Stolen Bacterial Genes Helped Whiteflies to Become the Ultimate Pests
Rather than relying on bacteria, whiteflies cut out the middleman and acquired their own genes to process nitrogen
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Rather than relying on bacteria, whiteflies cut out the middleman and acquired their own genes to process nitrogen
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