Bombyx mori to produce proteins, including pharmacological drugs, in the place of silk proteins. "Bombyx mori" females are also one of the few organisms with homologous chromosomes held together only by the synaptonemal complex (and not crossovers) during meiosis. Kraig Biocraft Laboratories has used research from the Universities of Wyoming and Notre Dame in a collaborative effort to create a silkworm that is genetically altered to produce spider silk. In September 2010, the effort was announced as successful. Researchers at Tufts developed scaffolds made of spongy silk that feel and look similar to human tissue. They are implanted during reconstructive surgery to
Maru Maru Mori Mori! the record of the longest streak on the Oricon charts. The previous record set by the 2007 song "Gake no Ue no Ponyo", the theme song of the Studio Ghibli film "Ponyo", which remained on the charts for 11 consecutive weeks in 2008. "Gake no Ue no Ponyo" featured the then 8-year old actress Nozomi Ōhashi. The song "Maru Maru Mori Mori" received the Special Award at the 53rd Japan Record Awards. Maru Maru Mori Mori! On 4 April 2011, it was announced that the theme song of the Fuji Television television drama "Marumo no Okite" will be sung by