Date: February 7, 2018
Source: American Chemical Society
Summary:
After being stung by a parasitic
wasp, the American cockroach loses control of its behavior, becoming host to
the wasp's egg. Days later, the hatchling consumes the cockroach alive. While
this is a gruesome process for the cockroach, scientists now report the
discovery of a new family of peptides in the wasp's venom that could be key to
controlling roach minds, and might even help researchers develop better
Parkinson's disease treatments.
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