Answering the call for real-time plant disease diagnostics in resource-poor regions
Plant pests and diseases are a real concern for the global agriculture industry and to food security. Early warning systems are essential to preparing… Read more »
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Extraordinarily ordinary: Mucus glands and mucus in the sticky toes of tree frogs
Surprisingly little is known on the nature of the secreted mucus and on the morphology of the glands that produce mucus in the sticky toes of tree… Read more »
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Red de Institutos Nacionales de Cancer de Latinoamérica RINC-ALC
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We know that different people can perceive sounds and images like the blue/gold dress in divisive ways depending on how their… Read more »
Undocumented biodiversity of marine Oomycota is found in the Arctic
Oomycota are fungal-like organisms and notorious parasites of fish, crops, and algae. A new study published in IMA Fungus analyzed… Read more »
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It is well established that sea gulls can profit from human food sources but at what cost? In this blog Susanne van Donk,… Read more »
Transposon Day Quiz: 2019
Time to once again test your TE knowledge with a quiz!
The USA lags behind other large agricultural economies in banning harmful pesticides
50 years ago the USA led the way in regulating pesticides, but research published today in Environmental Health finds that the… Read more »
Biotechnology for a bio-based economy
On World Environment Day, we look at what biotechnology can do to help reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and move towards a… Read more »
World Environment Day 2019 quiz
Set up by the United Nations, World Environment Day aims to raise international awareness of environmental issues and encourage… Read more »