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The most advanced system to date for studying fruit flies in space, NASA's Fruit Fly Lab, is making its debut aboard the International Space Station. The Fruit Fly Lab-01 mission, planned to launch to ...

Pollination happens when either an organism or abiotic factor aids in the transport of pollen to the stigma of a plant. In order to reach the ovary to fertilize the ovules (eggs), the pollen grows ...

The world around us is full of amazing creatures. My favorite is an animal the size of a pinhead, that can fly and land on the ceiling, that stages an elaborate (if not beautiful) courtship ritual, ...

Mediterranean fruit flies, an agricultural pest, have been modified in a lab experiment so more males are born than females, reducing their numbers. The experiments suggest that the modification could ...

Cutting-edge research and profoundly innovative education can dovetail nicely, as witnessed by one of University of Colorado Boulder’s up-and-coming technology transfer companies and its chief ...

A Kiwi start-up's labours are bearing fruit. ‘Forever Harvest’ has raised $1.2 million to grow fruit and nuts in a lab, all year round. The project uses cellular agriculture, removing the need for ...