New insights into the physiology of cockroaches

Monday, November 16, 2009 - 17:35 in Biology & Nature

Scientists have shed new light on how the cockroach organism works. They have shown why the German cockroach (Blatella germanica) eliminates excess nitrogen by excreting ammonia, in contrast to most terrestrial insects that commonly produce uric acid as a waste compound.

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