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Publishing the gypsy moth caterpillars to self-destruct
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and technology as egt that allows a specific group ing stimulated to Kelli Hoover
of viruses to control the behavior of keep feeding, title
in a feeding state. It’s possible that be- Who knows? —Anna Kuchment
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