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Biological control

Symbiotic bacteria are a Trojan horse in the fight against pests

27 February, 2016 by Claire Asher

Scientists have developed a cool new technique for getting targeted gene control into insects, which could offer a flexible tool for the biological control of pests as well as disease vectors.
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