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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

Silkmoths: Different olfactory worlds of females and males

Female moths primarily use their sense of smell to find the best host plants on which to lay their eggs, with the deterrent effect of caterpillar feces playing an important role more

Nature is inventive - the same substance is produced differently by plants

The production of special plant defense compounds has evolved independently in distantly related plant families more

Tracking down the formation of cardenolides in plants

Researchers identify the first enzymatic step in the biosynthesis of these plant steroids important in the medical treatment of heart disease more

Division of labor affects the risk of infection

Ants that leave the nest to forage are more likely to be infected by parasites than their nestmates who take care of the brood more

It all depends on the genetic diversity

Natural tobacco mutants impaired in their defenses produce more offspring in years of low herbivore pressure and thus persist in plant populations more

Beewolf symbiosis: Protective shield for allies

The digger wasps protect their symbionts from toxic nitric oxide released by their eggs to kill pathogens more

Desert ants increase the visibility of their nest entrances in the absence of landmarks

If other visual cues are missing, ants build higher nest hills to facilitate homing of foraging nest mates more

Analysis of single plant cells provides insights into natural product biosynthesis

Single-cell multi-omics reveals that cell types are differentially involved in the production and accumulation of medically relevant plant compounds more

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