The Human Genome Project was a $3.8 billion undertaking that has so far yielded over $800 billion in economic output. The 5,000 Insect Genome Project (i5k), an initiative that aims to sequence the ...
It has come to light that an ongoing research program funded by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), is working on a project using gene-editing techniques like CRISPR to infect ...
There are more kinds of insects in the world than all other organisms combined! Insects live on the earth's surface, in the soil, and in water - in deserts, rain forests, hot springs, snow fields, and ...
Camp Hill Middle School science teacher Chad Gallaher has been teaching what has become a rite of passage for Camp Hill seventh graders for 25 years. “It’s an insect project,” Gallaher said from his ...
SALISBURY — Scientists at Catawba and Davidson colleges collaborated on a three-year research project with over 50 other scientists to examine the impact of temperature variation on insects in North ...
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has led to a global food crisis, at a time of climate change, pollution, and other threats to the food supply. In the predictable future, food problems will be ...
Standing 6 feet tall and stretching 8 feet from her antennae to her shapely, six-jointed rear legs, Mildred is arguably the largest praying mantis you will ever encounter. She is also the most ...
Spring in Australia has arrived like a celebration. Magpies are warbling in the morning, wildflowers are bursting open across ...
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