• Genomic imprinting is an epigenetic phenomenon that causes genes to be expressed or not, depending on whether they are inherited from the mother or the father. (wikipedia.org)
  • compared transcriptional profiles using DNA microarrays to survey differentially expressed genes between parthenotes (2 maternal genomes) and control fetuses (1 maternal, 1 paternal genome). (wikipedia.org)
  • The genetic complexity of the common bread wheat, which contains three different genomes, has been extremely challenging to researchers to conclusively pinpoint the role of numerous insect/pest-responsive genes that are potentially involved in disease resistance. (usda.gov)
  • Complementary studies of genes encoding enzymes involved in digestion of woody plant tissues or detoxification of plant allelochemicals were undertaken with the genomes of 14 additional insects, including the newly sequenced emerald ash borer and bull-headed dung beetle. (uni-koeln.de)
  • Conclusions: Amplification and functional divergence of genes associated with specialized feeding on plants, including genes originally obtained via horizontal gene transfer from fungi and bacteria, contributed to the addition, expansion, and enhancement of the metabolic repertoire of the Asian longhorned beetle, certain other phytophagous beetles, and to a lesser degree, other phytophagous insects. (uni-koeln.de)
  • Until now, the lack of such genomic resources for other Anopheles limited comparisons to small-scale studies of individual genes with no genome-wide data to investigate key attributes that impact the mosquito's ability to transmit parasites. (sciencedaily.com)
  • With genome sequencing complete, scientists from around the world contributed their expertise to examine genes involved in different aspects of mosquito biology including reproductive processes, immune responses, insecticide resistance, and chemosensory mechanisms. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The researchers carried out interspecies gene comparisons with the Anopheles and other insects, to identify equivalent genes in each species and highlight potentially important differences. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Each of the genomes had lost genes, but together they had the full complement of genes coding for enzymes in biosynthetic pathways for essential amino acids. (quantamagazine.org)
  • But the two bacterial genomes were missing other genes as well, and although they complemented one another for amino acid synthesis, they seemed unable to make enzymes crucial to other metabolic pathways. (quantamagazine.org)
  • That led McCutcheon to wonder whether the host insect's genome contained the genes that filled those holes. (quantamagazine.org)
  • They also noticed that although those genes sat inside the nuclei of the insect host cells, many of them had clearly not started out as mealybug genes because they coded for synthesizing peptidoglycans, the main components of bacterial cell walls. (quantamagazine.org)
  • Those genes had to have been horizontally transferred into the mealybug nuclear genome from bacteria. (quantamagazine.org)
  • The pan-genome incorporates a large number of genes encoding proteins that may enable P. ananatis to colonize, persist in and potentially cause disease symptoms in a wide range of plant and animal hosts. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This CEW genome assembly is composed of intact chromosomes and a comprehensive set of predicted genes. (usda.gov)
  • The deepest branching species in the genus, Y. ruckeri , causative agent of red mouth disease in fish, has the smallest genome (3.7 Mb), although it shares the same core set of approximately 2,500 genes as the other members of the species, whose genomes range in size from 4.3 to 4.8 Mb. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Genome to genome variation in islands with genes encoding functions such as ureases, hydrogeneases and B-12 cofactor metabolite reactions may reflect adaptations to colonizing specific host habitats. (biomedcentral.com)
  • image: Similar genes involved in the evolution of insect societies as in bees and ants. (eurekalert.org)
  • The scientists found evidence for further convergence, including genes that play a role in the synthesis of hydrocarbons in the cuticle, the hard shell of insects. (eurekalert.org)
  • This class of genes makes up a large proportion of the genome in cockroaches and termites. (eurekalert.org)
  • Work in the lab includes sequencing and assembly of reference quality genomes, genome alignment and gene annotation, development and application of comparative genomic methods to discover differences in genes and gene expression, and the use of statistical approaches to link phenotypic to genomic changes [1-10]. (hum-molgen.org)
  • For this genome, Hill's team identified all the genes associated with those proteins and all the protein receptors that could be used to develop insecticides. (purdue.edu)
  • I have uploaded a database of genes from the UCSC genome browser (Hg38) to Galaxy, to identify th. (usegalaxy.org)
  • His work focuses on Genomics and Bioinformatics of insects and vector-borne/tropical diseases. (wikipedia.org)
  • New experimental and computational techniques provide exciting opportunities to study the evolutionary history of genomes using comparative genomics. (dfg.de)
