Insect article list
Does the insect brain evolve from a common ancestor with mammals? The University of Tokyo
The research team of Associate Professor Kei Ito, Researcher Asako Tsubouchi, and Graduate Student Tomoko Yano of the Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Tokyo, has introduced Drosophila melanogaster […].
Nagoya University demonstrates how beetle horns suddenly appear
Hiroki Goto, a specially appointed assistant professor at the Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, said that when the beetle's horns changed from larvae to pupae, they took two hours […].
Settled a long controversy over the origin of the insect wing
A collaborative research group between the University of Tsukuba and Fukushima University used a scanning electron microscope to describe the entire developmental process from eggs to adults of Futahoshikoorugi […].
Kyoto University identifies termite soldier pheromones that have been a mystery for many years
The research group of Professor Kenji Matsuura, Professor Naoki Mori, and Dr. Yuki Mitaka of the Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University is the first termite soldier in the world […].
"The strongest organism on earth" Comparative genome analysis of two species of tardigrade Keio University
The research group of Yuki Yoshida, a graduate student of Keio University Institute for Advanced Life Sciences, and Kazuharu Arakawa, will be on July 7, at the University of Edinburgh, UK Mark […]
Kumamoto University discovers the world's first plant to have cockroaches spray seeds
Associate Professor Naoto Sugiura and Mr. Yasuhiro Uehara of the Graduate School of Advanced Sciences, Kumamoto University, said that the plant "Ginryoso" of the family Ericaceae has become a German cockroach […].
Long-term storage of enzymes using insect cells Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, etc.
The research group of Assistant Professor Shingo Kikuta of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, in collaboration with the Agricultural Research Organization, Kazan University (Russia), and RIKEN, can be revived even if it dries. […]
Store sperm at room temperature for 10 years or more, identify special genes of queen ants Konan University, etc.
The queen ant mates with a male shortly after emergence, and continues to store the sperm received at that time in the "fertilization sac" in the body until it dies, and repeats spawning. […]
Kyoto Institute of Technology treats humans with the pathogenic virus of silk moth
On May 5, a research team led by Professor Mori of Kyoto Institute of Technology used a silk moth pathogenic virus to protect proteins that treat affected areas in humans […]
Elucidation of the mechanism by which ladybugs store feathers, expected application to design and manufacturing The University of Tokyo
A research group led by Assistant Professor Kazuya Saito of the Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo has elucidated the ingenious deformation mechanism of ladybugs folding the back spring. […]