A unique reproductive feature of aphids is their ability to reproduce asexually through a mechanism known as parthenogenesis. In this process, female aphids produce offspring without the need for ...

Fertilization is the fusion of two haploid gametes, during the process of sexual reproduction, to initiate the development of a new diploid organism with mixed genetical heritage. In flowering ...

In 1970, the Rockefeller Foundation introduced the term “the Great Neglected Diseases,” corresponding to several illnesses caused by infectious microorganisms and parasites (viruses, bacteria, fungi, ...