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Scientists use genetic engineering to make virus-resistant grapevines
Washington, July 3 (ANI): Scientists are making certain plants resistant to the “Grapevine fanleaf virus” GFLV by genetic engineering.
Extremely hot or rainy periods can destroy entire crops, not to mention the wide variety of pests that can appear on the scene.
Bugs [...]
Freedom from lice may have paved way for modern allergies
Washington, Apr 22 (ANI): A new study from University of Nottingham has revealed that louse infestation can dampen mammalian immune reactions.
The finding means that the epidemic of allergic disorders in modern, urban people might be due to our having rid ourselves of lice and worms.
As per “hygiene hypothesis” humans’ immune systems evolved to compensate for [...]
Pubic lice in humans may be ‘unwelcome gift’ from gorillas
Washington, Feb 12 (ANI): A new research has suggested that lice in humans’ pubic hair may be an ‘unwelcome gift’ from gorillas, which are the more hirsute branch of our evolutionary family.
There are two species of lice that infest humans: pubic lice, Pthirus pubis, and human head and body lice, Pediculus humanus.
A new article in [...]
Mum was right about believing head lice were superbugs
Melbourne, Jan 27 (ANI): A new study has confirmed what many parents already knew – head louse is a super bug.
According to lead researcher Stephen Barker, Associate Professor from the University of Queensland, animals have two types of chromosomes, the nucleic and the mitochondrial.
And on most animals the mitochondrial chromosome contains 37 genes.
However, the genome [...]
