Fungus 'hacks' natural immune system to cause neurodegeneration in fruit flies
A fungal infection has been shown to trigger a fruit fly's own immune system to destroy brain cells, leading to signs of ...
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Modified fish and flies could pull pollution out of the environment
Methylmercury is an extremely toxic compound, and unfortunately it's often present in the fish that we eat. Scientists are ...
What are the rules for bringing fruits and veggies into California? We asked a border expert
The signs read “Welcome to California” and “Agricultural Inspection, All Vehicles Prepare to Stop.” Along California’s borders with Oregon, Nevada and Arizona, border protection stations run by the ...
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More than a nuisance, fruit flies used to study adaptation at WSU Vancouver
Other species used to study adaptation at the university include Drosophila suzukii (spotted wing drosophila, an invasive agricultural pest species that is a close relative of fruit flies), three ...
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Feature: Space exploration pioneers: three generations of fruit flies born in China's space station
BEIJING, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Can fruit flies reproduce in space? How do they behave in the space environment, without the Earth gravity or a geomagnetic field? Since the first batch of fruit flies ...
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Maggot filled peaches triggers fruit fly outbreak alert in Adelaide eastern suburb Glynde
Fruit fly restriction ... this pest, so it is critical people in the 1.5km red outbreak zone or 15km yellow outbreak zone follow all restrictions. “I’m confident in our proven control methods ...
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Fruit Fly Stinging Cucumber in garden & Tomato Damage
Fruit fly is a major pest in Queensland Australia this video shows footage of a fruit fly stinging a cucumber and the damage the live maggot does to a black Russian tomato. For an indepth article abou ...
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FDA approves Spravato, first monotherapy nasal spray to treat depression
21 (UPI) --The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first-ever stand-alone nasal spray to treat drug-resistant ... Health News // 17 hours ago Some birth control pills, devices linked ...
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How evolutionary adaptations enable a fruit fly to detect and thrive on toxic food sources
The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster is well known as a fruit pest, especially in summer. It is widely used in research and has become one of the best established model organisms for the study of ...
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Using Thoughts Alone, Paralyzed Man Flies Virtual Drone With Remarkable Precision
Nature Medicine It looks like a simple video game, but the innovative new system might one day restore physical control to the lives of people with paralysis. Neurosurgeons from Stanford and Brown ...
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Incursion of non-native fruit flies requires $129M in emergency funding
Jan. 17 (UPI) --The Department of Agriculture said Friday it has tapped $129 million in emergency funding to battle a worsening incursion of exotic, invasive fruit flies from Mexico and Guatemala.