  • The goal of the Priority Programme is to exploit new methods to reveal in the insect taxon the role of: coding vs. regulatory changes, transposable elements, epigenetic regulation, gene family evolution, copy number dynamics, structural genomic rearrangements etc. in trait evolution by using multiple cutting edge quantitative OMICs resources (e.g. genomics, transcriptomics and epigenomics). (dfg.de)
  • Insects are the most species rich class of metazoans with a huge variation in various traits making them the ideal system to investigate general principles of the evolutionary dynamics underlying major innovations based on a comparative genomics framework. (dfg.de)
  • Also, successful applicants will be expected to engage in establishing a coherent German insect genomics community, which will be linked to a thriving international landscape. (dfg.de)
  • Microorganisms (including fungi, bacteria, and viruses) and insect vectors are both key model systems for genomics and important organisms for clinical medicine. (broadinstitute.org)
  • The Parasite and Vector Genomics group applies genomic and transcriptomic sequencing data to profile variation among individuals and divergence among species to understand the basic biology underlying vector-borne disease transmission, with a focus on malaria. (broadinstitute.org)
  • Broad Genomics Platform sequences a whole human genome every four minutes. (broadinstitute.org)
  • Silver Age of GOLD Introduces New Features The Genomes OnLine Database makes curated microbiome metadata that follows community standards freely available and enables large-scale comparative genomics analysis initiatives. (doe.gov)
  • The recent development of second generation sequencing platforms (reviewed by Mardis [ 7 , 8 ] and Shendure [ 7 , 8 ]) offers an opportunity to change the direction of microbial genomics, enabling the rapid genome sequencing of large numbers of strains of both pathogenic and non-pathogenic strains. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre (GSC) at BC Cancer is an international leader in genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics for precision medicine. (bcgsc.ca)
  • 10. Genome engineering tools for functional genomics and crop improvement in legumes. (booksca.ca)
  • To identify the genetic mechanisms that drive Leishmania genomic adaptation, scientists from the Institut Pasteur in Paris and the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona, in collaboration with teams at the Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp (ITM) and the University of Montpellier have developed novel techniques for comparative genomics, based on next generation sequencing and in-silico analyses. (crg.eu)
  • The Hiller Lab at the LOEWE Center for Translational Biodiversity Genomics (TBG) in Frankfurt, Germany is looking for a Postdoc to investigate the genomic underpinnings of convergent dietary adaptations in bats. (hum-molgen.org)
  • Several methods exist for the prediction of precursor miRNAs (pre-miRNAs) in genomic or sRNA-seq (small RNA sequences) data produced by NGS (Next Generation Sequencing). (biomedcentral.com)
  • We provide a simpler and much faster method with very reasonable sensitivity and precision, which can be applied without special adaptation to the prediction of both animal and plant pre-miRNAs, using as input either genomic sequences or sRNA-seq data. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This approach has been called " genomic epidemiology "-using pathogen genome sequences to detect emerging diseases, assess their potential virulence and resistance to antibiotics, and monitor their spread in populations. (cdc.gov)
  • Through use of PCR amplification and sequencing, assessment of random BAC end sequences (BES) equivalent to 1.2% genome coverage, and screening of over 45,000 catfish ESTs, a significant proportion of Tc1-like elements and their associated transcripts were captured. (syr.edu)
  • Up to 4.2% of the catfish genome in base pairs appears to be composed of Tc1-like transposon-related sequences and a significant fraction of the catfish cellular mRNA, approximately 0.6%, was transcribed from transposon-related sequences in both sense and antisense orientations. (syr.edu)
  • Based on results of repeat-masking, as much as 10% of BAC end sequences from catfish, which is a random survey of the genome, contain some remnant of Tc1 elements, suggesting that these elements are present in the catfish genome as numerous, small remnants of the transposons. (syr.edu)
  • The pan-genome of the eight compared P. ananatis strains consisted of a core genome comprised of 3,876 protein coding sequences (CDSs) and a sizeable accessory genome consisting of 1,690 CDSs. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A bioinformatics pipeline referred to as rAMPage identifies antimicrobial peptides in amphibian and insect RNA sequences. (bcgsc.ca)
  • The sequencing of the human genome revealed that at least 1% of the human genome consists of endogenous retroviral sequences, representing past encounters with retroviruses during the course of human evolution. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Previous creationist works have studied the baraminological relationships among insects, fungi, bacteria, and archaea using genomic data, but not that of viruses. (creationresearch.org)
  • But we also like to expand the taxonomic scope of our questions to include diverse organisms such as humans, insects, and bacteria, often with the help of collaborators. (google.com)
  • The lives of these bacteria are so intertwined with their host's that they function almost like organelles: They draw on their host's genome to complete the set of enzymes essential to their own metabolic pathways. (quantamagazine.org)
