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Bananas, Highly Inbred, at Risk

Posted Tue Jul 5, 2011 07:19 AM ET   |   0

Bananas will need sex if they are to survive into ripe old age, research concludes. Read more

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'RAP Star' Species: Insect Edition: Slide Show

Posted Thu Apr 14, 2011 11:55 AM ET   |   0

Identifying a new species can be a difficult-enough task, but it takes an especially keen eye to spot a new insect. Read more

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Fish Practice Pest Control

Posted by  Jennifer Viegas  Wed Nov 17, 2010 07:00 AM ET   |   0

Using "mosquito nets" made of mucus, these fish may have developed the world's most ecologically sound parasite deterrent. Read more

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Mosquito Parasite Fights Infectious Disease

Posted by  Eric Bland  Thu Oct 1, 2009 10:54 AM ET   |   0

Deadly malaria, painful filariasis and other mosquito-borne diseases can likely be controlled using a parasite known as Wolbachia. In the field, there is often a huge variation between local mosquito population in their ability to transmit diseases,... Read more

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