Cricket: The third domesticated insect
Cricket: The third domesticated insect
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DOI：
10.1016/bs.ctdb.2022.02.003
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2022-03-22
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Extavour, Cassandra G.
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作者：
Mito, Taro;Ishimaru, Yoshiyasu;Extavour, Cassandra G.
许多研究人员正在使用蟋蟀进行与发育和再生有关的各种主题的研究，以及大脑功能，行为和生物钟，使用先进的功能和微扰技术，如基因组编辑。最近，蟋蟀作为下一代人类的食物来源也引起了人们的关注。此外，蟋蟀越来越多地被用作疾病模型和制药的生物工厂。因此，板球研究在上个世纪已经从主要用于非常重要的基础研究，发展到用于各种应用和实际用途。这些昆虫现在是一种最先进的模型动物，可以以低成本大量获得和维持。因此，我们认为，蟋蟀是继蜜蜂和蚕之后第三种用于科学研究的家养昆虫，有助于实现全球可持续发展目标。
Many researchers are using crickets to conduct research on various topics related to development and regeneration in addition to brain function, behavior, and biological clocks, using advanced functional and perturbational technologies such as genome editing. Recently, crickets have also been attracting attention as a food source for the next generation of humans. In addition, crickets are increasingly being used as disease models and biological factories for pharmaceuticals. Cricket research has thus evolved over the last century from use primarily in highly important basic research, to use in a variety of applications and practical uses. These insects are now a state-ofthe-art model animal that can be obtained and maintained in large quantities at low cost. We therefore suggest that crickets are useful as a third domesticated insect for scientific research, after honeybees and silkworms, contributing to the achievement of global sustainable development goals.