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engineering black soldier flies as a platform for sustainable biomanufacturing and bioremediation.

COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY

Kate Tepper, Owain Edwards, Anwar Sunna, Ian T Paulsen, Maciej Maselko (2024), "Diverting organic waste from landfills via insect biomanufacturing using engineered black soldier flies (Hermetia illucens)" Commun Biol 7, 862.

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black soldier fly genetic engineering.

Bio Rxiv

Chandran Pfitzner, Kate Tepper, Sheemal Kumar, Carly Retief, Justin M McNab, Robert A Harrell, Maciej Maselko (2024), "Rapid generation and screening of transgenic black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens)".

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engineering insects for biomanufacturing and bioremediation.

ACS Synthetic Biology 2022

Michael Clark*, Kate Tepper*, Kerstin Petroll, Sheemal Kumar, Anwar Sunna, and Maciej Maselko (2021), "Bioremediation of Industrial Pollutants by Insects Expressing a Fungal Laccase".

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Methylmercury demethylation and volatilization by animals expressing microbial enzymes.

Bio Rxiv

Kate Tepper, Josh King, Pradeep M Cholan, Chandran Pfitzner, Marco Morsch, 
Simon C Apte, Maciej Maselko (2024), "Methylmercury demethylation and volatilization by animals expressing microbial enzymes"

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Biomanufacturing of a functional microbial phytase in an insect host.

Bio Rxiv

Carly Retief, Sheemal Kumar, Kate Tepper, Maciej Maselko (2024), "Biomanufacturing of a functional microbial phytase in an insect host"

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News

Synbiobeta

Engineering Black Soldier Flies for the Waste Management Revolution

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BGR

Flies with genetically engineered abilities might save us from organic waste

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The Lighthouse

How genetically modified flies can reduce waste and keep it out of landfills

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The Guardian

Flies with genetically engineered abilities might save us from organic waste

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ABC Radio

Scientists suggest genetically engineering flies to convert organic waste to raw material

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