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How animals adapt to toxic ecological niches is poorly understood. Pal Mahadevan et al. show that Drosophila busckii has evolved a tolerance to DMDS, a potent insecticide, likely due to an insensitivity in its cytochrome c oxidase (COX) enzyme complex.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Preference for and resistance to a toxic sulfur volatile opens up a unique niche in Drosophila busckii - Nature Communications
How animals adapt to toxic ecological niches is poorly understood. This study shows that Drosophila busckii has evolved a tolerance to DMDS, a potent insecticide, likely due to an insensitivity in its...
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January 31, 2025 at 11:53 AM
How animals adapt to toxic ecological niches is poorly understood. Pal Mahadevan et al. show that Drosophila busckii has evolved a tolerance to DMDS, a potent insecticide, likely due to an insensitivity in its cytochrome c oxidase (COX) enzyme complex.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...