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Evolutionary ecology: wasp mother's little helpers
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Evolutionary ecology: wasp mother's little helpers
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The medical application of antibiotics dramatically reduced human infant mortality in the previous century. A new study indicates that ground nesting wasps exploit Streptomyces strains that they rear in their antennae for the same purpose.
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