Scientists collected five species of sand flies from five different countries to find out what exactly these insects eat.
Scientific Method: DNA sequencing
How can gene editing cure disease?
Scientists wanted to use genetic editing to heal β-thalassemia – a genetic disease affecting the body’s ability to produce hemoglobin.
What role do rodents have in human snail fever?
Scientists wanted to know if small mammals like rats and mice spread the form of schistosomiasis (snail fever) that affects humans.
What mutations does wheat hide?
Scientists wanted to discover the mutations hidden in wheat plants.
How do bacteria in the gut control the brain?
Scientists wanted to know if bifidobacteria play a role in the development of brain functions.
How do deep-sea hot spring ecosystems work?
Scientists investigated the productivity and metabolism of microorganisms living below the sea floor at deep-sea hot springs.
How can we protect bananas?
Scientists wanted to explore the relationship between bananas and Black Sigatoka – a fungal disease threatening banana crops worldwide.
How do bees choose what to eat?
Researchers wanted to know if honey bees, and especially nurse bees, can evaluate the quality of the pollen and pick out the most nutritious one.
What makes some species successful invaders?
Scientists wanted to know if invasive legumes owe their success to symbiotic bacteria.
Why do invasive species do so well?
Scientists wanted to know if there are different microbial communities in the native and invasive lineages of grass and whether these microbial communities influence plant productivity.
