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Study finds insect shows promise as a good, sustainable food source:
With global food demands rising at an alarming rate, a study led by IUPUI [( Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis)] scientists has found new evidence that a previously overlooked insect shows promise as alternative protein source: the yellow mealworm.
The research is based upon a new analysis of the genome of the mealworm species Tenebrio molitor led by Christine Picard, associate professor of biology and director in Forensic and Investigative Sciences program at the School of Science at IUPUI.
[...] "Human populations are continuing to increase and the stress on protein production is increasing at an unsustainable rate, not even considering climate change," said Picard, whose lab focuses on the use of insects to address global food demand.
The research, conducted in partnership with Beta Hatch Inc., has found the yellow mealworm—historically a pest—can provide benefit in a wide range of agriculture applications. Not only can it can be used as an alternative source of protein for animals including fish, but its waste is also ideal as organic fertilizer.
[...] "Mealworms, being insects, are a part of the natural diet of many organisms," said Picard. "Fish enjoy mealworms, for example. They could also be really useful in the pet food industry as an alternative protein source. Chickens like insects—and maybe one day humans will, too, because it's an alternative source of protein."
Journal Reference:
T. Eriksson, et al. The yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) genome: a resource for the emerging insects as food and feed industry [open], Journal of Insects as Food and Feed (DOI: 10.3920/jiff2019.0057)
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday September 01 2020, @09:04PM (4 children)
Death Valley, while warm, doesn't seem very wet to me. What warmer places on Earth were you thinking of?
Antarctica, while cold, doesn't seem like a desert to me. What colder places on Earth were you thinking of?
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 01 2020, @09:45PM
I was thinking of then equator, which is the warmest and wettest place on earth. And the poles, which are the driest and coldest.
And just because something doesn't seem like a desert to you doesn't mean anything, go look it up.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 01 2020, @09:46PM (1 child)
He (not me) was maybe referring to the Antarctic Dry Valleys [wikipedia.org]. But they're only a tiny part of Antarctica.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 01 2020, @09:52PM
Here is what it looks like when it is warm and wet: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungle#/media/File%3A%E1%9E%96%E1%9F%92%E1%9E%9A%E1%9F%83%E1%9E%80%E1%9E%98%E1%9F%92%E1%9E%96%E1%9E%BB%E1%9E%87%E1%9E%B6.jpg [wikipedia.org]
Here is dry and cold: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_desert#/media/File%3AAntarcticaDomeCSnow.jpg [wikipedia.org]
Yet supposedly making it warmer and wetter is going to look like the second?
(Score: 3, Informative) by anotherblackhat on Tuesday September 01 2020, @11:20PM
Seems like the largest desert in the world to me, but let me google that for you ... https://lmgtfy.com/?q=is+antarctica+a+desert [lmgtfy.com]