Using genetics to identify the origin and the global path of the ubiquitous insect pest, the German cockroach, back to its wild origin could help us develop more effective pesticides to control them.

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Over a half century ago, not long after Charles Rene Strong had come into the world, a legendary dig also was born. It will be relevant again Thursday. In the old story, TCU was the cockroach. In the ...