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Japanese researchers at RIKEN PRI and CSRS have created a wild new method called “in-insect synthesis”
Japanese researchers at RIKEN PRI and CSRS have created a wild new method called “in-insect synthesis”
Japanese researchers at RIKEN PRI and CSRS have created a wild new method called “in-insect synthesis” — using live insects as chemical reactors to build complex molecules more efficiently than in a lab.
They fed tobacco cutworm caterpillars a nanocarbon compound, [6]MCPP. Inside the insects, it transformed into a fluorescent version, [6]MCPP-oxylene, thanks to two natural enzymes. The kicker? This reaction worked way better inside the bugs than through traditional lab techniques.
This could totally change how we create advanced materials — from glowing sensors to potential new drugs — by tapping into nature’s own biochemical machinery.
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