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  • Future work should focus on improving imaging standardization, validating the framework under broader process conditions, and extending the approach toward continuous monitoring and integration with automated bioprocess control.

    Image-based high-dimensional deep learning framework for spatiotemporal modeling, prediction and transfer learning of microbial cultivation processes · 2026 · DOI

  • One challenge of the online OD measurements was the noise generated that masks the OD signal. Although the possible sources of the noise remained unclear, it could be attributed to the gas bubbles generated by the gas-inducing stirrers and dispersed in the cell suspension.

    Laser-Based Online OD Measurement of 48 Parallel Stirred Tank Bioreactors Enables Fast Growth Improvement of Gluconobacter oxydans · 2026 · DOI

  • This study was not designed as a comparative assessment of network architectures, and the exclusion of recurrent architectures should not be interpreted as evidence of their inferiority for this task; increasing the number of trainable parameters does not necessarily lead to better generalisation and may increase susceptibility to overfitting when training data are scarce.

    Advanced Soft Sensor for High-Precision Control of Growth Rate in Fed-Batch Bioprocesses · 2026 · DOI

  • We interpret these data as consistent with a virus-encoded small-RNA-mediated positive feedback loop in a lepidopteran parvovirus, while noting that the specific, essential role of the positivestrand vsRNA-18895—as distinct from its complementary strand or a Dicer-processed double-stranded intermediate—remains to be established.

    A Self-Regulatory Viral Small RNA Embedded in the Promoter Region of a Novel Transcript Facilitates Bombyx mori Bidensovirus Replication · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of understanding of the effects of transition metal ions and their oxide nanoparticles on CHO cell growth, metabolism, and N-glycosylation. The need for systematic evaluation of the impacts of these metal ions and nanoparticles.

    Transition metal ions and their oxide nanoparticles differentially regulate CHO cell growth, metabolism, and N-glycosylation · 2026 · DOI

  • The need to develop effective methods for producing recombinant peritrophins that mimic the native protein composition. The challenge of translating the findings from laboratory studies to practical applications in the field.

    Larval diet drives remodelling of the peritrophic matrix in the Australian sheep blowfly and influences vaccine efficacy · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of understanding of how larval diet influences the molecular composition of the peritrophic matrix. The need to investigate the impact of larval diet on the effectiveness of the peritrophic matrix as a vaccine antigen. The requirement for a comprehensive characterisation of the peritrophic matrix in L. cuprina larvae.

    Larval diet drives remodelling of the peritrophic matrix in the Australian sheep blowfly and influences vaccine efficacy · 2026 · DOI

  • For glutamine within the validation range 0.19–4.82 mM, the RMSEP (%) reached 34.7%, which is considerably high and points to a potential lack of robustness, undoubtedly due to its low concentration.

    Monitoring of Nutrients, Metabolites, IgG Titer, and Cell Densities in 10 L Bioreactors Using Raman Spectroscopy and PLS Regression Models · 2025 · DOI

  • Further research into AV host specificity, tissue tropism, and vesicle biology could inform innovative pest management strategies and deepen our understanding of virus–host–parasitoid coevolution, particularly through conserved genes like the Parasitoid Killing Factor (PKF), shared across AVs, baculoviruses, and entomopoxviruses.

    Pathogens That Rewrite the Rules: Ascoviruses, Elegant Manipulators of Cell Death Pathways and Architects of the Extracellular Viral Paradigm · 2025 · DOI

  • To further elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying AV cytopathology, future studies should focus on lipidomics, a powerful approach for profiling lipid species and understanding their roles in cell death reprogramming and VCV biogenesis (Chart 1).

    Pathogens That Rewrite the Rules: Ascoviruses, Elegant Manipulators of Cell Death Pathways and Architects of the Extracellular Viral Paradigm · 2025 · DOI

  • Although contamination has not yet been tested, these preliminary results demonstrate the feasibility of a real-time, sampling-less monitoring device based on white light spectroscopy. Very few studies have employed simultaneous detection methods that combine Raman spectroscopy and advanced signal processing.

    White Light Spectroscopy for Sampling-Free Bacterial Contamination Detection During CAR T-Cells Production: Towards an On-Line and Real-Time System · 2025 · DOI

  • Control of glycan content on recombinant proteins produced in off-the-shelf HEK, CHO, or insect cells is limited and thus the effect of different glycan structures on the immune response has not been explored in a systematic manner.

    Glycoengineering of the hepatitis C virus E2 glycoprotein improves biochemical properties and enhances immunogenicity · 2025 · DOI

  • The precise molecular mechanism of the interaction between BmNPV VP39 and host F-actin remains unclear and warrants further investigation.

    Regulation of Bombyx mori–BmNPV Protein Interactions: Study Strategies and Molecular Mechanisms · 2025 · DOI

  • Future research could focus on further refining the purification process to obtain even higher-quality virus samples, thereby advancing virological research and its related applications.

    Centrifugation-Based Purification Protocol Optimization Enhances Structural Preservation of Nucleopolyhedrovirus Budded Virion Envelopes · 2025 · DOI

  • Although the specific mechanisms driving the emergence of polyhedron-free phenotypes in the DsCPV-Ms isolate (genetic or host-mediated) remain unknown.

    Impact of DsCPV-1 Passage Through Alternative Host Manduca sexta on Its Virulence, Productivity, and Transmission Potential in Lepidopteran Forest Pests · 2025 · DOI

  • Although lactate metabolism is well characterized, acetate metabolism remains poorly understood.

    A postulation of the acetate metabolic pathway in recombinant CHO cells with high-yield bispecific antibody expression · 2026 · DOI

  • However, because only one clone per antibody format was compared, the relative contribution of antibody format versus clonal background remains to be determined.

    A postulation of the acetate metabolic pathway in recombinant CHO cells with high-yield bispecific antibody expression · 2026 · DOI

  • To the best of our knowledge, OrNV has not been used as a biological control agent in Okinawa, and the origin of this isolate remains unclear.

    Molecular phylogenetic analysis and infectivity of Oryctes rhinoceros nudivirus isolated from the coconut rhinoceros beetle in Okinawa · 2026 · DOI

  • The production of tri-antennary N-glycans in insect cells remains a challenge. The trimming of the N-glycan structure due to endogenous glycosylhydrolases is not fully understood. The scalability of the approach for large-scale biopharmaceutical production is unknown.

    N-Glycoengineering of insect cells for tri-antennary N-Glycan biosynthesis · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of effective and sustainable biological control agents for managing FAW. The need for alternative control methods to reduce the environmental impact of synthetic insecticides.

    Efficacy Testing of Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus (NPV) Against Fall Army Worm [Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith)] · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a lack of high-quality genotyping tools for silkworm genomic research. Prior tools may not provide sufficient genome-wide coverage and diversity.

    Development and validation of the “Yucan-1” 5 K liquid chip for genomic studies in the silkworm (Bombyx mori) · 2026 · DOI

  • Despite advances in bioprocess control, the dynamic interactions between DO, pH, cellular metabolism, and recombinant protein expression remain incompletely understood, particularly in high-throughput process development platforms.

    Investigating the Influence of Dissolved Oxygen and pH Dynamics on Cell Growth, Metabolism and Recombinant Protein Production in High-Throughput Bioreactors · 2026 · DOI

  • Published studies have reported reduced manufacturing costs, improved process control, reduced impurity levels, reduced process mass intensity, and improved operational efficiency. Advances in continuous chromatography, PAT, and automation have improved the technical feasibility of cDSP implementation in biopharmaceutical manufacturing.

    Continuous Downstream Processing in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing: A Review · 2026 · DOI

  • One limitation of the present study was the lack of the provenance of the C6/36 line used in this study, with initial cultures derived from laboratory stocks of unknown…

    Serum-Free Suspension Culture of the Aedes albopictus C6/36 Cell Line for Chimeric Orthoflavivirus Vaccine Production · 2025 · DOI

  • Investigation of the scalability of the approach for large-scale biopharmaceutical production. Further characterization of the trimming of the N-glycan structure due to endogenous glycosylhydrolases. Exploration of the application of the approach to the production of a range of biopharmaceuticals requiring mammalian-like N-glycosylation.

    N-Glycoengineering of insect cells for tri-antennary N-Glycan biosynthesis · 2026 · DOI

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Open questions raised by papers listed on this page include: (1) Future work should focus on improving imaging standardization, validating the framework under broader process conditions, and extending the approach toward continuous monitoring and integration with automated bioprocess control (“Image-based high-dimensional deep learning framework for spatiotemporal…”, 2026); (2) The lack of understanding of the effects of transition metal ions and their oxide nanoparticles on CHO cell growth, metabolism, and N-glycosylation (“Transition metal ions and their oxide nanoparticles differentially regulate CHO…”, 2026); (3) The lack of understanding of how larval diet influences the molecular composition of the peritrophic matrix (“Larval diet drives remodelling of the peritrophic matrix in the Australian…”, 2026); (4) Although lactate metabolism is well characterized, acetate metabolism remains poorly understood (“A postulation of the acetate metabolic pathway in recombinant CHO cells with…”, 2026); (5) The trimming of the N-glycan structure due to endogenous glycosylhydrolases is not fully understood (“N-Glycoengineering of insect cells for tri-antennary N-Glycan biosynthesis”, 2026). 176 gap statements have been mined from Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects papers in our 7.9M-paper local library, which holds 637 papers on the topic; the gaps come from whichever of those papers state one. They are mostly the research gaps the authors state and the papers' abstracts, plus future-work, limitations and challenges passages. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one, so you can read the original claim in context.

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