News tagged with moths brain

How moths key into the scent of a flower

Moths need just the essence of a flower's scent to identify it, according to new research from The University of Arizona in Tucson.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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A radar for ADAR: Altered gene tracks RNA editing in neurons

To track what they can't see, pilots look to the green glow of the radar screen. Now biologists monitoring gene expression, individual variation, and disease have a glowing green indicator of their own: Brown ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 25, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Moth ears are activated by movement the size of an atom

(PhysOrg.com) -- Moths are so finely tuned to the ultrasonic calls of predatory bats that the nerve cells in their ears are activated by displacements of the eardrum the size of a small atom, according to ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Neuroscientists unlock shared brain codes

A team of neuroscientists at Dartmouth College has shown that different individuals' brains use the same, common neural code to recognize complex visual images.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 10 | with audio podcast

Low oxygen triggers moth molt

A new explanation for one of nature's most mysterious processes, the transformation of caterpillars into moths or butterflies, might best be described as breathless.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New type of insect repellant may be thousands of times stronger than DEET

(PhysOrg.com) -- Imagine an insect repellant that not only is thousands of times more effective than DEET – the active ingredient in most commercial mosquito repellants – but also works against all types of insects, ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 09, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (23) | comments 22 | with audio podcast

Molecular messages from the antennae

(PhysOrg.com) -- Insects use their antennae for smelling and thus for locating resources in their environment. In an online first article published today, Max Planck researchers present the first complete ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Caterpillars aren't so bird brained after all

(PhysOrg.com) -- Caterpillars that masquerade as twigs to avoid becoming a bird's dinner are actually using clever behavioural strategies to outwit their predators, according to a new study.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Silk moth's antenna inspires new nanotech tool with applications in Alzheimer's research

By mimicking the structure of the silk moth's antenna, University of Michigan researchers led the development of a better nanopore---a tiny tunnel-shaped tool that could advance understanding of a class of ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Feb 28, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

National ban on mothballs containing naphthalene may prevent brain damage in babies

In a letter published in this month's Medical Journal of Australia, leading medical specialists at the University of Sydney have called on the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority to review the safety ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 07, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

British bees tagged to assess pesticide brain damage

British bees will be fitted with radio tags to monitor their movements and see if they are damaged by pesticides, in one of several studies unveiled on Tuesday to probe a decline in pollinating insects.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 22, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 2


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