Symbiosis Current Affairs, GK & News

New Antibiotic discovered in Mexican forests

The properties of newly discovered antibiotic have specific application in agriculture greatly. It is a soil bacterium and is known as “phazolicin”. This compound was unknown previously and was recently isolated in the tropical rain forests of Mexico. The antibiotic is found in the root nodules of wild beans. They have their application both in ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: Antibiotic • leguminous plants • phazolicin • Ribosome • soil bacteria • Symbiosis

Lecanorchis taiwaniana discovered in Assam

In Assam, a type of orchid – Lecanorchis taiwaniana (parasitic bloom) – has coincidentally discovered by Assam’s forest officer named Jatindra Sarma. The parasitic bloom is a variant of a Japanese orchid. It is found to have a maximum height of 40 cm and a blossoming period of five-six days. It is a Myco-heterotroph and ..

Topics: Assam • Botany • Branches of biology • Ecology • Monocots • Myco-heterotrophy • Mycology • Orchidaceae • Parasitic plant • Plants • Symbiosis • Vanilleae

The researchers of France develops first ant-like walking robot without GPS

The researchers from the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) have developed the first ant-like walking robot ‘AntBot’ that can explore its environment and find its way home without Global Positioning System (GPS). The scientists took inspiration from desert ants, which are extraordinary solitary navigators, to design the AntBot. Ants use polarised light and ..

Topics: Ants • Cataglyphis • Entomology • Formicinae • Global Positioning System • Hymenoptera • Insects • Myrmecology • Sahara Desert ant • Symbiosis