Cockroaches Are Indestructible, And the Secret Is in Their Genome

The cockroach genome is fully sequenced! Here's how we could benefit from the secrets embedded in their unique DNA. There Are Bugs In Your Food! Here's Why You Shouldn't Panic - https://youtu.be/kyLmINv4Joo Read More: Newly Sequenced Cockroach Genome Explains Why They Are So Goddamn Hard to Kill https://gizmodo.com/newly-sequenced-cockroach-genome-explains-why-they-are-1823922316 “But despite our reluctant intimacy, there’s still a lot we don’t understand about these insects. A new study, published today in Nature Communication, unpacks the genes that make roaches tick—and helps explain why they’re so damn hard to get rid of.” Resilience is in the genes for the American cockroach https://cosmosmagazine.com/biology/resilience-is-in-the-genes-for-the-american-cockroach “The roach plays a role in traditional Chinese medicine. Ethanol extracted from the insect has also been developed into a prescription drug, Kang Fu Xin Ye, used for wound healing and tissue repair.” Cockroaches Have Evolved to Avoid Our Traps https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/cockroaches-have-evolved-to-avoid-our-traps-80808493/ “In the 1980s a new type of roach trap was introduced: a sugary snack laced with poison. But after just a few years, a blink of an eye on evolutionary timescales, some roaches evolved to resist the traps.” ____________________ Elements is more than just a science show. It’s your science-loving best friend, tasked with keeping you updated and interested on all the compelling, innovative and groundbreaking science happening all around us. Join our passionate hosts as they help break down and present fascinating science, from quarks to quantum theory and beyond. Seeker explains every aspect of our world through a lens of science, inspiring a new generation of curious minds who want to know how today’s discoveries in science, math, engineering and technology are impacting our lives, and shaping our future. Our stories parse meaning from the noise in a world of rapi