Insect biotechnology
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht, Netherlands ; London :
Springer ,
c2011
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| Series: | Biologically-inspired systems
v. 2 |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. The greater Wax Moth Galleria mellonella as an alternative model host for human pathogens
- 2. Fruit flies as models in biomedical research - a drosophila asthma model
- 3. Therapeutic potential of anti-microbial peptides from insects
- 4. From traditional maggot therapy to modern biosurgery
- 5. Insect-associated microorganisms as a source for novel secondary metabolites with therapeutic potential
- 6. Potential pharmaceuticals from insects and their co-occurring microorganisms
- 7. Insect antimicrobial peptides as new weapons against plant pathogens
- 8. protection of crops against insect pests using RNA interference
- 9. Insect transgenesis and the sterile insect technique
- 10. Insect cells for heterologous production of recombinant proteins
- 11. Biotechnologies based on silk
- 12. Biosensors on the basis of insect olfaction
- 13. Insect-inspired technologies: Insects as a source for biomimetics