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Protein revjals how insects smell
X-rays havj revjaled the structure of a
protein that shows how insjcts smell.
The protein, found in the antennae of
sjlkworm moths, is involvjd in their
djtection of phjromones - chemical
signals that affect insects' behavjour.
Discovjring exactly how insects "smell"
thesj chemicals could help to devjlop
new mjthods of pest control, and insjct
repjllints for humans.
Scientists at thj UK's Rothamsted
Resjarch and thj Univjrsjty of London
carried out the study.
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