  • In a new study appearing today in Cell , scientists show that a complex three-way symbiosis between an insect cell and two species of bacteria - one an endosymbiont of the other - deeply intertwines the organisms' genomes and physiologies. (quantamagazine.org)
  • In 2011, von Dohlen and McCutcheon published the sequenced genomes of these two bacteria . (quantamagazine.org)
  • Comparison of the translated CDSs on the P. ananatis pan-genome with the proteins encoded on all sequenced bacterial genomes currently available revealed that P. ananatis carries a number of CDSs with orthologs restricted to bacteria associated with distinct hosts, namely plant - , animal - and insect - associated bacteria. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In other symbiotic systems, e.g., the vertically transmitted obligate endosymbiotic bacteria in insects, the partners are intimately interdependent and cannot be separated. (frontiersin.org)
  • Globalisation has caused unintentional but rapid spread of insects, bacteria and fungi around the world. (kew.org)
  • The green peach aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer), is a world-wide insect pest capable of infesting more than 40 plant families, including many crop species. (nih.gov)
  • However, despite the significant damage inflicted by M. persicae in agricultural systems through direct feeding damage and by its ability to transmit plant viruses, limited genomic information is available for this species. (nih.gov)
  • We analysed the genomes of two lower and one higher termite species and compared them to the genome of the German cockroach, Blattella germanica , as a closely related non-eusocial outgroup. (nature.com)
  • Some propose that retroviruses and the associated mobile genetic elements found in various animal species originated from within the host genome and fulfilled structural and regulatory functions, and were later exogenized. (creationresearch.org)
  • The genomes of two species of water bears reveal clues about how they persist in extreme conditions, yet don't resolve the animals' debated evolutionary story. (uncommondescent.com)
  • and 6 (3%) concerned genomes of other animal species (Figure). (cdc.gov)
  • We undertook genome sequencing and annotation, gene expression assays, studies of plant cell wall degrading enzymes, and other functional and comparative studies of the Asian longhorned beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis, a globally significant invasive species capable of inflicting severe feeding damage on many important tree species. (uni-koeln.de)
  • We have assessed the distribution and diversity of members of the Tc1/mariner superfamily of transposable elements in the channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) genome as well as evaluating the extent of transcription of Tc1 transposases in the species. (syr.edu)
  • Scientists have sequenced the genomes of 16 Anopheles mosquito species from around the world. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Nora Besansky, O'Hara Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame and a member of the University's Eck Institute for Global Health, has led an international team of scientists in sequencing the genomes of 16 Anopheles mosquito species from around the world. (sciencedaily.com)
  • These results offer new insights into how these species are related to each other and how the dynamic evolution of their genomes may contribute to their flexibility to adapt to new environments and to seek out human blood. (sciencedaily.com)
  • To address these questions, researchers sequenced the genomes of 16 Anopheles species. (sciencedaily.com)
  • These detailed studies involving so many species were facilitated by large-scale computational evolutionary genomic analyses led by Robert Waterhouse from the University of Geneva Medical School and the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The posting of the genome and comparative sequence analysis on the publicly accessible SpottedWingFlyBase Web portal could lead to more species-specific weapons to combat the destructive pest, Chiu said. (hortidaily.com)
  • P. ananatis has an 'open' pan-genome typical of bacterial species that colonize several different environments. (biomedcentral.com)
  • However, there were no genomic data on the Yersinia species with more limited virulence potential, frequently found in soil and water environments. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In each species DNA has been 'added' by horizontal gene transfer in the form of plasmids and genomic islands. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Some insect species have evolved mechanisms to reduce the cost of embryo mortality but humans have not. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In the last years we developed a Diversity Panel of the crustacean Daphnia magna with the aim to understand species wide patterns of genomic and phenotypic diversity. (unibas.ch)
  • Janibacter species with evidence of genomic polymorphism isolated from resected heart valve in a patient with aortic stenosis. (cdc.gov)
  • The polymorphism observed in the organization of the subtelomeric region in the genome of two Penicillium species within the high homogeneous Penicillium subgenus is for the first time reported and perhaps can be employed in future phylogenetic studies. (scielo.br)
