Drawing on their expertise in control systems and cell biology, Johns Hopkins University researchers are setting out to design and test self-directed microscopic warriors that can locate and ...

FOR THE PAST CENTURY, the petri dish has been the best thing available to study cells and tissues outside the body. But cells in a petri dish inhabit an environment that looks nothing like their ...

ANN ARBOR--When a bird swoops down and grabs a caterpillar devouring your backyard garden, you might view it as a clear victory for natural pest control. But what if that caterpillar is infected with ...

The most important tools a fish has for underwater movement are its fins. With these, a fish maintains stability and control despite swimming quickly and fighting currents. As simple as a fin may seem ...

Systems theory and biology : view of a biologist / T.H. Waterman -- Multi-level systems and biology : view of a sub-molecular biologist / D.F. Bradley -- Systems theory and biology : view of a ...

An article published in the journal Insects determines with precision the dispersal range of a type of wasp that neutralizes the Brown stink bug, Euschistus heros, a major soybean pest in Brazil and ...

Field experiments were conducted during the 2006-2007 growing season to determine the effect of the predatory mite, Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor) on arthropod community structure when released as ...

Recent reviews on trait-mediated interactions in food webs suggest that trait-mediated effects are as important in triggering top-down trophic cascades as are density-mediated effects. Trait-mediated ...