Fruit Fly Helps Identify Protein Critical To Eggshell Formation That May Be Pesticide Target
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 - 16:14
in Biology & Nature
The common fruit fly circling your week-old peach has helped scientists zero in on a protein critical to the insect's eggshell formation. The paradoxical finding gives scientists a better understanding of how the innermost protective eggshell layer forms as it points to a likely target for pesticide development.
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