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Why silkworms find mulberries attractive
May 07, 2009 |
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A new study published online on May 7th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, has found the source of silkworms' attraction to mulberry leaves, their primary food source. A jasmine-scented chemical emitte ...
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The secret behind silkworm's hardy stomachs
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May 27, 2008 |
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Silkworms have a unique ability to eat toxic mulberry leaves without feeling ill, and researchers have come one step closer to understanding why: silkworms contain a special digestive enzyme that is not affected ...
Picky-eater Flies Losing Smell Genes
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Apr 02, 2007 |
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A UC Davis researcher is hot on the scent of some lost fruit fly genes. According to population biology graduate student Carolyn McBride, the specialist fruit fly Drosophila sechellia is losing genes for smell and taste receptors ...
Babies born during high pollen and mold seasons have greater odds of wheezing by age two
Feb 24, 2009 |
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Newborns whose first few months of life coincide with high pollen and mold seasons are at increased risk of developing early symptoms of asthma, suggests a new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.
Why Christmas trees are not extinct
Dec 22, 2005 |
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Conifers such as Christmas trees suffer a severe plumbing problem. The "pipes" that carry water through firs, pines and other conifers are 10 times shorter than those in flowering trees. But a University of ...
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