The farming of insects for food has many advantages,since insects are readily available,can be grown in small areas,are efficient at the conversion of food to biomass,and have a minimal contribution to environmental d...The farming of insects for food has many advantages,since insects are readily available,can be grown in small areas,are efficient at the conversion of food to biomass,and have a minimal contribution to environmental degradation.We review the prospects for farming insects using data obtained from next-generation genome-wide DNA sequencing to guide the selection of desirable traits.This approach is more efficient than traditional breeding processes and promises to facilitate the development of insect strains with phenotypes which make them desirable as food sources.We also review some of the potential problems associated with the mass production of insects and suggest some factors which must be taken into consideration as inbreeding depression,adaptability,and allergens.Insects are a cheap,easily available source of nutrients such as proteins and fats,and the efficient mass production of insect-based foods may help to ameliorate problems of the food supply.展开更多
Studies have investigated the effects of heat and temperature variability(TV)on mortality.However,few assessed whether TV modifies the heat-mortality association.Data on daily temperature and mortality in the warm sea...Studies have investigated the effects of heat and temperature variability(TV)on mortality.However,few assessed whether TV modifies the heat-mortality association.Data on daily temperature and mortality in the warm season were collected from 717 locations across 36 countries.TV was calculated as the standard deviation of the average of the same and previous days’minimum and maximum temperatures.展开更多
基金supported by Cabinet Office,Government of Japan,Cross-ministerial Moonshot Agriculture,Forestry and Fisheries Research and Development Program,“Technologies for Smart Bio-industry and Agriculture”(JPJ009237).
文摘The farming of insects for food has many advantages,since insects are readily available,can be grown in small areas,are efficient at the conversion of food to biomass,and have a minimal contribution to environmental degradation.We review the prospects for farming insects using data obtained from next-generation genome-wide DNA sequencing to guide the selection of desirable traits.This approach is more efficient than traditional breeding processes and promises to facilitate the development of insect strains with phenotypes which make them desirable as food sources.We also review some of the potential problems associated with the mass production of insects and suggest some factors which must be taken into consideration as inbreeding depression,adaptability,and allergens.Insects are a cheap,easily available source of nutrients such as proteins and fats,and the efficient mass production of insect-based foods may help to ameliorate problems of the food supply.
基金This study was supported by the Australian Research Council(DP210102076)the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council(APP2000581)+12 种基金Y.W and B.W.were supported by the China Scholarship Council(nos.202006010044 and 202006010043)S.L.was supported by an Emerging Leader Fellowship of the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council(no.APP2009866)Y.G.was supported by Career Development Fellowship(no.APP1163693)and Leader Fellowship(no.APP2008813)of the Australian National Health and Medical Research CouncilJ.K.and A.U.were supported by the Czech Science Foundation(project no.20-28560S)N.S.was supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences-funded HERCULES Center(no.P30ES019776)Y.H.was supported by the Environment Research and Technology Development Fund(JPMEERF15S11412)of the Environmental Restoration and Conservation AgencyM.d.S.Z.S.C.and P.H.N.S.were supported by the São Paulo Research Foundation(FAPESP)H.O.and E.I.were supported by the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research(IUT34-17)J.M.was supported by a fellowship of Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnlogia(SFRH/BPD/115112/2016)A.G.and F.S.were supported by the Medical Research Council UK(grant ID MR/R013349/1),the Natural Environment Research Council UK(grant ID NE/R009384/1),and the EU’s Horizon 2020 project,Exhaustion(grant ID 820655)A.S.and F.d.D.were supported by the EU’s Horizon 2020 project,Exhaustion(grant ID 820655)V.H.was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economy,Industry and Competitiveness(grant ID PCIN-2017-046)A.T.byMCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033(grant CEX2018-000794-S).Statistics South Africa kindly provided the mortality data,but had no other role in the study.
文摘Studies have investigated the effects of heat and temperature variability(TV)on mortality.However,few assessed whether TV modifies the heat-mortality association.Data on daily temperature and mortality in the warm season were collected from 717 locations across 36 countries.TV was calculated as the standard deviation of the average of the same and previous days’minimum and maximum temperatures.
