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Insect physiology
Insect physiology encompasses the functions and mechanisms of the organ systems within insects. Insects consist of three body regions: the head, thorax, and abdomen. The head includes compound eyes, mouth, and antennae. The thorax is made up of the pro, medo, and meta thorax which each support two legs used for locomotive functions such as jumping or swimming. The abdomen houses the organs needed for digestion and reproduction.
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FEB 21, 2025Plants & Animals
How can mosquito antennae help identify natural disasters? This is what a recent study published in Acta Biomaterialia h ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 10, 2023Plants & Animals
A recent study published in Current Biology examines how ticks use static electricity to find hosts to acts as parasites ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 29, 2023Microbiology
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Triphyophyllum peltatum is an unusual plant that naturally grows in the West African tropics. It also produces compounds ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2023Immunology
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In the 1980s and 90s, our marvelous neurotoxic treatments for lice began to fail. New reports of reduced efficacy sugges ...Written By: Amielle MorenoSEP 23, 2022Chemistry & Physics
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Ant colonies make decisions similarly to neural networks in the brain. The corresponding study was published in PNAS.&nb ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 11, 2022Genetics & Genomics
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When the parasite Plasmodium falciparium is transmitted from mosquitoes to humans, it causes malaria. So what does it do ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 14, 2021Plants & Animals
Do you know those pesky bugs that happen swarm in front of your door right as you open it? Those swarms and the insects ...Written By: Hannah DanielAUG 31, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Cellular stains are organic fluorescent dyes or fluorescent conjugates designed to localize to a specific organelle or c ...AUG 21, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Over the past year and a half, may people have been isolated and have spent far more time alone than usual. For some, th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 19, 2021Plants & Animals
Happy National Potato Day! Potatoes are a delicious part of many foods for people across the globe, but what do you know ...Written By: Samantha LottMAY 25, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Protein synthesis, protein engineering, and synthetic biology researchers can research their protein of interest using e ...Sponsored By: Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc.JAN 21, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Cats love catnip and silver vine; the cat-attracting plants are treats that make cats excited and happy. Big cats also f ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2020Plants & Animals
NOAA researchers used video taken on an underwater expedition to identify a new species of comb jellyfish, or ctenophore ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 06, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Warm water pelagic snails don’t get much attention, but they certainly should. The snails move between ocean surfa ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 21, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Pollen is produced by trees, grasses, and weeds, and it's a way for plants to reproduce by disseminating their genet ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 05, 2020Microbiology
Scientists have discovered a bacterium that lives in mosquitoes around Lake Victoria, and appears to block malaria.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 09, 2019Plants & Animals
When you think about a carnivorous (meat-eating) plant, the first thing that probably comes to mind is the infamous Venu ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 25, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Pesticides are a part of agriculture, and while they are important to crop production, some can be detrimental to human ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
FEB 21, 2025
Plants & Animals
How can mosquito antennae help identify natural disasters? This is what a recent study published in Acta Biomaterialia h
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 10, 2023
Plants & Animals
A recent study published in Current Biology examines how ticks use static electricity to find hosts to acts as parasites
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 29, 2023
Microbiology
Microbes are vital partners for many species. There are gut microbiomes in a huge number of animals, for example, which
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 18, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Triphyophyllum peltatum is an unusual plant that naturally grows in the West African tropics. It also produces compounds
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2023
Immunology
Anaphylactic shock or anaphylaxis is a sudden and severe allergic reaction that can be fatal. The reaction involves the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Plant pathogens are the unseen enemy. According to the Encyclopedia of Microbiology, plant disease is defined as a state
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
JAN 22, 2023
Health & Medicine
The number of rodents used in biomedical research is unclear, but estimates have ranged from 10 million to over 100 mill
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 15, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
In the 1980s and 90s, our marvelous neurotoxic treatments for lice began to fail. New reports of reduced efficacy sugges
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
SEP 23, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
If you’re prone to mosquito bites, it might be because of these chemicals on your skin. Besides being general anno
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
JUL 26, 2022
Neuroscience
Ant colonies make decisions similarly to neural networks in the brain. The corresponding study was published in PNAS.&nb
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 11, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Carnivorous plants are amazing, and researchers have spent a long time learning about their impressive abilities. Now sc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2021
Microbiology
When the parasite Plasmodium falciparium is transmitted from mosquitoes to humans, it causes malaria. So what does it do
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 14, 2021
Plants & Animals
Do you know those pesky bugs that happen swarm in front of your door right as you open it? Those swarms and the insects
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
AUG 31, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Cellular stains are organic fluorescent dyes or fluorescent conjugates designed to localize to a specific organelle or c
...
AUG 21, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Over the past year and a half, may people have been isolated and have spent far more time alone than usual. For some, th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 19, 2021
Plants & Animals
Happy National Potato Day! Potatoes are a delicious part of many foods for people across the globe, but what do you know
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
MAY 25, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Protein synthesis, protein engineering, and synthetic biology researchers can research their protein of interest using e
...
Sponsored By:
Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc.
JAN 21, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cats love catnip and silver vine; the cat-attracting plants are treats that make cats excited and happy. Big cats also f
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2020
Plants & Animals
NOAA researchers used video taken on an underwater expedition to identify a new species of comb jellyfish, or ctenophore
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Warm water pelagic snails don’t get much attention, but they certainly should. The snails move between ocean surfa
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 21, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Pollen is produced by trees, grasses, and weeds, and it's a way for plants to reproduce by disseminating their genet
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2020
Microbiology
Scientists have discovered a bacterium that lives in mosquitoes around Lake Victoria, and appears to block malaria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 09, 2019
Plants & Animals
When you think about a carnivorous (meat-eating) plant, the first thing that probably comes to mind is the infamous Venu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 25, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Pesticides are a part of agriculture, and while they are important to crop production, some can be detrimental to human
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch