can develop underneath the skin. “Screwworm-Cochliomyia hominivorax”
Read moreAgriculture uses pesticides to maintain continuous food production. But what is the effect of these chemicals on aquatic animals? With this in mind, researchers from Brazil collaborated to study the effect of one of the most used pesticides in the country on zebrafish.
Read moreHarmful Algal Blooms are an increasingly frequent phenomenon, but may be mitigated with help from a surprising source.
Read moreTicks are risk-takers facing a daily dilemma: stay near the damp soil or climb the grass to find a host. Choosing one means losing access to the other. Ticks use weather conditions to inform whether to climb or stay put, but climate change may alter their behavior. Life or death for the tick has huge implications for human and animal health since ticks can transfer diseases with their bite. Click the tick to find out how hotter, more humid days will affect tick behavior.
Read moreAs climate change pushes species around the world together, cross-species viral infections become a growing concern.
Read moreMicrofibers are getting into our lakes and oceans. With the help of new technology and a little community effort, we may be able to stop them.
Read morePhase-Selective Organo-WHAT? Scientists are studying complex chemicals called Phase-Selective Organogelators (or PSOGs) to better understand their ability to clean up oil spills. These chemicals create a gel when added, in small quantities, to crude oil. The use of these chemicals could be a game changer when it comes to remediating marine oil spills. It would facilitate the way these disasters are handled, shortening the time it’s left affecting the organisms that live and interact in marine ecosystems
Read moreIt’s all fun and games outdoors until mosquitoes crash the party. Female mosquitoes need protein-rich human blood for energy to produce eggs. While an itchy bump follows most bites, some can transfer harmful viruses, like Zika and dengue. Mosquitoes are experts at finding human hosts, and now scientists have discovered how. Mosquito brains may give insights into new strategies to control mosquitoes and the diseases they carry.
Read moreHow the bacteria living inside of us may protect us against harmful infections.
Read morePrimary Source: Al-Attar R, Storey KB. Lessons from nature: Leveraging the freeze-tolerant wood frog as a model to improve organ
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