Comments on: How the aphid got its wings http://www.iayork.com/MysteryRays/2009/05/27/how-the-aphid-got-its-wings/ Meddling with things mankind is not meant to understand. Also, pictures of my kids Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:05:46 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: More symbionts and flight | Mystery Rays from Outer Space http://www.iayork.com/MysteryRays/2009/05/27/how-the-aphid-got-its-wings/comment-page-1/#comment-25701 More symbionts and flight | Mystery Rays from Outer Space Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:01:37 +0000 http://www.iayork.com/MysteryRays/?p=1115#comment-25701 [...] the paper I mentioned the other day, that showed how a symbiotic virus causes aphids to grow wings?  Amazing at that may be, an [...] [...] the paper I mentioned the other day, that showed how a symbiotic virus causes aphids to grow wings?  Amazing at that may be, an [...]

]]> By: bayman http://www.iayork.com/MysteryRays/2009/05/27/how-the-aphid-got-its-wings/comment-page-1/#comment-24311 bayman Wed, 27 May 2009 23:32:14 +0000 http://www.iayork.com/MysteryRays/?p=1115#comment-24311 Wow that's cool! But also confusing. This virus has virtually no genes. So what service is it providing? Why rely on a virus to make wings when it's apparently possible for insects to grow them on their own? Some speculation on the mechanism would have been nice. Nonetheless, thanks for the interesting find. Wow that’s cool! But also confusing. This virus has virtually no genes. So what service is it providing? Why rely on a virus to make wings when it’s apparently possible for insects to grow them on their own? Some speculation on the mechanism would have been nice.

Nonetheless, thanks for the interesting find.

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