Biomolecular Minerals and Volcanic Glass Bio-Mimics to Control Adult Sand Flies, the Vector of Human Protozoan Parasites.

Sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) serve as vectors for transmitting protozoan parasites, spp., that cause the disease called leishmaniasis. The main approach to controlling sand flies is the use of chemical insecticides.

Characterization of Long Non-Coding RNAs in the Bollworm, , and Their Possible Role in Cry1Ac-Resistance.

Multiple insect pest species have developed field resistance to Bt-transgenic crops. There has been a significant amount of research on protein-coding genes that contribute to resistance, such as the up-regulation of protease activity or altered receptors. However, our understanding of the role of non-protein-coding mechanisms in Bt-resistance is minimal, as is also the case for resistance to chemical pesticides.

Multiple Known Mechanisms and a Possible Role of an Enhanced Immune System in Bt-Resistance in a Field Population of the Bollworm, : Differences in Gene Expression with RNAseq.

Several different agricultural insect pests have developed field resistance to Bt () proteins (ex. Cry1Ac, Cry1F, etc.) expressed in crops, including corn and cotton.

Role of long non-coding RNA in DEET- and fipronil-mediated alteration of transcripts associated with Phase I and Phase II xenobiotic metabolism in human primary hepatocytes.

Human exposure to environmental chemicals both individually and in combination occurs frequently world-wide most often with unknown consequences. Use of molecular approaches to aide in the assessment of risk involved in chemical exposure is a growing field in toxicology. In this study, we examined the impact of two environmental chemicals used in and around homes, the insect repellent DEET (N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide) and the phenylpyrazole insecticide fipronil (fluocyanobenpyrazole) on transcript levels of enzymes potentially involved in xenobiotic metabolism and on long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs).