Tag: Wasps
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Wasps attack Sri Lanka pilgrims ahead of Modi visit
Fifty pilgrims in Sri Lanka were taken to hospital on Thursday after being attacked by a swarm of wasps as they celebrated Buddhism's holiest day. Police said a monk was among those hospitalised after the cloud of insects descended on a temple at Mundal, 110 kilometres north of the capital Colombo. The attack came as pilgrims …
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May 11, 2017 -
Red-eyed mutant wasps created in lab for first time
In a first, researchers have created a new strain of red-eyed mutant wasps using a novel gene editing technology. The wasps were created to prove that CRISPR gene-slicing technology can be used successfully on the tiny parasitic jewel wasps. The advance provides scientists a new way to study some of the wasp's interesting biology, such …
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April 19, 2017