South African scientist Letodi Luki Mathulwe discovered a naturally occurring fungus that kills the African armyworm, offering a potential new biological weapon against the destructive crop pest.
Researchers have identified a specific immune receptor in common bean plants that detects caterpillar saliva, triggering a distress signal to attract predatory wasps. Plants lacking this receptor showed significantly reduced defenses against caterpillars and failed to summon wasps.
The renaming of PCOS to PMOS highlights the complexity of the condition, affecting 170 million women worldwide with varied symptoms. While health tech companies promise personalized health solutions, the author's experience with PMOS and its diverse manifestations among sufferers underscores the challenges in providing effective, individualized health tech for complex conditions.
