Singapore recently approved 16 species of insects such as crickets, grasshoppers and silkworms as safe for human consumption. The move is attracting businesses from Asia including Tokyo-based bioengineering company, Morus, which produces food from silkworms. It recently set up a subsidiary in Singapore. Morus' CEO, Ryo Sato, unravels the wonders of silkworms and why such edible insects could be a sign of things to come.

Singapore recently approved 16 species of insects such as crickets, grasshoppers and silkworms as safe for human consumption. The move is attracting businesses from Asia including Tokyo-based bioengineering company, Morus, which produces food from silkworms. It recently set up a subsidiary in Singapore. Morus' CEO, Ryo Sato, unravels the wonders of silkworms and why such edible insects could be a sign of things to come.

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