Monday, 2 May 2016

Researchers team up with viruses to evolve a better insecticide

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A collaborative team of researchers just used viruses to chivvy along evolution, resulting in a new bacterial toxin useful on pesticide-resistant insects. It calls to mind that old saying: the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

from ExtremeTechExtremeTech http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/227619-researchers-team-up-with-viruses-to-evolve-a-better-insecticide

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