Scientists have uncovered a bizarre yet powerful source of nutrition inside a little-known cockroach species. Packed with more energy than buffalo milk and designed for slow release, this microscopic crystal could reshape how we think about food.
In 2016, a team of international researchers published a structural biology study in IUCrJ that decoded the atomic-level makeup of protein crystals secreted by a little-known cockroach species, Diploptera punctata. These crystals—formed inside develo... [4220 chars]