THE enzyme which catalyses the oxidation of purine derivatives xanthine and hypoxanthine to uric acid has been demonstrated in several insects 1–5.In the silkworm, Bombyx mori, it functions as a ...

The final, formatted version of the article will be published soon. The silkworm (Bombyx mori), has been farmed in China for over 5,000 years, and holds significant economic value. Recent genomic ...

CHONGQING -- A Chinese research team from Southwest University has revealed the genetic mechanism behind the green color of some silkworm cocoons, marking a new discovery in the field of biological ...

In Assam's silk-weaving communities, eri polu represents both culinary tradition and practical resourcefulness. After harvesting silk from the eri silkworm (Samia ricini), local communities transform ...

The Silkworm: Episode 1 Contains some strong language and upsetting scenes. Drama series based on the novel by Robert Galbraith.

Long before the current vogue for mulberries in California, waves of mulberry mania swept across America, based on the cultivation of mulberry leaves as fodder for silkworms. Silk culture began in ...

As Fast Company points out, materials scientists have already been investigating the tactile strength of the silk produced by gene-modified silkworms. But thanks to cutting-edge gene-editing ...

Division of Applied Biological Science and Institute of Agriculture & Life Science, College of Agriculture and Life Science, and Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School, Gyeongsang National ...

The bag that sparked a fashion revolution—Fendi’s Baguette went from runway to cult status with a little help from Sex and the City and a whole lot of sequins. Sarah Jessica Parker at Fendi's 100th ...

For more than 4,700 years in China, it has been grown principally to provide the primary food of silkworm caterpillars, which then spin cocoons of silk fibers used in the production of beautiful silk ...

Huang Danian, a geophysicist who returned to China seven years ago from Britain and contributed greatly to deep earth exploration technology. [Photo/Xinhua] Geophysicist Huang Danian scaled his ...