News tagged with silkworms
Why silkworms find mulberries attractive
May 07, 2009 |
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A new study published online on May 7th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, has found the source of silkworms' attraction to mulberry leaves, their primary food source. A jasmine-scented chemical emitte ...
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The secret behind silkworm's hardy stomachs
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May 27, 2008 |
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Silkworms have a unique ability to eat toxic mulberry leaves without feeling ill, and researchers have come one step closer to understanding why: silkworms contain a special digestive enzyme that is not affected ...
A new twist in the sex life of silk worms
Apr 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A quirk in the sex life of the silkworm (Bombyx mori) has been revealed by a team of CSIRO Food Futures Flagship scientists led by Dr Alisha Anderson.
For spider-strength silk go back to basics
Jun 04, 2007 |
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If you want to spin silk like a spider then you need to rethink your starting material, Oxford University scientists have discovered.
Bees are the new silkworms
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Nov 20, 2007 |
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Moths and butterflies, particularly silkworms, are well known producers of silk. And we all know spiders use it for their webs. But they are not the only invertebrates who make use of the strength and versatility ...
Spiders’ unspun silk flows easier the faster it is sheared
Nov 01, 2006 |
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Oxford researchers have discovered that spiders and silkworms spin their fibres using methods that are not all that different from commercial spinning.
Genetic Engineering Fuses Spider Silk and Silica
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 27, 2006 |
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Bioengineers at Tufts University have created a new fusion protein that for the first time combines the toughness of spider silk with the intricate structure of silica. The resulting nanocomposite could be used in medical ...
'Edible optics' could make food safer
Aug 07, 2008 |
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Imagine an edible optical sensor that could be placed in produce bags to detect harmful levels of bacteria and consumed right along with the veggies. Or an implantable device that would monitor glucose in your blood for ...
Biomimetic Technologies Project Will Create First Soft-Bodied Robots
Jan 25, 2007 |
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While robots have moved from the realm of science fiction to a myriad of real-life uses, the potential of the “hard-bodied” robots of the 21st century remains limited by their stiff construction and lack of flexibility.
Engineers probe spiders' polymer art
Oct 30, 2006 |
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A team of MIT engineers has identified two key physical processes that lend spider silk its unrivaled strength and durability, bringing closer to reality the long-sought goal of spinning artificial spider silk.
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