Gut microbiota–mediated lipid accumulation as a driver of evolutionary adaptation to blue light toxicity in Drosophila

Abstract Human agriculture has always raced against insect adaptation, requiring updated pest control methods and knowledge of evolutionary processes. Excessive exposure to blue light (BL) kills a wide range of insect species and has attracted attention as an alternative to chemical pesticides. Here...

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Main Authors: Yuta Takada, Toshiharu Ichinose, Naoyuki Fuse, Kokoro Saito, Wakako Ikeda-Ohtsubo, Hiromu Tanimoto, Masatoshi Hori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-08348-6
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