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Our paper is now out in its final form in
@natcomms ! We show that ancient #insect #symbionts can undergo extreme, convergent #genome reduction to as little as ~50 kb - driven by ecological shifts and symbiont replacement.
🔗doi.org/10.1038/s41467…x
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Convergent extreme reductive evolution in ancient planthopper symbioses
Nature Communications - Symbiotic bacteria can have exceedingly small genomes. This study finds that ancient bacterial symbionts of planthoppers have repeatedly evolved the smallest known genomes,...
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🌟Editor's Choice🌟 brnw.ch/21x15R7yW
📘 The authors utilized a massive dataset of over 8,800 leaves to demonstrate how #insect feeding diversity increases foliage loss through the "complementarity effect".
#insectherbivory
Losses of Foliage to Defoliating Insects Increase with Leaf Damage Diversity Due to the Complemen...
The functioning of ecosystems critically depends on biodiversity. However, the effects of herbivore diversity on plant damage caused by herbivore feeding remain underexplored. In this study, we...
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I've been wanting to draw a Blue-banded Bee for a while, excited to have this on my drawing desk! #drawing #bee #insect #australia
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@jagograhakjago @fssaiindia @SwiggyCares @Swiggy
I found an insect in my food and this the support that swiggy is providing to their customer. This Is totally unacceptable.
#JagoGrahakJago #insect in food
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🌟Editor's Choice🌟 paper: "Effects of #Microbes on #Insect Host Physiology and Behavior Mediated by the Host #Immune System"
🎓by Shan Zhang, Zhengyan Wang, Qiong Luo, Lizhen Zhou, Xin Du and Yonglin Ren
🔗Read brnw.ch/21x13PBeSuc
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Effects of Microbes on Insect Host Physiology and Behavior Mediated by the Host Immune System
Innate immunity is critical for insects to adjust to complicated environments. Studying the insect immune system can aid in identifying novel insecticide targets and provide insights for developing...
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Drew my bug fella Max this past week! Haven’t done traditional art in a little while, so it was a fun change of pace!
Also an ant came around to take a look at my work 😄
#characterdesign #alien #insect #sketchbookj
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A Leptotes butterfly — tiny and very cute, with a beautiful lilac color you can only glimpse when it flies.
#naturephotography #butterfly #insect #NatureLovers
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@DrTOMontgomery farming #insect protein might help to reduce the waste of resources
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🌾 Potens अपनाएं, कीटों से छुटकारा पाएं!
फसल की वृद्धि बढ़ाएं, मुनाफा दोगुना बनाएं 💰🚜
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#insect #insecticide #agri #farming #cropprotector #farmer #InnovationInFarming #CropGrowth #agronomy #CropSuccess #agriproducts #NobleGenetix0r
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