February 5, 2024 by All This Bugs, Development of the reproductive system, Embryology, Hormones, Proteins, Reproduction, Serine/Threonine, Toxins, Transcription factors Steroidogenic factor 1 (SF-1) protein and a few related things Read More Share
January 26, 2024 by All This Dyes, Eggs, Endotoxins, Silkworm Flacherie (and a ridiculous history of Bt development…roundabout) Read More Share
January 26, 2024 by All This Bacteria, Endotoxins, Poop, Silkworm, Toxins Bacillus thuringiensis: the James Bond of biological pest control Read More Share
Anatomy, Bugs, Dumbbells January 16, 2024 by All This Halteres are a pair of small club-shaped organs on the body of two orders of flying insects that provide information about body rotations during flight Read More Share
January 7, 2024 by All This Avidin and Streptavidin, Biotin, BIRDS, Bugs, Eggs, Reproduction Effect of biotin deficiency on embryonic development in the domestic fowl (1944) with reference and cited by articles Read More Share
December 31, 2023 by All This Aminosaurs, Bugs, Complement, Proteins, Silkworm, Sticks and Stones The NACHT domain consists of seven distinct conserved motifs, including the ATP/GTPase specific P-loop, the Mg2+-binding site (Walker A and B motifs, respectively) and five more specific motifs Read More Share
December 27, 2023 by All This Blood, Bugs, Clathrin, Lipopolysaccharide Although RES is commonly associated exclusively with macrophages, recent research has revealed that the cells that accumulate intravenously administered vital stain belong to a highly specialised group of cells called scavenger endothelial cells (SECs), that are not macrophages Read More Share
December 25, 2023 by All This Bugs, CREATURES, Silk, Silkworm The enzyme juvenile hormone esterase catalyzes the hydrolysis of juvenile hormone Read More Share
December 25, 2023 by All This Bugs, Complement, Hormones, Silkworm The conjugate (10S,11S) JH diol phosphate is the product of a two-step enzymatic process: conversion of JH to JH diol and then addition of a phosphate group to C10 Read More Share
December 23, 2023 by All This Bugs, People, Plants Growth regulator may refer to growth hormone, insect growth regulator (insecticide) or plant hormone (herbicide) Read More Share
December 23, 2023 by All This Bad Food, Bad Medicine, Bugs, Molting The ecdysone receptor is a nuclear receptor found in arthropods, where it controls development and contributes to other processes such as reproduction Read More Share