  • Therefore, our study systems often include multiple plant- and insect species that form small interaction networks. (lu.se)
  • Many insect species are undergoing rapid population decline in recent decades due to anthropogenic changes to natural landscapes and climate. (lu.se)
  • Applicants will need to make a statement (cover letter) how they are planning to contribute to the training of early career scientists in comparative and evolutionary genome analyses (and other OMICs). (dfg.de)
  • Transcriptomic and genomic analyses of 'mutualistic' E. coli lines revealed independent mutations that disrupted the carbon catabolite repression global transcriptional regulator system. (nature.com)
  • New DNA sequencing technologies have enabled detailed comparative genomic analyses of entire genera of bacterial pathogens. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We show evolutionary signatures of termite eusociality by comparing the genomes and transcriptomes of three termites and the cockroach against the background of 16 other eusocial and non-eusocial insects. (nature.com)
  • In March 2021, the Senate of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) established the Priority Programme "Genomic Basis of Evolutionary Innovations (GEvol)" (SPP 2349). (dfg.de)
  • Via collaborations with academic and industry partners, we explore the evolutionary basis of drug and insecticide resistance, develop new methods of generating and applying genomic data in parasite and vector systems, and identify the genetic determinants of vaccine efficacy. (broadinstitute.org)
  • Our results thus begin to establish a genomic basis for the evolutionary success of beetles on plants. (uni-koeln.de)
  • Genomic changes associated with the evolutionary transition of an insect gut symbiont into a blood-borne pathogen. (cdc.gov)
  • The Verminephrobacter genomes carry signs of bottleneck-induced genetic drift, such as accelerated evolutionary rates, low codon usage bias, and extensive genome shuffling, which are characteristic of vertically transmitted intracellular symbionts. (frontiersin.org)
  • We use methods developed in human genomic medicine and evolutionary biology. (kew.org)
  • Why are there so many and diverse insects while other groups appear locked in evolutionary stasis? (lu.se)
  • Specifically, we solicit proposals that use a genome wide comparative approach to reveal the genomic dynamics, which underlie the evolution of novel traits. (dfg.de)
  • Tracing the Evolution of Shiitake Mushrooms Understanding Lentinula genomes and their evolution could provide strategies for converting plant waste into sugars for biofuel production. (doe.gov)
  • Background: Relatively little is known about the genomic basis and evolution of wood- feeding in beetles. (uni-koeln.de)
  • Much of our research pertains to the evolution of organelle or endosymbiont genomes and how the multiple genomic compartments that co-exist within eukaryotes interact to define basic cell function. (google.com)
  • Zalom, recently inducted as president of the nearly 7,000-member Entomological Society of America, said that the G3 article "presents a high-quality reference sequence of Drosophila suzukii , examination of the basic properties of its genome and transcriptome, and description of patterns of genome evolution in relation to its close relatives. (hortidaily.com)
  • The Giardia lamblia vsp gene repertoire: characteristics, genomic organization, and evolution. (mbl.edu)
  • One phenomenon that already fascinated Charles Darwin is the evolution of huge, complex insect societies from solitary ancestors. (eurekalert.org)
  • In a paper, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution , scientists from the Institut Pasteur in Paris and the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona, in collaboration with teams at the Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp (ITM) and the University of Montpellier, have now demonstrated that Leishmania adaptation results from frequent and reversible chromosomal amplifications. (crg.eu)
  • Furthermore, we suggest the earthworm- Verminephrobacter association as a new experimental system for investigating host-microbe interactions, and especially for understanding genome evolution of vertically transmitted symbionts in the presence of genetic mixing. (frontiersin.org)
  • This mini-review summarizes the collective findings on symbiont diversity, transmission, function, and genome evolution in the earthworm- Verminephrobacter symbiosis. (frontiersin.org)
  • In these networks, we study plant and insect trait evolution, and the role of trait diversification for gene flow and local adaptation. (lu.se)
  • This sequence data will be used to identify conserved regions of the viral genomes which produce MLN , and artificial mircroRNAs will be designed to target these regions and inserted into maize. (cam.ac.uk)
  • To enable basic and applied research of this important pest, Drosophila suzukii , we sequenced the genome to obtain a high-quality reference sequence," said molecular geneticist Joanna Chiu of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. (hortidaily.com)
  • Many researchers are working hard to study the biology of this insect through basic and applied projects, and we hope our efforts in presenting our genomic data in a user-friendly Web portal will democratize the sequence data and help facilitate everyone's research, especially those who do not have expertise in genome and sequence analysis," she said. (hortidaily.com)
