News Headline

Specific insulin-like peptide regulates how beetle 'weapons' grow

Source
Phys.org

Publication Date
2020-01-13

A scientist from Tokyo Metropolitan University and coworkers have discovered that a specific insulin-like peptide called ILP2 regulates the size of the mandibles in Gnatocerus cornutus beetles in different nutritional environments.

Content
https://phys.org/news/2020-01-specific-insulin-like-peptide-beetle-weapons.html