entomology
Pine beetle in flight. Image courtesy Clardy Lab |
The pine beetle's taleResearchers at Harvard Medical School and the University of Wisconsin, Madison, have discovered how beetles and bacteria form a symbiotic and mutualistic relationship — one that ultimately results in the destruction of pine forests. In addition, they’ve identified the specific molecule that drives this whole phenomenon. |
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