  • TBG provides access to cutting-edge computational (large HPC clusters, genome browser) and lab infrastructure to sequence genomes. (hum-molgen.org)
  • A new and thorough genome sequence for the Aedes aegypti mosquito will help Purdue University entomologists develop more effective controls for the insects, which are known to carry and transmit the viruses that cause Zika, yellow fever, and dengue fever. (purdue.edu)
  • Classification of viruses is principally according to their genome sequence taking into consideration nature and structure of their genome and their method of replication, but not according to the diseases they cause (see International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV), 2021 release ). (msdmanuals.com)
  • Positive-sense RNA viruses possess a single-stranded RNA genome that can serve as messenger RNA (mRNA) that can be directly translated to produce an amino acid sequence. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Whole genome sequencing across the tree of life has revealed the surprising observation that nine essential amino acid (EAA) biosynthesis pathways are missing from the metazoan lineage ( Payne and Loomis, 2006 ). (elifesciences.org)
  • Through the Personalized OncoGenomics (POG) program , the GSC deploys whole genome and transcriptome sequencing to inform therapeutic and management strategies for late-stage cancer patients in real time. (bcgsc.ca)
  • But with two projects, communities are forming to generate high quality genomes to benefit researchers. (doe.gov)
  • From collec- tions of 22,832 invertebrates, we compared composition, to propose that aquatic insects might serve as vectors of abundance, and associated M. ulcerans positivity among M. ulcerans . (cdc.gov)
  • reservoirs, remains tenuous, and thus, the role of aquatic however, past epidemiologic studies have associated BU insect vectors is uncertain. (cdc.gov)
  • Both MCMV and the Potyviridae can use a variety of insect vectors to spread between hosts. (cam.ac.uk)
  • CDC is using AMD methods to better understand the diseases people get from tick and insect vectors. (cdc.gov)
  • With next-generation genomic sequencing and other technologies, CDC scientists can generate comprehensive genetic descriptions of mosquito-borne viral strains, identify changing mosquito-borne diseases, and even track insecticide resistance in mosquito populations. (cdc.gov)
  • Some viruses have an outer envelope consisting of protein and lipid, surrounding a protein capsid complex with genomic RNA or DNA and sometimes enzymes needed for the first steps of viral replication. (msdmanuals.com)
  • This new method will assist sunflower breeders and pathologists in their evaluation of sunflower genetic populations to improve the rapid identification of genomic regions associated with resistance to basal stalk rot. (usda.gov)
  • Scientists in the Broad community are sequencing and analyzing the genomes of a wide range of insects and microorganisms to understand their genetic regulation, population variation, and specialized genomic mechanisms. (broadinstitute.org)
  • Genomic technologies are providing infectious disease researchers an unprecedented capability to study at a genetic level the viruses that cause disease and their interactions with infected hosts. (broadinstitute.org)
  • The researchers showed that the termites have distinctive genetic features in the genomic regions which encode chemoreceptors - proteins involved in chemical communication. (eurekalert.org)
  • 8. Genetic and Genomic approaches for improvement in Mungbean (Vigna radiata L.).- 9. (booksca.ca)
  • Genome-wide data from historical specimens have the potential to provide baselines of population genetic measures to study population change, with natural history collections representing large repositories of such specimens. (uos.ac.uk)
  • We demonstrate that historical insects have significant potential to act as sources of DNA to create valuable genetic baselines. (uos.ac.uk)
  • We propose that the opportunity for genetic mixing during part of the host-symbiont life cycle is the key to evade drift-induced genome erosion. (frontiersin.org)
  • These resources will help elucidate the adaptations that allow M. persicae to develop compatible interactions with its host plants, complementing ongoing work illuminating plant molecular responses to phloem-feeding insects. (nih.gov)
  • Since rice resembles bread wheat in its responses to Hessian fly infestation at the physical and molecular level, the scientists found that rice plants are suitable for functional gene studies that can help elucidate how wheat defends against Hessian fly and other destructive insect pests. (usda.gov)
  • The focus is on pathogen genomes, applying advances in molecular and bioinformatics methods first developed for human genome research. (cdc.gov)
  • The researchers discovered that one of the most important causes for genomic changes associated with these molecular adaptations were "transposons", DNA regions that possess the ability to duplicate and change position within a genome. (eurekalert.org)
  • 3. Molecular and Genomic Approaches to Peanut Improvement. (booksca.ca)
  • Genome Insider: Methane Makers in Yosemite's Lakes Meet researchers who sampled the microbial communities living in the mountaintop lakes of the Sierra Nevada mountains to see how climate change affects freshwater ecosystems, and how those ecosystems work. (doe.gov)
  • One such Russian-doll merger occurred about 100 million years ago, when the small insect pests called mealybugs acquired a bacterial endosymbiont, Tremblaya . (quantamagazine.org)
