High-weight black soldier fly larvae, methods of producing same and use thereof
AssigneeFreezem Cryogenics Ltd.
InventorsInbar Nevo Yassaf, Anna Goren, Idan Alyagor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to larvae of black soldier fly having high weight, to methods of producing same and to use of the high weight larvae in various applications including as a food or feed, as a source for food grade ingredients including proteins, chitin, and fat, and for conversion of waste into biomass.
Claims21
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A genetically modified black soldier fly larva (BSFL) having reduced expression and/or activity of Semaphorin1a (Sema1a) protein or a homolog thereof, wherein the weight at the end of the 5th larval stage of the genetically modified larva is higher than the weight of a corresponding, unmodified BSFL grown under similar conditions and being at the same larval stage.
A method for producing a high-weight BSFL, the method comprising reducing the expression and/or activity of Sema1a protein within at least one cell of the BSFL.
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