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

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 presenti...

Student team develops innovative 'Trojan horse' in the fight against the Asian hornet
Image: Phys.org
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.

Originally published at Phys.org

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