  • I am using next generation sequencing to survey the genomic diversity of viruses in East African maize. (cam.ac.uk)
  • However, very little is known about the viruses of Orthopteran insects. (mdpi.com)
  • Negative-sense RNA viruses possess a single-stranded negative-sense genome that first must synthesize a complementary positive-sense antigenome, which is then used to make genomic negative-sense RNA. (msdmanuals.com)
  • the genome of RNA viruses ranges from 3.5 kilobases (some retroviruses) to 27 kilobases (some reoviruses), and the genome of DNA viruses ranges from 5 kilobases (some parvoviruses) to 280 kilobases (some poxviruses). (msdmanuals.com)
  • Tardigrades are a distinct type of animal whose closest relatives are arthropods (insects, spiders and their allies) and nematodes (roundworms). (uncommondescent.com)
  • The remaining 53 articles described samples obtained from other (non-human) sources, of which 14 (26%) described one or more animal sources, including insects, arthropods, mollusks, birds, and mammals. (cdc.gov)
  • In particular, we investigate how a mixture of natural selection and non-adaptive forces create and maintain the amazing diversity in genome size, structure, and function that exists across the tree of life. (google.com)
  • The mission of our group is to understand how nature's fascinating phenotypic diversity has evolved and how it is encoded in the genome. (hum-molgen.org)
  • We investigate the direct effects of polyploidization on phenotypic traits of importance for plant-insect interactions (e.g. floral scent and morphology), using different ploidy-types of the plant Lithophragma bolanderi as model. (lu.se)
  • TOGA [1]) to comprehensively discover the genomic basis of adaptations to sugar-rich diets in bats (see [2] for a similar example in hummingbirds). (hum-molgen.org)
  • The concept of levels of selection and the extent to which genomes and social groups can exhibit adaptations will be examined. (lu.se)
  • These newly sequenced genomes represent a substantial contribution to the scientific resources that will advance our understanding of the diverse biological characteristics of mosquitoes, and help to eliminate diseases that have a major impact on global public health. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The proportion of quality filtered reads mapping to our assembled reference genome was around 50%, and decreased by 1.1% per decade. (uos.ac.uk)
  • Oct. 24, 2022 By measuring the electrical fields near swarming honeybees, researchers have discovered that insects can produce as much atmospheric electric charge as a thunderstorm cloud. (sciencedaily.com)
  • ARS researchers in West Lafayette, Indiana, demonstrated that this problem can be overcome by analyzing less complex model genomes, such as rice. (usda.gov)
  • Much of our understanding of many such processes derives from the sequencing of the Anopheles gambiae genome in 2002, which was led by Notre Dame researchers and which has since facilitated many large-scale functional studies that have offered numerous insights into how this mosquito became highly specialized in order to live amongst and feed upon humans. (sciencedaily.com)
  • This work will be of interest to government, university, and industry researchers as well as stakeholders in corn and cotton commodity groups and regulatory agencies concerned about the development of insecticide resistant populations and the sustainability of insect control strategies. (usda.gov)
  • Scientists from eleven research institutions in six countries participated in this study, including researchers from the University of Freiburg, the University Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, North Carolina State University, and scientists at the Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Center in Houston as part of the i5k project. (eurekalert.org)
  • Major genomic deletions in independent eukaryotic lineages have led to repeated ancestral loss of biosynthesis pathways for nine of the twenty canonical amino acids. (elifesciences.org)
  • While most bats feed on insects, several independent lineages adapted to fruit- or nectar-based diets that are rich in sugars. (hum-molgen.org)
  • Sequencing, assembly and comparative analysis of four spruce giga-genomes completed as part of the SpruceUp project, which aims to enhance the genomic knowledge and accelerate spruce breeding programs across the nation. (bcgsc.ca)
  • The postdoc will capitalize on more than 15 already-existing new bat genomes sequenced in the lab with HiFi and HiC, comprehensive comparative RNA-seq datasets and our powerful genomic methods repertoire (e.g. (hum-molgen.org)
  • We indeed aimed at better predicting miRNAs at a genome scale, but also from sRNAseq data where in some cases, notably of plants, the current folding methods often infer the wrong structure. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Enabling new ways to process, analyze and visualize genomic data. (bcgsc.ca)
  • An analysis of genome-wide data from a set of 113 red-tailed bumblebee Bombus lapidarius specimens, from five British museum collections, was used to quantify DNA preservation over time. (uos.ac.uk)
  • Emphasis is placed on the challenges and opportunities of reconstructing the history of life, and on determining phylogenetic relatedness using genomic and other sources of data. (lu.se)
