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Nematodes Sniff Out Their Host

December 6th 2006 06:54
Well, nematodes don't exactly sniff out hosts, since they don't have cute button noses. A paper in the current issue of Current Biology discusses how nematodes target their hosts through an array of chemicals in their environment.

Chemoattraction in Pristionchus Nematodes and Implications for Insect Recognition by Ray L. Hong and Ralf J. Sommer. Current Biology, Vol 16, 05 Dec 2006.



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Comment by katyzzz

December 6th 2006 09:25


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Adele,

Not really mind shattering, but interesting just the same.

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Comment by Adele

December 6th 2006 15:23


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You're absolutely right, katyzzz. Much of science is the result of tiny discovery after tiny discovery.

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