Scientists from Australia have successfully bioengineered genetically modified fruit flies and zebrafish capable of absorbing ...

There are lots of bacteria in your fish tank. And, for the most part, this bacteria goes a long way in stabilizing water parameters and ensuring your underwater environment thrives. Unfortunately, ...

Parasite genetics is the study of the genetic material of parasites, including the distribution, function and evolution of genes and genomes. All genomes are replicated in a temporal order, though ...

But the court heard that in reality "parasite" Morrison was exploiting his neighbour. Merthyr-born Morrison had moved into a block-of-four flats at Heol Catwg on the Caerwern housing estate ...

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photo provided by Darby Communications THE FISH THIEF recounts how the Great Lakes were brought to their knees by the sea lamprey, a parasitic invader that decimated the lake trout population.

There is the Banggai cardinal fish, found only in Indonesia, which keeps its eggs and newly hatched babies in its mouth for two weeks. Then, there are gruesome parasites, his latest obsession.

More recently, the object of his fascination has turned to parasites. It’s the stuff of horror films: Smith recalls one that lives in the nostril of a crocodile fish. Another attacks the ...

Crickets are parasites—for some ant colonies. The species of ant crickets from the Myrmecophilus genus can infiltrate ant colonies, despite the potentially lethal defences that ants have ...

Around the world, pathogens and parasites are responding to the changes in unexpected ways, fueling the rise of pandemics and the extinction of countless plant and animal species. But all is not lost.

More information: Ryoya Tanaka et al, Switching escape strategies in the parasitic ant cricket Myrmecophilus tetramorii, Communications Biology (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-07368-y Journal ...