As "cockroach jelly" can replace the usual food

cockroaches isolation were four times more nutritious cow's milk. That is why scientists believe that insects will help provide food growing population.

Most cockroaches do not produce milk, but members of the species Diploptera punctata decided to excel. These insects are viviparous offspring suckle special nutrient discharges. Their constituent protein crystals and doS. Banerjee, N. P. Coussens, F.-X. Gallat, N. Sathyanarayanan, J. Srikanth, K. J. Yagi, J. S. S. Gray, S. S. Tobe, B. Stay, L. M. G. Chavas and S. Ramaswamy.Structure of a heterogeneous, glycosylated, lipid-bound, in vivo-grown protein crystal at atomic resolution from the viviparous cockroach Diploptera punctata. scientists.

The fact that the insect is able to produce milk for their young - it's very nice, even if we are talking about cockroaches. But the really fascinated researchers that one crystal can give three times more energy than the same amount of buffalo milk, which is familiar to us-calorie cow.

Of course, no one is going to milk the cockroaches. An international team of scientists led by researchers from the Indian Institute of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (Institute of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine) had decided to examine the sequence of genes responsible for the production of protein crystals, and find out whether it is possible to synthesize something similar in the laboratory conditions.

According toRoach milk proteins fantastic food supplement. The Times of India is one of the members of the team of scientists Sanchari Banerjee (Sanchari Banerjee), these crystals They are high-grade foodstuff: they contain protein, fat, sugar and all essential amino acids. "Cockroach Milk" contains enough calories, easily and quickly digested.

It is possible that the crystals will become a new dietary supplement for athletes, or based on them will create something like Soylent next.

And get superfud on an industrial scale, scientists hope with the help of other organisms, such as yeast, which will add a cockroach genes. It is easier than removing the "milk" from the gut Diploptera punctata. Well, not so disgusting.