Its applications span across pharmaceuticals (drug delivery systems, wound dressings), agriculture (biopesticides, ...

Chitin and chitosan, naturally occurring polysaccharides, have emerged as a prominent class of biopolymers with immense potential across various scientific and industrial fields. Their unique ...

Its applications span across pharmaceuticals (drug delivery systems, wound dressings), agriculture (biopesticides, biofertilizers), food and beverages (functional food ingredients, food coatings), ...

Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632014, India ...

Since then much work has been done on microbiological breakdown of chitin. Micro-organisms producing chitinase have been observed in fresh and salt waters, in various kinds of soils, in plants and ...

Live food is essential for most reptiles and other exotic animals. Insects such as crickets and mealworms provide crucial ...

The white stuff that engulfs these flies is a fungus called Entomophthora muscae — Entomophthora translates to “ destroyer of insects .” It’s an obligate pathogen, entirely dependent on its host, that ...

Seafood is an integral part of New England's culture and a crucial source of income for many communities. While seafood waste ...

He and others had previously observed how a type of dietary fibre called chitin, which is abundant in mushrooms, crustaceans and edible insects, activates this immune response, known as type 2 ...

If we became crab-like it would be a slightly horrifying experience, an expert tells us. Crabs molt their entire outer exoskeleton, from their eyes to their gut.