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Researchers peer inside the deadly pathogen theft kit

[ad_1] IMAGE: The three-dimensional structure of a protein called starvation-stringent protein A, a member of a multiprotein complex that Francisella tularensis uses to infect macrophage cells. View More Credit: Maria Schumacher Lab, Duke Biochemistry DURHAM, NC – The bacterium that causes tularemia, the tick-borne disease, is a lean and mean …

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The caterpillars are very hungry and angry

[ad_1] In the absence of euphorbia – their favorite food – the caterpillars of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) go from peaceful feeders to aggressive fighters. Researchers reporting in the journal iScience on November 19 he observed that caterpillars with less access to food were more likely to lunge at others …

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Researchers peer inside the deadly pathogen theft kit

[ad_1] The three-dimensional structure of a protein called starvation protein A, a member of a multiprotein complex that Francisella tularensis uses to infect macrophage cells. Credit: Maria Schumacher Lab, Duke Biochemistry The bacterium that causes tick-borne disease tularemia is a lean and mean infecting machine. It carries a relatively small …

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‘Very Hungry Caterpillar’ real life food rivals food

[ad_1] A species of caterpillar gets “angry” – it gets angry because of hunger – when food is scarce, a new study reveals. The caterpillars of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) become aggressive fighters in their quest to eat milkweed, a herbaceous plant toxic to most animals and their favorite food. …

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Elon Musk says a Mars city of “glass domes” comes first

[ad_1] Elon Musk wants to build a city on Mars – a project that would be a precursor to making the planet more like Earth. Wednesday, the CEO of SpaceX explained via Twitter that this city would initially involve “life in glass domes”. The planet “eventually” would be “terraformed to …

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