How a Virus Transforms Caterpillars into Zombies Destined to Die by Climbing
Initial infection of the virus Image : Williams et al (2017) [1] The cotton bollworm moth caterpillar climbs higher and higher, its tiny body constantly mounting leaf after leaf. When an insect reaches the top of a plant, it will die, allowing the virus that guided it there to spread. One of the viruses responsible for this lethal ascent manipulates genes involved in caterpillar eyesight. As a result, researchers report… Selengkapnya »How a Virus Transforms Caterpillars into Zombies Destined to Die by Climbing