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Genomics can help insect farmers avoid pitfalls of domestication

By Christine Picard, Professor of Biology, Indiana University
Hector Rosche-Flores, Ph.D. Student in Biology, Indiana University

Considering how easily bird flu swept through chicken farms, it’s clear that domestication has downsides. Lessons from the past paired with modern genomic technology can help with farming insects.

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