This genetically modified maize, MON863, contains a Cry3Bb1 coding sequence that produces a protein with enhanced insecticidal activity against the coleopteran pest, corn rootworm. In this study, the ...

As the processing mechanism of all known potyviruses involves the activity of cysteine proteinases, we asked whether constitutive expression of a rice cysteine proteinase inhibitor gene could ...

Alien species have been transported and traded by humans for many centuries. However, with the era of globalization, biological invasions have reached notable magnitudes. Currently, introduction of ...

Plasma membranes from insect midgut cells are separated into apical and basolateral domains. The apical domain is usually modified into microvilli with a molecular structure similar to other animals.

Honey bees maintain core gut symbionts colonizing distinct niches within the bee hindgut (25, 26).Recently, an engineered strain of the bee symbiont Snodgrassella alvi, named S. alvi wkB2:pDS-VAR, was ...

1 Introduction Forest trees have several pivotal roles, such as maintaining ecology, climate regulation, providing raw materials for the construction of buildings, greening roads, and being an energy ...

School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore ...