Wolbachia: Bacteria that are saving lives – Scienceline

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Taylor White: They have a funny name and naturally live in half the insect species on our planet.  
Taylor White: Do you like saying Wolbachia? 
Fred Rubino: I do like saying Wolbachia. But sometimes when I write a grant or something, Ill go through and read it in my head and I feel like Im saying Wolbachia every three words and then I try to delete it and come up with as many synonyms as possible. 
Taylor White:This is Fred Rubino, a postdoctoral researcher in the Lehmann Lab …

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