Scientists Have ID’d the Worm in Your Mescal

A glass of mescal, a Mexican alcohol made from the plant agave. Bottles sometimes include a “worm,” or larva. Credit: Scientific inspiration can strike anywhere—even at a restaurant bar in Oaxaca, Mexico. That’s where a team of insect researchers decided to use DNA sequencing to identify what larva lurks […]

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