Gut Microbiota Mediate Caffeine Detoxification In The Primary Insect Pest Of Coffee
An interesting example of host's adaptation to its niche being facilitated by its microbiome
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About Magdalena Skipper
I am a geneticist by training. Having done research using classical genetics and molecular biology in a variety of model organisms I left the bench to become an editor, first for Nature Reviews Genetics and then Nature. I have worked with the research community as an editor, in a variety of roles, for over 17 years
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