Greenhouse whitefly - Trialeurodes vaporariorum on the underside of leaves. It is a currently important agricultural pest.

July 2022, Issue 1

The Web of Life

DNA can cross the boundaries between species — or even kingdoms

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Opinion: Many Clinical Trials Fail to Navigate the Literature

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How Mange Remade an Ecosystem

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Horizontal Gene Transfer Happens More Often Than Anyone Thought

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Slideshow: Examples of Eukaryotic Horizontal Gene Transfer

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