Missions, Unions, and Indigenous Organization in the Bolivian Amazon: Placing the Formation of an Indigenous Organization in Its Context

This article explores oral histories about the foundation of the Mosetén Indigenous People’s Organization (OPIM) in Bolivia.In so doing it aims to add nuance to scholarship on Bolivian social movements from 1990 to 2010 by focusing on connections and continuities between indigenous organizations and the systems of political association Glass Blu

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Biochemical Features of the Cry3A Toxin of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. tenebrionis and Its Toxicity to the Red Imported Fire Ant Solenopsis invicta

Bioinsecticides based on the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) are widely used as safe alternatives to chemical insecticides.The insecticidal activity of Bt is occasioned by a protein toxin contained in parasporal crystals (Cry proteins) that are synthesized and laid down alongside the endospore during sporulation.The specificity of toxin actio

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