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07/08/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/08/2025 12:06

Genetic Discovery Advances Insect Pest Control Worldwide

An international research team led by Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU) and the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture has identified the gene responsible for a temperature-sensitive lethality (tsl) phenotype in the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata), solving a long-standing mystery.

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