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The article reports on the stabilization of blood samples by researchers at Tufts University in Massachusetts in silk protein at high temperature which lasted for months. Topics mentioned include the air dried encapsulation without refrigeration, the applications on research and clinical care for accurate blood analysis, and the extraction of the protein from silkworm cocoons.

The article reports on the plans of the U.S. grain trader and processor Archer Daniels Midland Co. and French biotech company InnovaFeed to build the world's largest insect protein plant in Decatur, Illinois. It mentions rising global feed grain prices and tightening supplies and as more companies work toward reducing the carbon footprint of their operations. It also mentions plant will produce 60,000 tonnes of animal feed protein annually from Hermetia Illucens.