Short and sweet version of my dissertation
Bacteria produce toxins which kill other bacteria, called bacteriocins. Close relatives of the toxin-producing bacteria have a gene which gives them immunity from the toxin. This means all the clones […]
Bacteria produce toxins which kill other bacteria, called bacteriocins. Close relatives of the toxin-producing bacteria have a gene which gives them immunity from the toxin. This means all the clones […]
A study published last month described several species of small mammals partaking in “suicidal reproduction”. That is, mating which is so energetic and stressful that animals die as a result. […]
Just working on an article about how parasites control the behaviour of their hosts and just had to share this video of the creatures that burst out of their host […]
Pokemon combined with state-of-the-art brain imaging could be a new tool for understanding how we recognise faces! Scientists at Indiana University found that when shown pokemon characters, kids who played a […]
Hagfish slime : new super-strong biomaterial? Apparently the slime that hagfish make by the bucketload could be made into a mega strong and sustainable fibre. Mmmm fish slime armour…. Here’s […]