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New carnivorous plant must balance trapping prey and…

By Eric Hamilton MADISON — Botanists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of British Columbia have discovered a new carnivorous plant in western North America. Triantha occidentalis makes its home in wetlands and…

Ticks and eggs

How tick spit suppresses cattle immunity

Japan— Scientists have revealed that substances in tick saliva activates immune response-suppressing proteins in cattle that facilitates the transmission of tick-borne diseases. Finding was published in the journal Scientific Reports and could help in the development of…