Worker bees feeding in the lab, Oxford Bee Lab. Credit: Caroline Wood. A new study led by the University of Oxford in collaboration with Royal […]
Category: Plants & Animals Biotechnology
A method for analyzing the gene function of the Japanese rhinoceros beetles using electroporation
Green fluorescence of GFP were observed at the site of introduction. Credit: Niimi Lab, NIBB The Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus, is a large insect […]
‘Wavy Dave’ robot crab reveals how males compete in claw-waving contest
Wavy Dave and a fiddler crab waving their claws. Credit Joe Wilde A robot crab has helped scientists understand how male fiddler crabs compete over […]
Scientific innovation offers new weapon against rhino poaching
Professor James Larkin, Director of the Radiation and Health Physics Unit at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits University) and Chief Scientific Officer of the […]
Minimally invasive sensor can detect stress to keep plants safe
A leaf-mounted sensor measures plant hormone levels in real time, offering insights into plant health and potential for early disease or stress detection in agriculture. […]
Fungicides intended to suppress turfgrass diseases may damage fairways
Study first author Maureen Kahiu, who earned her master’s degree from Penn State with this research project, maneuvers a light box on a research fairway, […]