Silk is mostly known as a luxurious textile, which originates from silkworms first cultivated in
China. A deeper look into the variety of silk reveals that it can be used for much more, in …

Vaccines are recognized worldwide as one of the most important tools for combating
infectious diseases. Despite the tremendous value conferred by currently available vaccines …

The development of a spider silk-manufacturing process is of great interest. However, there
are serious problems with natural manufacturing through spider farming, and standard …

Protein complexes composed of many subunits carry out most essential processes in cells
and, therefore, have become the focus of intense research. However, deciphering the …

The baculovirus‐insect cell expression system is widely used in producing recombinant
proteins. This review is focused on the use of this expression system in developing …

Transgene-based genetic sexing methods are being developed for insects of agricultural
and public health importance. Male-only rearing has long been sought in sericulture …

The use of food-grade organisms as recombinant vaccine expression hosts and delivery
vehicles has been explored during the past 25 years, opening new avenues for vaccinology …

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) first emerged in 2012, and over
2000 infections and 800 deaths have been confirmed in 27 countries. However, to date, no …

Antibody fragments are used in the clinic as important therapeutic proteins for treatment of
indications where better tissue penetration and less immunogenic molecules are needed …

The demand for novel antibiotics to combat the global spread of multi drug-resistant
pathogens continues to grow. Pathogenic bacteria and fungi that cause fatal human …