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The US has a new center in Texas to disperse sterile screwworm flies to block a parasite it spawns

The first center for dispersing sterile screwworm flies from U.S. soil in decades opened Monday in Texas, part of a larger effort to keep the flesh-eating parasite they spawn from crossing the Mexican border and wreaking havoc on the American cattle industry.

The US has a new center in Texas to disperse sterile screwworm flies to block a parasite it spawns
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The first center for dispersing sterile screwworm flies from U.S. soil in decades opened Monday in Texas, part of a larger effort to keep the flesh-eating parasite they spawn from crossing the Mexican border and wreaking havoc on the American cattle industry.

Originally published at Phys.org

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