Scientists attempting to dissolve all insects
source: http://inhabitat.com/discovery-in-insect-skin-could-lead-to-chemical-free-insecticides/
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Remember when we realized insecticides were a bad idea? Ya this is 10,000x worse of an idea.
The discovery of a protective protein in the skin of insects could help scientists develop a chemical free insecticide. When insects are molting they secrete an enzyme that dissolves their old skin, and Sujata Chaudhari from Kansas State University discovered that a protein present in the new skin of insects called the Knickkopf protein protects the new skin from dissolving along with the old. Chaudhari and her colleagues believe that developing a mechanism to shut off the Knickkopf protein would keep crops bug free without toxic chemicals.
Read more: Discovery in Insect Skin Could Lead to Chemical Free Insecticides | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World ........... More in the link
http://inhabitat.com/discovery-in-insect-skin-could-lead-to-chemical-free-insect...
The discovery of a protective protein in the skin of insects could help scientists develop a chemical free insecticide. When insects are molting they secrete an enzyme that dissolves their old skin, and Sujata Chaudhari from Kansas State University discovered that a protein present in the new skin of insects called the Knickkopf protein protects the new skin from dissolving along with the old. Chaudhari and her colleagues believe that developing a mechanism to shut off the Knickkopf protein would keep crops bug free without toxic chemicals.
Read more: Discovery in Insect Skin Could Lead to Chemical Free Insecticides | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World ........... More in the link
http://inhabitat.com/discovery-in-insect-skin-could-lead-to-chemical-free-insect...
