Insect Biotechnology

1. The Greater Wax Moth Galleria mellonella as an Alternative Model Host for Human Pathogens
Krishnendu Mukherjee, Eugen Domann, Torsten Hain

2. Fruit Flies as Models in Biomedical Research – A Drosophila Asthma Model
Thomas Roeder, Kerstin Isermann, Christina Wagner, Christine Warmbold

3. Therapeutic Potential of Anti-Microbial Peptides from Insects
Jochen Wiesner, Andreas Vilcinskas

4. From Traditional Maggot Therapy to Modern Biosurgery
Andreas Vilcinskas

5. Insect-Associated Microorganisms as a Source for Novel Secondary Metabolites with Therapeutic Potential
Helge B. Bode

6. Potential Pharmaceuticals from Insects and Their Co-Occurring Microorganisms
Konrad Dettner

7. Insect Antimicrobial Peptides as New Weapons Against Plant Pathogens
Carin Jansen, Karl-Heinz Kogel

8. Protection of Crops Against Insect Pests Using RNA Interference
John A. Gatehouse, Daniel R.G. Price

9. Insect Transgenesis and the Sterile Insect Technique
Marc F. Schetelig, Ernst A. Wimmer

10. Insect Cells for Heterologous Production of Recombinant Proteins
Christoph Becker-Pauly, Walter Stöcker

11. Biotechnologies Based on Silk
František Sehnal

12. Biosensors on the Basis of Insect Olfaction
Sebastian Paczkowski, Bernhard Weißbecker, Michael J. Schöning, Stefan Schütz

13. Insect-Inspired Technologies: Insects as a Source for Biomimetics
Stanislav N. Gorb

Keywords: Life Sciences, Entomology, Biotechnology, Biomedicine general, Plant Pathology