


CRISPR Cuts Through Layers of Butterfly Wing-Pattern Evolution
Researchers used CRISPR to cut out major wing patterning genes in Heliconius butterflies and discovered there's more than one pathway to rewind evolutionary time in butterfly co-mimics.

Butterfly Color Patterns Reveal Clues About Genes That Build Insect Wings
New research identifies the genetic code by which butterflies assign color patterns to different parts of their wings

Planthopper Wing Shape Controlled by Two Insulin Receptors
By Viviane Callier Insulin, the hormone that controls blood glucose in humans, is also produced by insects and, according to a study published in Nature, two different insulin receptors convey […]

Insects Were First Animals to Develop Wings More than 400 Million Years Ago
An international team of more than 100 researchers has published the first modern road map of insect evolution. Understanding how insects are related, which until now has remained largely unknown, […]