Institute of Genetic Resources, Graduate School of Bioresources and Bioenvironmental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Exp Anim. 2010;59(2):139-46. doi: 10.1538/expanim.59.139.
Silkworms have played an important agricultural role in supporting Japan's modernization, and traditionally, Japan has led the world as a repository of silkworm bioresources. The silkworm is a small and highly domesticated insect, which is ideal as a laboratory tool, although it is a bioresource that is relatively infrequently used in experiments at present. In this review, we describe the potential for silkworm resources to contribute to life sciences.
蚕在支持日本现代化方面发挥了重要的农业作用，而且传统上日本一直是世界蚕生物资源的宝库。蚕是一种小型高度驯化的昆虫，是理想的实验室工具，尽管它是目前实验中相对较少使用的生物资源。在这篇综述中，我们描述了蚕资源对生命科学的潜在贡献。
