Fig. 2: Developing the BSF synthetic biology platform. | Communications Biology

Fig. 2: Developing the BSF synthetic biology platform.

From: Diverting organic waste from landfills via insect biomanufacturing using engineered black soldier flies (Hermetia illucens)

Fig. 2

a Optimising lab-scale rearing protocols to minimise space requirements, simplified media formulations and tools for long-term storage. b Streamlining transgenesis protocols and characterising genetic parts such as tissue specific and small molecule regulated promoters. c Establishment of high-throughput enzyme testing and directed evolution capabilities in BSF cell culture. d Establishing the optimal expression patterning in the insect genetic model, D. melanogaster. Figure created using Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Stock Images under an education license and Biorender.com.

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