Juvenile Bugs Congregating on a Milkweed Seed Pod (IMAGE)

University of Warwick

Juvenile Bugs Congregating on a Milkweed Seed Pod

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An international collaboration of researchers, including from the School of Life Sciences at the University of Warwick, have sequenced the genome of the milkweed bug, enabling scientists to understand at the molecular level what makes the bug, from its colourful development to its toxic diet.

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Deniz Erezyilmaz

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