Potent spider toxin 'electrocutes' German, not American, cockroaches

Friday, July 11, 2014 - 20:31 in Biology & Nature

Using spider toxins to study the proteins that let nerve cells send out electrical signals, researchers say they have stumbled upon a biological tactic that may offer a new way to protect crops from insect plagues in a safe and environmentally responsible way.

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