  • In diploid organisms (like humans), the somatic cells possess two copies of the genome, one inherited from the father and one from the mother. (wikipedia.org)
  • JGI's Community Sequencing Program is the largest genomic sequencing effort in the world focused on nonmedical organisms, enabling scientists from universities and national laboratories to probe the hidden world of microbes and plants to tap nature's ingenuity for innovative solutions to the nation's major challenges in energy, climate, and environment. (doe.gov)
  • He was a member of the European Drosophila Genome Project and the Anopheles Genome Project. (wikipedia.org)
  • The spotted wing drosophila, a major pest that targets berries and cherries and other fruits in the United States, Canada and Europe, is itself being targeted, thanks to groundbreaking genome sequencing at the University of California, Davis, and a public-access Web portal hosted at Oregon State University. (hortidaily.com)
  • Given this impressive response and the worldwide importance of Drosophila suzukii , I expect that the G3 article will become very highly cited and cast Joanna Chiu as a central figure in future Drosophila suzukii genomic studies related to topics such as insecticide detoxification, odorant reception and regulatory entomology," Zalom said. (hortidaily.com)
  • Our methods involve field sampling of natural populations, crossing designs, genome editing, mitochondrial and plastid physiology, and computational biology. (google.com)
  • By developing and deploying cutting-edge genome sequencing, computational and analytical technology, we are creating novel strategies to prevent and diagnose cancers and other diseases, uncovering new therapeutic targets and helping the world realize the social and economic benefits of genome science. (bcgsc.ca)
  • At less than a millimetre in length, tardigrades are too small to leave fossils, but using the new genomes, the scientists were able to explore what the DNA could tell them about where tardigrades sit in the tree of animal life. (uncommondescent.com)
  • What genomic studies are CDC public health scientists doing-and which genomes are they writing about? (cdc.gov)
  • Until recently, only the simplest genomes were available to public health scientists and even those were generally known only by their fingerprints. (cdc.gov)
  • Using novel methods developed by a team of ARS scientists from the Ag100Pest Initiative and university collaborators, a high-quality genome assembly was generated for a Bt resistant strain of CEW. (usda.gov)
  • Purdue University scientists, including Catherine Hill, professor of entomology, and Shruti Sharan a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Entomology, contributed to the advanced genome. (purdue.edu)
  • genome sequencing and post-genomic expression analysis. (wikipedia.org)
  • ATAC-seq, single-cell sequencing, spatial transcriptomics) and/or functional testing of emerging hypotheses using RNAi and/or genome editing should be considered for this or the subsequent round of funding. (dfg.de)
  • WALNUT CREEK, CA-The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) has selected 71 new genomic sequencing projects for its 2010 Community Sequencing Program (CSP)-a targeted sampling of the planet's biodiversity-to be characterized for bioenergy, climate, and environmental applications. (doe.gov)
  • Here we describe the deployment of new sequencing technology to extensively sample eight genomes from the Yersinia genus of the family Enterobacteriaceae. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Harnessing cutting-edge genome sequencing and analytical techniques. (bcgsc.ca)
  • With its genomic selection project for Tenebrio molitor beetles, the Genopole company Ÿnsect and its biocluster partner, the sequencing center Genoscope, are making France a pioneer in insect farming. (genopole.com)
  • Over the course of his 30-plus-year career, George Church has pioneered not one, but several transformative fields in medicine, including genomic sequencing, synthetic biology, and, most recently, genome engineering. (medscape.com)
  • You have done so many different things over the course of your career-everything from sequencing the genome and involvement in many companies related to that, to synthetic biology. (medscape.com)
  • This manageable size together with the current advances in nucleotide sequencing technology means that partial and whole virus genome sequencing will become an essential component in epidemiologic investigations of disease outbreaks. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The symbiont is essential for growth and survival of the host insect. (nature.com)
  • Normal insects infected with the uncultivable obligatory symbiont, Pantoea sp. (nature.com)
  • In this study, 159 bacteriophage strains which had 200 or more orthologous proteins in their genome were examined using the Gene Content Method. (creationresearch.org)
  • The genomic evidence therefore suggested, but did not prove, that the Moranella endosymbiont might rely on gene products from the mealybug's nuclear genome to make its cell walls. (quantamagazine.org)
  • We have in vitro reconstituted key kinetochore components using novel multi-gene expression systems for both E. coli and insect cells. (umich.edu)
  • Malfunction of the kinetochore results in genome instability, which has been implicated in many types of cancers. (umich.edu)
  • Cancer cells tolerate a small degree of genome instability, but cannot withstand high genomic instability. (umich.edu)
