Bridget Hatfield (Technical Services Manager, Kemin Crop Technologies): “Nematodes are incredibly diverse and often very ...

U.S. soybean farmers face a $1 billion problem each year in the form of yield losses from soybean cyst nematode (SCN). 1 Yet rather than throw up your hands in defeat, get down in the soil and get ...

Utah researchers have confirmed that a tiny roundworm, unknown to science until now, is thriving in the Great Salt Lake, one ...

Tiny soil animals survive harsh desert conditions, revealing hidden life and climate driven survival strategies underground.

A team of researchers has confirmed the existence of at least one previously unknown nematode in the exceptionally salty lake ...

Scientists were able to reanimate a nematode that had laid dormant in Siberian permafrost for approximately 46,000 years, according to a study published Thursday in the journal PLOS Genetics—adding to ...

Life beneath the surface of one of the driest places on Earth may be far more complex than once believed. Researchers have found that soil can support surprisingly robust and varied forms of life even ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The soybean farmer's biggest enemy – a tiny parasitic worm known as the soybean cyst nematode – will soon not be a worry, thanks to Purdue University scientists and Midwestern ...

Ok, well a “penis” in male nematodes is actually a hard copulatory spine called a genital spicule–males physically pry open the female’s vulva–but you get the idea. What better way to open a blog post ...

When subjected to drought conditions, some organisms enter a state of suspended animation known as anhydrobiosis 1, surviving for indefinite periods until rehydration allows them to resume normal ...

Antibiotic-resistance genes are commonly used as markers to monitor the introduction of exogenous genetic material into cells. Although they are widely used for genetic manipulation of cultured ...