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One Species' Genome Discovered Inside Another's part of SERC Web Resource Collection
According to this online article, scientists have discovered a copy of the genome of the bacterial parasite Wolbachia residing inside the genome of its host species. It explains that lateral gene ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Evolution:Processes, Biology:Molecular Biology, Biology, Evolution:Patterns, Biology:Microbiology, Evolution, Ecology:Symbiotic Relations, Biology:Ecology
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Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), General Public, Graduate/Professional, High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Animations/Video
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), General Public, Graduate/Professional, High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Parasite Invades Its Host's DNA part of SERC Web Resource Collection
Number 73 out of the top 100 science stories of 2007, this article highlights the ability of Wolbachia bacteria to transfer nearly their entire genome into the cells of a multicellular host. The ...Subject: Biology: Biology, Evolution, Microbiology, Ecology, Ecology:Symbiotic Relations
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: General Public, High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: General Public, High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Horizontal Gene Transfer part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This Citizendium article offers a comprehensive review of horizontal gene transfer (HGT). Topics include main features of HGT in nature, HGT in prokaryotes, HGT in eukaryotes, history and discovery ...Subject: Biology: Biology, Evolution, Microbiology, Ecology, Ecology:Symbiotic Relations
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: General Public, College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: General Public, College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Symbiosis part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This online textbook chapter reviews symbiotic relationships, specifically mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism. The chapter includes examples for each relationship as well as a discussion about ...Subject: Biology: Biology, Microbiology, Ecology:Symbiotic Relations:Commensalism, Biology:Evolution, Ecology:Symbiotic Relations:Parasitism, Biology:Ecology:Symbiotic Relations, Symbiotic Relations:Mutualism
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Course Information:Course Site:Course Notes
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Course Information:Course Site:Course Notes
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Symbiotic enemies fight over insect part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This online news article reports that bacteriophage affects the control Wolbachia has over host reproduction, particularly the processes of cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) in which infected males ...Subject: Biology: Biology, Evolution, Microbiology, Ecology:Symbiotic Relations
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: General Public, High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: General Public, High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Viral hitchhiker inhibits Wolbachia bacteria's ability to proliferate part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This online news brief highlights a recent study that showed a virus common to Wolbachia cells may be a key inhibitor of the cellular process that allows Wolbachia to manipulate insect reproduction. ...Subject: Biology: Biology, Microbiology, Microbiology:Microbiology and Health, Biology:Ecology:Symbiotic Relations
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: General Public, High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: General Public, High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Bacteriophage part of SERC Web Resource Collection
These online lecture notes define bacteriophage and review the composition and structure of bacteriophage, infection of host cells, and phage multiplication cycles (lytic and lysogenic). The notes ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology, Biology
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Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), High School (9-12)
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Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), High School (9-12)
Study raises malaria block hopes part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This BBC news article reports that scientists have made a key breakthrough in understanding the genetics of Wolbachia, a parasite they hope could be used to block the spread of malaria. The article ...Subject: Biology: Biology, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Microbiology:Microbiology and Health, Biology:Ecology:Symbiotic Relations, Symbiotic Relations:Parasitism
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: General Public, College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: General Public, College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Mosquito age and dengue transmission part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This online portal features a research project funded by The Grand Challenges in Global Health Initiative to develop new strategies to control mosquitoes that transmit human disease. Specifically, ...Subject: Biology: Biology, Microbiology, Microbiology:Microbiology and Health, Biology:Ecology:Symbiotic Relations, Biology:Ecology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), General Public, Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), General Public, Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Bacterial parasite shows potential in disease control part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This online article reports that researchers have sequenced the complete genome of one strain of Wolbachia pipientis and are gaining new insight into the biology and evolution of Wolbachia-host ...Subject: Biology: Biology, Microbiology, Microbiology:Microbiology and Health, Biology:Ecology:Symbiotic Relations
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: General Public, High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: General Public, High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)