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Preference for the smell of decay

Evolutionary adaptations have enabled the fruit fly Drosophila busckii to detect and thrive on toxic food sources more

Reading the genome and understanding evolution: Symbioses and gene transfer in leaf beetles

How leaf beetles found the key to digesting plants better with the help of bacteria more

Key protein for the biosynthesis of defense steroids in solanaceous plants discovered

Max Planck researchers identify the crucial protein for controlling the biosynthesis of steroidal glycoalkaloids and saponins in plants of the genus Solanum and for the first time demonstrate the ecological role of steroidal saponins in insect defense more

An enzyme originally derived from basic plant metabolism controls the synthesis of steroidal glycoalkaloids, important defense substances in tomatoes.

An enzyme originally derived from basic plant metabolism controls the synthesis of steroidal glycoalkaloids, important defense substances in tomatoes. 
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Pit-building venom mixers

Pit-building venom mixers

August 13, 2024

A complex venom system allows antlions to overpower large prey more

Hidden partners: Symbiodolus bacteria found in various insect orders

Max Planck researchers describe a new endosymbiont that is widespread in insects and whose ecological role needs to be further investigated more

Odors are encoded in rings in the brain of migratory locusts

Researchers in Jena show that chemical information is represented completely differently in the brains of these insects than in other insects or vertebrates more

Oxidant pollutant ozone removes mating barriers between fly species

Elevated ozone levels increase the occurrence of mostly sterile hybrids between different species of the genus Drosophila more

New habitats affect plant defense

Populations of ribwort plantain outside their original range are just as well defended as native populations, and in some cases even better more

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