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A new study indicates the mind-controlling " zombie " fungus, Ophiocordyceps, which inspired video game and television show ...

Insects possess a remarkable ability to develop innate immune memory, and the mechanisms underlying this process are becoming a central topic in innate immunity research.

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Pedro Acosta will miss his post-MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix media duties as he has been taken to hospital due to an allergic ...

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WHETHER you’re holidaying abroad of enjoying the warm UK weather, chances are mosquitoes are going to be an issue. These ...

A research team at the University of Münster has investigated for the first time how the confrontation of bacteria with hosts ...

It may seem like a scene from "North by Northwest," but the crop dusters flying low over Ohio trees are treating for an ...

In fact, the air we breathe carries traces of a quieter kind of warfare — not against people, but pests. Scientists at ...