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A place for majestic STEMLORD peacocking, as well as memes about the realities of working in a lab.
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This is a science community. We use the Dawkins definition of meme.
Honey is great, but probably my favorite most interesting bug byproduct is shellac.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shellac
Why Melted Bugs On Candy And Lemons Fuel A $167 Million Industry
Enjoy!
chitin&chitosan
research
TLDR: "Chitosan and derivatives have been explored in the development of nanomaterials, bioadhesives, wound dressing materials, improved drug delivery systems, enteric coatings, and in medical devices."