Dog detectives sniff out pathogens
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRESEARCHERS trained 10 dog detectives to identify citrus huanglongbing, a pathogen that is spread by the Asian citrus psyllid and has devastated orchard production in Florida. The expert sniffers, including Boby, Szaboles, and Bello, could spot Valencia orange trees infected by psyllids roughly 99 percent of the time, according to a study published on February […]
The mysterious, legendary giant squid’s genome is revealed
Reading Time: 2 minutesHOW did the monstrous giant squid — reaching school-bus size, with eyes as big as dinner plates and tentacles that can snatch prey 10 yards away — get so scarily big? Today, important clues about the anatomy and evolution of the mysterious giant squid (Architeuthis dux) are revealed through publication of its full genome sequence […]