Bombyx mori the molecular identification of the first known pheromone, bombykol, which required extracts from 500,000 individuals, due to the very small quantities of pheromone produced by any individual worm. Currently, research is focusing on genetics of silkworms and the possibility of genetic engineering. Many hundreds of strains are maintained, and over 400 Mendelian mutations have been described. Another source suggests 1,000 inbred domesticated strains are kept worldwide. One useful development for the silk industry is silkworms that can feed on food other than mulberry leaves, including an artificial diet. Research on the genome also raises the possibility of genetically engineering silkworms
Larva Mortus Larva Mortus Larva Mortus is a video game developed by independent video game developer Rake In Grass in 2008. It is a top-down shooter similar to Crimsonland. The source code of the Torque 2D based game was made available by the developer under non-commercial usage terms in 2009. The game is set at the end of 19th Century. It follows a man who was recruited to agency which specializes on exorcism of various supernatural evil creatures. He is soon forced to face a dark evil from ancient times as it plans to capture a powerful artifact of black magic. The