Kamikaze termites protect their colony with the help of a special enzyme whose secrets have now been uncovered
Termites of the species Neocapritermes taracua with a blue body on the back formed by laccase BP76. Credit: Dr. Aleš Buček Researchers from the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, in cooperation with colleagues from the Faculty of Tropical AgriScience of the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague
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August 27, 2024