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Insects
Insects are hexapod invertebrates that are classed as Arthropoda within the group of anthropod phylum. Insects consist of the largest diversity of animal with more than one million species and account for more than half of all living organisms.
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SEP 18, 2014Microbiology
Do you remember the old advertising slogan, "A day without orange juice is like a day without sunshine?" Well, if someth ...Written By: Peter MicheliAUG 06, 2014Genetics & Genomics
In a paper entitled, Concerning RNA-Guided Gene Drives for the Alteration of Wild Populations, recently published in eLi ...Written By: Peter MicheliJUL 14, 2014Plants & Animals
Many people do not realize it, but the sense of smell is critically important to many insects. It is how they are able t ...JUL 07, 2014Genetics & Genomics
It's thought that in the 1800's the passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) was the most numerous bird in the world, w ...Written By: Peter MicheliJUN 20, 2014Videos
A strange and oddly beautiful video about a fungi that invades the body of insects to grow and control the insect popula ...Written By: Robert WoodardJUN 11, 2014Plants & Animals
These days, zombies seem to be ubiquitous in popular culture, although the origin of such a creature is somewhat obscure ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAY 19, 2014Genetics & Genomics
After a decade-long effort a team of more than 140 scientists have deciphered the tsetse fly's (Glossina morsitans) geno ...Written By: Peter MicheliMAY 06, 2014Technology
If we present a story with the terms "praying mantis" and "3D", you are probably going to assume you have wandered into ...APR 21, 2014Technology
A group of researchers has successfully injected various types of DNA origami nanobots in living cockroaches (Blaberus d ...FEB 18, 2014Genetics & Genomics
Grasshoppers may be a nuisance to your garden, but their voracious appetites and large numbers can cause more significan ...FEB 10, 2014Cell & Molecular Biology
If we asked you how honeybees taste, what would you say? You might say "awful" or "a bit like chicken, once you get past ...DEC 24, 2013Plants & Animals
There aren't many fans of spiders, and most people probably don't spend much time worrying about what spiders eat. The a ...DEC 20, 2013Chemistry & Physics
Crystalline cellulose structures are known to have great strength compared to their weight, but quantifying this on the ...SEP 19, 2013Videos
A study in the journal Science reveals that a juvenile form of the insect Issus Coleoptratus evolved gears to help with ...Written By: Jennifer Ellis
SEP 18, 2014
Microbiology
Do you remember the old advertising slogan, "A day without orange juice is like a day without sunshine?" Well, if someth
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
AUG 06, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
In a paper entitled, Concerning RNA-Guided Gene Drives for the Alteration of Wild Populations, recently published in eLi
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
JUL 14, 2014
Plants & Animals
Many people do not realize it, but the sense of smell is critically important to many insects. It is how they are able t
...
JUL 07, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
It's thought that in the 1800's the passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) was the most numerous bird in the world, w
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
JUN 20, 2014
Videos
A strange and oddly beautiful video about a fungi that invades the body of insects to grow and control the insect popula
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
JUN 11, 2014
Plants & Animals
These days, zombies seem to be ubiquitous in popular culture, although the origin of such a creature is somewhat obscure
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAY 19, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
After a decade-long effort a team of more than 140 scientists have deciphered the tsetse fly's (Glossina morsitans) geno
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
MAY 06, 2014
Technology
If we present a story with the terms "praying mantis" and "3D", you are probably going to assume you have wandered into
...
APR 21, 2014
Technology
A group of researchers has successfully injected various types of DNA origami nanobots in living cockroaches (Blaberus d
...
FEB 18, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
Grasshoppers may be a nuisance to your garden, but their voracious appetites and large numbers can cause more significan
...
FEB 10, 2014
Cell & Molecular Biology
If we asked you how honeybees taste, what would you say? You might say "awful" or "a bit like chicken, once you get past
...
DEC 24, 2013
Plants & Animals
There aren't many fans of spiders, and most people probably don't spend much time worrying about what spiders eat. The a
...
DEC 20, 2013
Chemistry & Physics
Crystalline cellulose structures are known to have great strength compared to their weight, but quantifying this on the
...
SEP 19, 2013
Videos
A study in the journal Science reveals that a juvenile form of the insect Issus Coleoptratus evolved gears to help with
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis