EDGE CMT: How the Easter Egg Weevils (Pachyrhynchus) got their spots: the functional genom — NSF Award to California Academy of Sc
In many animals, including insects, coloration is formed by the animal’s nanostructure, which bends and reflects light, rather than by pigments. Studying how nature creates such so-called structural colors could provide inspiration for new optical materials. However, the development of nanostructures is poorly understo
| Award title | EDGE CMT: How the Easter Egg Weevils (Pachyrhynchus) got their spots: the functional genom |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2525853 |
| Awardee | California Academy of Sciences |
| City | SAN FRANCISCO |
| State | CA |
| Amount obligated | $808,848 |
| Principal investigator | Matthew Van Dam |
| Program | Cross-BIO Activities |
| Start date | 09/15/2025 |
| Abstract | In many animals, including insects, coloration is formed by the animal’s nanostructure, which bends and reflects light, rather than by pigments. Studying how nature creates such so-called structural colors could provide inspiration for new optical materials. However, the development of nanostructures is poorly understood. For example, how do cells coordinate to form the structural colors found in nature? This project will study how cells in Easter Egg weevils collaborate during development to fo |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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