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Cas9-Mediated Gene Editing Using Receptor-Mediated Ovary Transduction of Cargo (ReMOT) Control in Bombyx mori

Insects, 2023
Lepidoptera is one of the most speciose insect orders, causing enormous damage to agricultural and forest crops. Although genome editing has been achieved in a few Lepidoptera for insect controls, most techniques are still limited.
Bin Yu, Sichen Dong, Xiaoyu Jiang, Liang Qiao, Jie Chen, Tian Li, Guoqing Pan, Zeyang Zhou, Chunfeng Li   +8 more
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Nutritional value of insects and ways to manipulate their composition

Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 2020
This article reports on the nutrients present in insects and factors affecting their variability. Data on protein content and amino acid profiles of a variety of insect species are discussed and their amino acid profiles compared to nutrient requirements
D. Oonincx, M. Finke
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Climate change‐mediated temperature extremes and insects: From outbreaks to breakdowns

Global Change Biology, 2020
Insects are among the most diverse and widespread animals across the biosphere and are well‐known for their contributions to ecosystem functioning and services.
J. Harvey, R. Heinen, R. Gols, Madhav P. Thakur   +3 more
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Insights to microsporidia Nosema bombycis congenital infection and host immune responses in the embryo and larva stages of silkworms

BMC Genomics
Microsporidia are a group of intracellular and unicellular eukaryotic parasites, which can nearly infect all animals, including human beings. As the first identified microsporidia, Nosema bombycis is a world-wide threat for silkworm eggs production, it ...
Tangxin Li, Yue Song, Quan Sun, Qiong Yang, Yunlin Tang, Zigang Shen, Zhangshuai He, Yabin Dou, Junzheng Zhang, Sheng Li, Tian Li, Xianzhi Meng, Zeyang Zhou, Jie Chen, Guoqing Pan   +14 more
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Full-length cloning, sequence analysis and expression detection of the β-tubulin gene from the Chinese gall aphid (Schlechtendalia chinensis)

Scientific Reports, 2017
Some insect galls are formed on sumac plants by certain aphid species and have been used for medicinal and chemical purposes as they are rich in tannins.
Ping Liu, Zi-Xiang Yang, Xiao-Ming Chen, Hang Chen   +3 more
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An annotated and illustrated checklist of Microgastrinae wasps (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) from the Canadian Arctic Archipelago and Greenland

ZooKeys, 2017
The Microgastrinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from ten islands of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago (CAA) and Greenland were studied based on 2,183 specimens deposited in collections.
Jose Fernández-Triana, Joel Buffam, Melanie Beaudin, Hannah Davis, Ana Fernández-Galliano, Emily Griffin, Shang-Yao Lin, Megan K. McAulay, Robin Richter, Freddy Rodriguez, Gergely Várkonyi   +10 more
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Edible Insects Processing: Traditional and Innovative Technologies.

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, 2019
Insects are part of the human diet in many parts of the world. Their nutritional value is widely recognized. Currently, most edible insects are harvested from the wild, although semi-domestication and indoor farming have increased insect availability and
G. Melgar-Lalanne, A. Hernández-Álvarez, Alejandro Salinas-Castro   +2 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome of an edible aquatic insect Epophthalmia elegans (Odonata: Corduliidae) and phylogenetic analysis

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019
Epophthalmia elegans is one of edible aquatic insects in Southwest China. In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome E. elegans (Odonata, Corduliidae) was determined.
Jin-Di Wang, Cheng-Ye Wang, Min Zhao, Zhao He, Ying Feng   +4 more
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Mixed mating system and variable mating patterns in tropical woody bamboos

BMC Plant Biology, 2019
Background So far, little is known in detail about mating systems of woody bamboos. Paternity analysis of offspring improved our understanding of these systems, and contributed to their germplasm conservation and genetic improvement.
Ning Xie, Ling-Na Chen, Yu-Ran Dong, Han-Qi Yang   +3 more
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Single-cell transcriptional responses of T cells during microsporidia infection

Communications Biology
T cells have been reported to play critical roles in preventing of microsporidia dissemination. However, there roles and functions of each subset remain unclear.
Yunlin Tang, Lu Cao, Jiangyan Jin, Tangxin Li, Yebo Chen, Yishan Lu, Tian Li, Louis M. Weiss, Guoqing Pan, Jialing Bao, Zeyang Zhou   +10 more
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