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Paging Dr Chimp: the medical secrets we can learn from apes, birds and even butterflies

AOL 25 Mar 2025
“Plants and fungi provide a vast pharmacy that humans and other animals can use to find drugs to battle their parasites and pathogens,” writes De Roode ... upsets, diarrhoea and intestinal parasites.
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From whispered conversations to bombast

Manila Standard 25 Mar 2025
The Seed of the Sacred Fig starts with a metaphor for a particular plant that becomes a parasite ... The parasitic plant is the revolver given to the father by the authorities as part of his promotion.
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Triggering parasitic plant 'suicide' to help farmers

Phys Dot Org 22 Mar 2025
Parasitic weeds are ruthless freeloaders, ...
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Triggering parasitic plant ‘suicide’ to help farmers (University of California, Riverside)

Public Technologies 21 Mar 2025
Parasitic weeds are ruthless freeloaders, stealing nutrients from crops and devastating harvests ... Broomrape, one species of parasitic plant that survives by siphoning nutrients from other plants ... (Broomrape parasitic plant cover image.
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New discovery in plant-pest warfare could lead to sustainable farming solutions

Science Daily 17 Mar 2025
They found that these proteins play a crucial role in modulating plant defense responses by ...
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Waikato farmers urged to watch for parasitic noodle-like weed Cuscuta campestris

RNZ 13 Mar 2025
... the life out of other plants ... DOC Biodiversity Ranger Rachel Langman said the yellow parasitic plant grows in the shape of a messy circle and entwines itself around other plants, including clover.
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Animal lifespans reflect environmental impact

White Rock Lake Weekly 13 Mar 2025
By Dr. Beth Leermakers ... Photo courtesy of the Natural History Museum. Animal lifespans vary widely ... Environment ... Cats who only live indoors face fewer threats from cars, predators, toxic plants, or parasites than do dogs or cats who spend time outside.
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The SUbventral-Gland Regulator (SUGR-1) of nematode virulence

PNAS 10 Mar 2025
... regulator, SUGR-1, and stimulated by plant-derived signals.
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People Are Realising The Real Reason You Can't Recline Your Seat During Takeoff, And I ...

Huffington Post 10 Mar 2025
Seats in a plane row ... Nope ― they’re either mistletoe (which is technically a parasitic plant), or a “witch’s broom” growth irregularity spurred on by animal or bacterial invasions ... In a recent post shared by u/bishopZ, the site user asked ... Related... .
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This 'Toxic' Part Of Daffodils Could Ruin Your Skin (And Bouquet), Expert Warns

Huffington Post 07 Mar 2025
Daffodils in bloom in St James' Park ... The sap of daffodils is toxic because it contains chemicals amaryllidaceous alkaloids, which protect against parasites and other animals that eat plants ... However, David told HuffPost UK ... Related... .
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