Researchers want to genetically engineer black soldier flies with the power to consume organic waste and turn it into valuable resources.
Researchers from Australia have figured out a way to genetically engineer a common species of fly to consume organic waste more efficiently than other organisms. The black soldier flies would also be able to turn some of that organic waste into valuable compounds that can be reused in different industries. A team of scientists from Macquarie University has published a paper detailing the plan to turn BSFs into waste-consuming insects.
From the paper: 'BSF biomanufacturing facilities could valorise a broader variety of organic wastes into high-value products such as improved feed, oral therapeutics, industrial biomolecules such as enzymes and lipids and clean high-quality frass.' Also, the researchers do not need the actual flies to consume the organic waste and thus contribute to reducing pollution. It's the larvae that are critical. They can eat double their daily weight or up to 500 mg of organic matter.
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