Like many insects, aphids play host to symbiotic bacteria – or endosymbionts – in their blood and internal tissues. While their full range of impacts is not yet understood, these bacteria typically ...

Saw-toothed grain beetles live in a symbiotic association with bacteria. Their bacterial partners provide important building blocks for the formation of the insect’s exoskeleton, which protects the ...

For decades, scientists and conservationists have been using aboveground plant biodiversity as a metric for conserving ...

Good preparation is key – even for plant cells and symbiotic fungiWhen scientists are analysing the molecular composition of plant cells they usually assume that different cells from the same tissue ...