SMBE Journals (Molecular Biology and Evolution and Genome Biology and Evolution) Further analysis of PifA and PifB revealed that they exhibit many of the characteristics of eukaryotic host-associated ...

Did you know that not only does organism's body have a biological clock that can tell the time of the day, it can also tell the time of the year? Now, researchers from Japan have found that one ...

When it comes to reproduction in social insects, nobody competes with the queen. For some time, scientists have known that queen insects give off chemical signals that prevent workers from reproducing ...

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Scientists have uncovered a set of neurons in fruit flies that shut down in cold temperatures and slow reproduction, a system conserved in many insects, including mosquitoes, which ...

While most animals reproduce sexually, some species rely solely on females for parthenogenetic reproduction. Even in these species, rare males occasionally appear. Whether these males retain ...

The secret of the world’s deadliest animal’s reproductive success could lead to fewer baby mosquitoes. That could mean improved pest control. FIU Biomolecular Sciences Institute researchers ...

This summer, NPR Science Desk is celebrating sweat. Boy, do they know how to have a good time. Perspiration is vital. It keeps humans cool and comfortable, including B.J. Leiderman, who writes our ...

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Model organisms refer to non-human organisms that are used in the laboratory to understand the structure and function of animals by means of examining their biological processes. These are typically ...

Female Trichogramma pretiosum wasp, which are often infected with parthenogenesis-inducing Wolbachia, walking on top of Ephestia eggs and parasitizing them. Credit: Laura C. Fricke, University of ...