IN silkworms, it has been found that tyrosine is used not only for biosynthesis of the silk proteins 1, but also to form melanin pigments, but little is known of its origin. The present work was ...

But why is it so expensive? Silk is the product of the domesticated silkworm, Bombyx mori. The caterpillars eat constantly. They're fed mulberry leaves five times a day. After 45 days of munching ...

Out of curiosity, she raised her own batch of Bombyx mori, the world’s foremost species ... The author visits 17th-century collections of silk-moth species and examines the papers, drawings ...

Found throughout the eastern United States and Canada, this silk moth’s unique pale green color and long tails make it easy ...

Pharmaceutical giant Kowa Co. said it has created an exceptionally durable and environmentally friendly new textile from the gossamer silk of bagworm moth larvae. In its Nov. 20 announcement ...