'Yellow biotechnology' refers to biotechnology with insects -- analogous to the green (plants) and red (animals) biotechnology. Active ingredients or genes in insects are characterized and used for ...

This press release is also available in German. Using radioactive carbon and genetically modified native tobacco plants (Nicotiana attenuata), scientists at Max Planck Institutes in Jena and Golm ...

Turns out some moths are good for more than hogging the lamplight or putting holes in your favorite sweaters. They may help scientists answer an important mystery in evolutionary biology: How do ...