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Student team develops innovative 'Trojan horse' in the fight against the Asian hornet

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Student team develops innovative 'Trojan horse' in the fight against the Asian hornet
来源: Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories

An interdisciplinary team of students from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) is taking part in iGEM, the international synthetic biology competition in Paris (Nov. 13–16), this fall. Using a clever combination of artificial intelligence, a mechanical trap and protein nanofiber

An interdisciplinary team of students from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) is taking part in iGEM, the international synthetic biology competition in Paris (Nov. 13–16), this fall. Using a clever combination of artificial intelligence, a mechanical trap and protein nanofibers, they are presenting a targeted method to efficiently control populations of the Asian hornet.

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