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  • Mini-Monsters
    The "monsters" included in this visually stunning app mainly consist of insects that have been imaged with a scanning electron microscope (SEM). This high-magnification and ...
    5-1-2013
  • Building a Self-Destructive Mosquito
    chain of transmission between humans and insects, and by the end of the war, dengue had ... its RIDL® (Release of Insects carrying a Dominant Lethal) male mosquitoes in the Keys. ...
    1-7-2013
  • Nucleic Acid Sample-Prep Tools Break New Ground
    ... Input can be a wide variety of samples: blood, tissue, insects, soil, or air filters. "The fluidic cartridges and the devices that we've developed allow us to do a lot of the basic ...
    10-1-2012
  • Technophobia = Poisoned Fruit
    so they must be cross-pollinated by insects (primarily bees) in order to develop fruit. ... for apple cultivars that are more resistant to predation by insects, viruses, or fungi? ...
    10-1-2012
  • FlyMine
    In recent years, Anopheles has also flown onto the scene (you probably know these little blood-suckers better as the annoying insects that leave itchy bumps on your skin). ...
    9-15-2012
  • Agbiotech Is Working to Help Plants Cope with Global Warming
    tolerance, gene discovery, and prebreeding in cereals for broad resistance against insects adaptable to variable environments, molecular and genomics-assisted breeding of ...
    8-22-2012
  • It's The Process, Stupid
    ... shown, it is not possible to prevent undesired organisms in open ponds over an extended period (e.g. "wild" algae, bacteria, protozoa, water fleas and insects, such as mosquitoes). ...
    8-21-2012
  • Building a Rat That Swims Like a Jellyfish
    ... "Because of our size, we humans are mostly unaware of the viscosity of water, but for much smaller insects and juvenile jellyfish, water is rather sticky, as is honey for us. ...
    7-31-2012
  • Sanaria, IBBR Win $3M Grant for Malaria Vaccine Sporozoite Manufacture...
    ... The Insect Transformation Facility is dedicated to advancing insect molecular science and its clinical application. It acts as a resource for generating modified insects for ...
    6-14-2012
  • Is the USPTO Playing the Race Card?
    ... This search received 128 "hits." A quick review of these hits indicated that many patents were related to plants, insects, or subject matter otherwise irrelevant to personalized ...
    1-1-2012
  • Engineered Mosquitoes Resist Malaria Infection
    ... its ecologic niche or involve chemical insecticide or drug treatments." Anopheles insects that overexpress Rel2 transcription factor could help control malaria spread in the ...
    12-23-2011
  • Science 360 (National Science Foundation)
    The purpose of the app is really random exploration-the images and video clips are incredibly diverse, from insects to rockets, to chemistry, to ecology. Tapping on an image sends ...
    11-1-2011
  • Biological Complexity Under Attack
    ... For these reasons, the evolutionary path is often extremely convoluted. Stick insects, for example, have evolved and lost wings three different times in the course of evolution-and ...
    10-1-2011
  • New Products Launched at ELA
    So he founded Venomtech-which houses a host of snakes, insects, scorpions, spiders, and other arthropods-to do just that. Venoms contain a variety of different carbohydrates, ...
    9-15-2011
  • BugGuide
    these "oft-maligned creatures.") The website is a collaborative effort of naturalists who are simply looking to share their enthusiasm for insects, spiders, and related creatures. ...
    9-1-2011
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  • PiggyBac Transposon-Mediated, Reversible Gene Transfer in Human...
    You-Tzung Chen, Kenryo Furushima, Pei-Shan Hou, Amy T. Ku, Jian Min Deng, Chuan-Wei Jang, Haotian Fang, Henry P. Adams, Min-Liang Kuo, Hong-Nerng Ho, Chung-Liang Chien, Richard R. Behringer
    Stem Cells and Development
    They are also important for stem cell researchers to explore and test the therapeutic potential of stem cells. The piggyBac transposon from insects is a rising nonviral system that ...
  • Mammalian Peptidoglycan Recognition Proteins Kill Bacteria by...
    Roman Dziarski, Des Raj Kashyap, Dipika Gupta
    Microbial Drug Resistance
    Microbial Drug Resistance Peptidoglycan recognition proteins (PGRPs) are conserved from insects to mammals and function in antibacterial immunity. We have revealed a novel ...
  • Seasonal Incidence and Molecular Characterization of Salmonella...
    Philipus Pangloli, Yobouet Dje, Omaima Ahmed, C.A. Doane, S.P. Oliver, F.A. Draughon
    Foodborne Pathogens and Disease
    (40-92%) except milking parlor air (25%) and bulk tank milk (29%) in summer; and feeds (60-71%), cow beddings (59%), cow soils (50%), air (46-71%), and insects (63%) during fall. ...
  • Resistance of Mexican Fruit Fly to Quarantine Treatments of High...
    Juan F. Castañón-Rodríguez, Manuel A. Vargas-Ortiz, Pablo Montoya, Hugo S. García, Gonzalo Velazquez, José A. Ramírez, Manuel Vázquez, Juan Francisco Castañón, Hugo S. Garcia, José Alberto Ramirez, Manuel Vazquez
    Foodborne Pathogens and Disease
    ludens Loew (Diptera: Tephritidae) is one of the most important insects infesting fruits. ... These results are relevant to the industry because they show that eggs of insects ...

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