42Outlook for researchThe ability to control the dormant stage of insectsis useful not only for exterminating pests, but alsofor protecting ecosystems. Further, I believe thatexplaining the ecology of insects can contributesolutions for global environmental, food-related,and medical problems.Outlook for students after graduationcompanies,Outlook for researchThe plants we are researching have the abilityto neutralize hazardous substances to protectthemselves, and this ability can be utilized forenvironmental cleanup. By researching andexplaining the power of plants, we can discovernumerous capabilities that can be applied inour daily lives.Outlook for students after graduationGraduates are employed by food companiesinvolved in analysis orand companiespharmaceutical products. Manyare alsoemployed by agricultural companies.ProfessorSHIOMI KunihiroProfessorTAGUCHI GoroDepartment ofApplied BiologyDepartment ofApplied BiologyProfessor Shiomi took his currentposition in 2021 after serving inthe Faculty of Textile Science andTechnology at Shinshu Universityas an assistant professor. Hisincludeareasmolecularenvironmentalentomologyappliedentomology with a focus on thedormancy, metamorphosis, andseasonal morphology of insects.Professor Taguchi took his currentposition after working as anassistant professor in the Facultyof Textile Science and Technologyat Shinshu University and at theUniversity’s DNA research facility,and as an associate professor. Hisareaappliedresearchbiochemistry, specifically enzymereactions and DNA analysis relatedto the production of useful plantpracticalmaterialsapplication.The leaves of the mulberry tree contain a substance that is effective inlowering blood sugar. We are studying the mechanism by which thatsubstance is created.A student observes cultured cell sint o which insect sensor geneshave been inserted.Silkworm eggs. Non-diapause eggs hatched 9–10 d after oviposition (left), but diapause eggs never hatched 60 d after oviposition, and normal embryogenesis was arrested (right).サイズW3.6cm×H4.35cm配置位置横11cm、縦22.2cmDNA is extracted from thefamiliar green horseradish leaf,which contains antioxidants.Useful genes are cloned frominsects of the order Lepidoptera.サイズW3.6cm×H4.35cm配置位置横14.9cm、縦22.2cmA student analyzesthe basesequence of DNA extracted froma plant by a personal computer.food andGraduates can find employment atenvironmentalpharmaceuticalcompanies working withcompaniesengaged in genetic analysis, and even trade-relatedinspection companies.nature,I am carrying out research on the sensors carried by insectsto monitor the arrival of the seasons via sensor proteins thatrespond to temperature and day length. My findings can beapplied to the extermination of pests and invasive speciesthrough such techniques as causing eggs to hatch in winterand making adult insects without wings grow them. Thisapproach is garnering attention as a pest exterminationmethod that does not harm nature or humans.I am carrying out research into the numerous functions ofplants. For instance, plants have the ability to attachsugars such as glucose to substances they produce, storethem in cells, and then remove the sugar later when it isIn my lab we are examining whether thisrequired.function can be putto use in medicine throughapplication to the processing of substances.researchofandofistheirandExploring the undiscovered abilities of plants to tap their power to enrich our livesUsing insects’ high-performance sensors to develop methods for extermination
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