A more affordable, lower-risk polio vaccine is on the horizon, research led by the University of Leeds has found.

Insect miRNAs can be transferred to their host plants upon feeding. This study shows that a conserved insect microRNA plays a ...

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University of Leeds researchers have taken a major step towards producing a more affordable and lower-risk polio vaccine ...

A study found that heat reduces the effectiveness of natural mosquito repellents like citronella and catnip oil by desensitizing TRPA1, a receptor mosquitoes use to detect irritants. At temperatures ...

Insect-pollination of flowering plants is responsible for the majority of the world’s flowering diversity and is an essential part of plant reproduction. Flowers have bright colours, smells and ...

Why are the human sex chromosomes called “X” and “Y,” while the other 22 chromosomes are identified only by numbers? The answer begins in the late 1800s, when insect gonad cells, whose large ...