Genome of venomous caterpillar Doratifera vulnerans reveals recruitment of immune peptides and their adaptation as pain-inducing toxins

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 49, December 2025. SignificanceThe modes by which venom toxins evolve is debated, but sparse detailed genomic data are available for venomous animal groups other than snakes to inform this debate. The high-quality genome data reported in this study allows a precise …