Little world, big problems: unravelling the origin of slave-raiding in ants
In a recent BMC Evolutionary Biology publication, researchers use a phylogenomics analysis to disentangle the relationships of Formica genus ants,… Read more »
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Dog poo could cause abortions in cattle
Dog faeces left on fields containing cattle could expose cows to a parasitic infection that may result in early abortions or leave calves infected… Read more »
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Highlights of the BMC series: May 2018
Oxytocin receptor gene methylation in social and emotional functioning • Safe smart phone sound levels •Causes of death among… Read more »
The Creative Reactions Project
An artist and a scientist undertake a fruitful collaboration to inform the public about tsetse fly transmission of trypanosomes
Folic acid supplements and gut bacteria
How does the supplement folic acid get into our bodies? I had assumed it was taken up in the same way as natural folates found in… Read more »
BMC Ecology Image Competition Announcement 2018
We are delighted to announce that the 6th annual BMC Ecology image competition launches today! We are calling for ecologists… Read more »
“Glocalized” teaching and learning to investigate global processes through local examples in disease ecology
In this post, Krisztian Magori discusses "glocalized" education as a potential way to help students better appreciate global… Read more »
Transposon Day Quiz: How much do you know about the field’s founder, Barbara McClintock?
Barbara McClintock is widely recognized as the founder of the field of transposable elements research and the scientist who… Read more »
Barriers to trypanosome transmission by tsetse flies
Exciting new research uncovers some reasons why very few tsetse flies develop salivary gland infections.
First record of bottlenose dolphins in Canadian Pacific waters
Authors of a recent Marine Biodiveristy Records publication describe a very special and surprising sighting of bottlenose dolphins… Read more »