How fruit flies mate could possibly be a key to containing the spread of diseases by mosquitoes. In a brand new study, researchers from the University of Iowa have found a gene that orchestrates the antenna movements of female fruit flies, which is of central importance for them to acknowledge the unique sound that’s generated […]
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Within the constant arms race between parasites and their hosts, innovation was considered the important thing to a successful attack or defense that might outperform the competition. But sometimes, as in the company world, outright theft could be a quicker solution to achieve dominance. Biologists on the University of California, Berkeley have shown that several […]