The ability to tolerate toxic substances can help animals find new food sources and thrive in certain ecological niches. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena have now ...
Although DMDS is harmful to many other insects, Drosophila busckii uses its particular preference for this compound to find food and lay its eggs. Tolerance to the compound is thought to be due to ...
This study shows 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. Amazonia features a ...
This study shows 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.