Mean and green. Viruses given a gene for a toxin from one of the world’s deadliest spiders could replace chemical pesticides, say

researchers…When the modified baculovirus infects an

insect, the insect’s cells should start to produce the toxin, killing it faster than wild viruses.” ?Famous last words: ” Because the host dies

quickly, before much virus can replicate, the modified virus shouldn’t persist in the environment, say the

researchers.” [New Scientist]