An interaction between two organisms that benefits one to the detriment of the other is an antagonistic interaction. Predation, herbivory, and parasitism are specific types of antagonistic ...

Applying beneficial nematodes is a very simple, organic way to combat many common garden pests. These microscopic organisms ...

Importantly, they found that in response, Gordonia amarae would mutate without the mycolic acid to avoid the parasitic organism, but the new version no longer had the mycolic acid—thereby ...

A new study from the University of Haifa – Oranim Campus, published in the prestigious scientific journal Current Biology, ...

Parasitic weeds are ruthless freeloaders, stealing nutrients from crops and devastating harvests. But what if farmers could trick these invaders into self-destructing? Scientists at UC Riverside think ...

They may represent previously free-living organisms that became parasites. They may be the precursors of life as we know it. To consider this question, we need to have a good understanding of what ...

Let’s live a day in the life of an American black bear (and her parasites). An ecosystem is a community of organisms interacting with their physical environment. Like most wild animals ...