
Scientists discovered that coffee berry borers worldwide share 14 bacterial species in their digestive tracts that degrade and detoxify caffeine. They also found the most prevalent of these bacteria has a gene that helps break down caffeine. Their research sheds light on the ecology of the destructive bug and could lead to new ways to fight it.img src=»http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/D_7VWnQP-_4″ height=»1″ width=»1″ alt=»»/
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