Steely Fiber Strands from Fruit Flies, Rice University Reveals

Futurity -- RICE/TEXAS A&M (US) — Proteins combined with fruit fly material could create bio-friendly fiber strands for use in a variety of applications, including biosensors and tissue engineering. The genesis of the research was a study of Ultrabithorax, a recombinant transcription factor protein that regulates the development of the wings and legs of Drosophila melanogaster, the common fruit fly.

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