Fruit flies are generally highly susceptible to parasitic wasps, but some have stolen a gene from bacteria that makes them resistant. This adult fly, Drosophila melanogaster, has two cysts (made ...

The Department of Agriculture said Friday it has tapped $129 million in emergency funding to battle a worsening incursion of ...

Fruit flies are generally highly susceptible to parasitic wasps, but some have stolen a gene from bacteria that makes them resistant. This adult fly, Drosophila melanogaster, has two cysts (made ...

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University of California, Berkeley biologists have shown that several species of fruit fly have stolen a successful defense from bacteria to survive predation by parasitic wasps, which in some ...

Fly vs. wasp: Stealing a defense move helps thwart a predator To avoid unwillingly birthing a baby wasp, flies filched a trick from bacteria Date: December 25, 2024 Source: University of ...