Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An elastic substance consisting of cross-linked protein chains, found in parts of the cuticle of many insects.
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- noun biology An elastic protein found in the
exoskeletons of insects, facilitating, for example, folding wings or jumping relatively great distances.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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A brew of the microbes generated several grams of the protein pro-resilin, which is a precursor to resilin itself.
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At the knee is a wad of elastic protein called resilin.
Wired Top Stories Dave Mosher 2011
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Under the microscope, a rubber-like protein known as resilin originally thought to power the jump alone can be located by its bright blue fluorescence under illumination with ultraviolet light.
YubaNet.com 2008
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Fleas store the energy in resilin and then release it for their hops.
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Chad, that would be the insect-derived protein, resilin.
The Sky Inside Clare B. Dunkle 2008
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Chad, that would be the insect-derived protein, resilin.
The Sky Inside Clare B. Dunkle 2008
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Synthetic biologists have genetically engineered E. coli to produce resilin, the rubbery protein that enables fleas to jump and insect wings to flex.
Boing Boing: October 9, 2005 - October 15, 2005 Archives 2005
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The group is also trying to add a gene that makes spider silk to the modified E. coli, so that the rubber it produces is stronger than resilin itself while being just as stretchy.
Boing Boing: October 9, 2005 - October 15, 2005 Archives 2005
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The resilin molecules in a fruitfly's wings might have to stretch about 500 million times during its life, says Elvin, and a human may flex their back a similar number of times.
Boing Boing: October 9, 2005 - October 15, 2005 Archives 2005
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The researchers from CSIRO Livestock Industries in Australia inserted part of the resilin gene from a fruitfly into the bacteria.
Boing Boing: October 9, 2005 - October 15, 2005 Archives 2005
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