Biology
Caterpillars control robots
The University of Tokyo researchers built a two-wheeled robot and arranged for a caterpillar, here is the male silkworm (Bombyx mori), controlled by swinging a leg on a…
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Biology
The silkworm transforms the gene that is highly durable
US scientists have created a genetically modified silkworm that can release silk, giving it the potential to produce bulletproof garment materials.
Biology
The insects are the most favored of the planet
People often divide insects into two types that are useful and harmful. However they are all links of diversity ...
Biology
Silkworms change genes for artificial silk production
Notre Dame University (France), Wyoming University (USA) and biotechnology company Kraig Biocraft (USA) have succeeded in producing genetically modified silkworms capabl…
Biology
The secret to the silkworm's healthy stomach
Silkworms have a unique ability to eat poisonous mulberry leaves without any harm, and scientists are gradually understanding why: silkworms contain a special digestive…
Biology
Color the silk without dyeing
Why do it take silk dyeing when silkworms can be genetically modified to create any color in rainbow colors? It is the goal of Japanese scientists to transform their gen…
Animal world
The sight of worms eating algae magnifies 250 times
Andrei Savitsky, who lives in Cherkassy, Ukraine, recorded a little silkworm feeding on and digesting algae 250 times magnified under a microscope, Story Trender repor…
Environment
Successfully cultivating 'pure carving' of the worms
Caterpillars are the most serious pests on cruciferous vegetables in all countries. Vietnamese researchers have experimented in importing and developing D.semiclausum be…
Videos
Video: Chinese astronauts play with silkworms in space
The silkworm was released into a gravityless environment trying to crawl on the Chinese astronaut's hand but was flung out soon after.
Medicine - Health
Thanh Hoa: Number of people poisoned by eating silkworms and silkworm pupae
According to information, Mr. Ha Dinh Ngu, deputy director of Thanh Hoa Preventive Health Center told reporters that on the morning of March 29, 2006, the number of peop…
Medicine - Health
Insects making medicine
Bumblebees, 100-150 cubes, remove the wings, remove sandy soil, soak in 1 liter of alcohol 40-50 degrees, leave it for as long as possible. Drink 2-3 times a day, each t…
New technology
Chinese scientists create super-strong silk that leads to electricity
As the textile industry goes down, this may be a new dimension for silkworms studied and developed.
New technology
Robot moth 200 years old
People think robot is the achievement of the modern era. But since the 19th century, talented craftsmen have created robots as moths and can move automatically.