Insect Stings Inspire Syringe-Needle Designs

Insect Stings Inspire Syringe-Needle Designs

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A group of scientists at Indian Institute of Technology Ropar and Ohio State University has jointly studied stingers of wasps, honeybees, and mosquitoes. They examined the structure and mechanical properties of the stings and also mechanical behavior during insertion of wasp and honeybee stingers as well as piercers in the mosquito.
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Spare Parts Might “Jump-Start” Protein Design

scientists have created new proteins based on “existing natural parts,” that carry out their intended function with flying colors. This research was reported yesterday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, PNAS.

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