The arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis between fungi and plants involves most of the known plant species. We already opened a nuclear genome of the symbiont fungi, Rhizophagus clarus HR1, but it was sti
Insect silk is an incredibly versatile biomaterial. Lepidoptera and their sister lineage, Trichoptera, display some of the most diverse uses of silk with varying strength, adhesive qualities and elast