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. <br/>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 …