“You could see little parts of the human cell being broken off,” Ralston said of her very first encounter with the parasite.

Some genes just don’t play fair. Researchers have uncovered a ‘selfish’ X chromosome in the fruit fly Drosophila testacea ...

The single-celled parasite Entamoeba histolytica infects 50 million people each year, killing nearly 70,000. Usually, this ...

A new study by Vanderbilt investigators has uncovered a previously unknown biological mechanism: how tissues detect and ...

A wild ginger has a clever trick up its sleeve to lure in pollinators. No, it's not a sweet fragrance that fills the air, but ...

As the world marks the International Day of Plant Health, African countries have come together to discuss environmentally friendly ways to protect fruit and vegetable harvests from insect pests.

Experiments in fruit fly larvae show that epidermal cells can communicate with sensory neurons to drive responses to pain.

If you’re on a stag or hen trip and drinking at the airport or onboard, or simply want a drink to ease flying anxiety, ...

Learn how the unique effects of Wolbachia bacteria in female fruit flies could help us fight against deadly mosquito-borne ...

When fruit flies are infected with the Wolbachia bacteria, their sex lives—and ability to reproduce—change dramatically.

A small word but have a deep meaning in our livesIn this world more than 95 people are leading their lives only on a hope A poor person wake up in morning with a hope that the new morning might unfold ...