Bloodthirsty tsetse flies nurse their young, one live birth at a time – understanding this unusual strategy could help fight the disease they spread
This insect's unique reproductive biology could lead to new ways to control the species in the environment – and prevent the deadly sleeping sickness it spreads to people.
Geoff Attardo, Assistant Professor of Entomology and Nematology, University of California, Davis
• conversation
July 29, 2020 • ~7 min
July 29, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: reproduction insects molecular-biology entomology tsetse-fly tsetse-flies milk larvae sleeping-sickness trypanosomiasis lactation african-sleeping-sickness viviparous symbiont
New Jersey's small, networked dairy farms are a model for a more resilient food system
Small-scale dairy farmers are struggling across the US – but in New Jersey they've developed a model that keeps their products and their customers local.
Simon Levin, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University
• conversation
June 3, 2020 • ~9 min
June 3, 2020 • ~9 min
Tags: covid-19 agriculture supply-chains milk local-food-systems food-systems new-jersey dairy-farms cooperatives
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