African Desert Locusts
Dec 28 2005, Irani

This long-standing conundrum has been decoded using genetic evidence from more than 20 species of locusts. Thanks to the scientists from the Universities of Toronto, Arizona, Maryland, Cornell University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Capable...

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