The protein causes horseshoe crabs to have blue blood, but had never been seen in this group of insects before. Cilia lab researchers showed that the level of hemocyanin present in a psyllid's ...

Credit: Photo provided by Michelle Cilia. ITHACA, NY-- While searching for a potential Achilles' heel in the insect responsible for spreading the bacterium that causes citrus greening disease, ...

To better understand what changes occur in the insect during infection, researchers in Cilia's lab worked with researchers in Michael MacCoss' lab at the University of Washington in Seattle to ...

To better understand what changes occur in the insect during infection, researchers in Cilia's lab worked with researchers in Michael MacCoss' lab at the University of Washington in Seattle to ...

It was found that molecules related to cilia—the small, hair-like structures that mosquitoes use to detect vibrations—were significantly more expressed in males than in females.

Insects have antennae. And increasingly, biologists are finding that most normal vertebrate cells have cilia, small hair-like structures that protrude like antennae into the surrounding ...

When the trap closes, it constricts tightly around the insect. The finger-like cilia that line the tops of the leaves lace together, forming an air-tight seal so the plant's digestive fluids don't ...

Long cilia grab and hold the insect in place, much like fingers, as the plant begins to secrete digestive juices. The insect is digested slowly over five to 12 days, ...

This included a specific group of genes known as dyneins, which are more expressed in males and have previously been linked to hearing function in various species of insects. "Cilia are thought to ...