We Don't Know Why Moth Wings Glow

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A little while ago, James found himself with a bit of a problem. He was keeping some wheat grains at home to use as food for the microbes that he cultures and films for our enjoyment. But before he could feed the grains to his microbes, they became infested with the larvae.. of moths.

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SOURCES:
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2110.06086.pdf
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