  • This novel insight into Leishmania genomic instability should pave the way for the identification of parasite drug resistance mechanisms in clinically relevant settings and help discover biomarkers with diagnostic and prognostic value. (crg.eu)
  • These between aquatic insect salivary gland antibodies in humans water bodies were chosen after discussions with commu- categorized as exposed or patient, when the former group nity members who directed us to the main water source for had exhibited BU. (cdc.gov)
  • Whereas humans mainly communicate by speech, insects mainly use chemicals," says Judith Korb. (eurekalert.org)
  • Previous case-control studies, insect field surveys and vector competence studies have suggested a role for mosquitoes in M. ulcerans transmission between possums and humans. (biorxiv.org)
  • Here we report an experimental system in which non-symbiotic Escherichia coli evolves into an insect mutualist. (nature.com)
  • only a few insects survived, in which E. coli exhibited specific localization to the symbiotic organ and vertical transmission to the offspring. (nature.com)
  • Each mutation reproduced the mutualistic phenotypes when introduced into wild-type E. coli , confirming that single carbon catabolite repression mutations can make E. coli an insect mutualist. (nature.com)
  • Research on resistance mechanisms has been hindered by the lack of genomic resources for CEW. (usda.gov)
  • The genome is composed of approximately 29% repetitive and transposable elements. (usda.gov)
  • It's a deeply cooperative arrangement, in which the genomes of the host and the endosymbiont even seem to contribute complementary pieces to each other's metabolic and biosynthetic pathways. (quantamagazine.org)
  • Genomes are found at all three corners of the epidemiologic triangle: human or animal hosts are engaged in genomic contests with pathogens of all kinds, played out in an environment teeming with the genomes of other people, animals, plants, and microbes. (cdc.gov)
  • Our study shows that the parasite genome evolves very fast under laboratory conditions. (crg.eu)
  • Nevertheless, in 2018 genome editing allowed for bipaternal and viable bimaternal mouse and even (in 2022) parthenogenesis, still this is far from full reimprinting. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Broad Institute's Genomic Center for Infectious Diseases (GCID) was established in 2014 by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to to apply innovative genomic technologies to address fundamental gaps in our knowledge of the basic biology that underlies the interactions between hosts and pathogens. (broadinstitute.org)
  • In Australian zebra finches ( Taeniopygia guttata ), two polymorphic inversions are known cytogenetically and we set out to detect these two and potentially additional inversions using genomic tools and study their effects on embryo mortality and other fitness-related and morphological traits. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Human diseases involving genomic imprinting include Angelman, Prader-Willi, and Beckwith-Wiedemann syndromes. (wikipedia.org)
  • Together, we apply our knowledge to advance the global understanding of cancer and other diseases with an ultimate aim toward improving human health through disease prevention, the development of novel diagnostic strategies and by uncovering new therapeutic approaches, all the while helping the world to realize the social and economic benefits of genome research . (bcgsc.ca)
  • While termites first emerged from the group of cockroaches around 150 million years ago, ants and other eusocial Hymenoptera, including bees, only appeared 50 million years later on a very distant branch of the insect family tree. (eurekalert.org)
  • Toward A Better Understanding Of Plant Genome Structure: Combining NGS, Optic. (slideshare.net)
  • iii) together with folding, most methods then rely on further information that must be learned from previously validated miRNAs of closely related genomes (at a minimum within the same clade, plant or animal) for the final prediction of new miRNAs in order either to set the parameters of the model or to restrict the search to a limited space. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Establishment of rice plants as an important tool for functional genomic studies to understand and manage plant disease resistance in bread wheat. (usda.gov)
  • Genome Insider: A Shrubbier Version of Rubber Hear from the consortium working on understanding the guayule plant's genome, which could lead to an improved natural rubber plant. (doe.gov)
  • Results: The Asian longhorned beetle genome encodes a uniquely diverse arsenal of enzymes that can degrade the main polysaccharide networks in plant cell walls, detoxify plant allelochemicals, and otherwise facilitate feeding on woody plants. (uni-koeln.de)
  • Pantoea ananatis is found in a wide range of natural environments, including water, soil, as part of the epi- and endophytic flora of various plant hosts, and in the insect gut. (biomedcentral.com)
  • By analysing the pan-genome of eight sequenced P. ananatis strains isolated from different sources we identified factors potentially underlying its ability to colonize and interact with hosts in both the plant and animal Kingdoms. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Miten Generating high-quality reference human genomes using Promethion nanopo. (slideshare.net)
  • New genomic resources have been developed for M. persicae, an agriculturally important insect pest. (nih.gov)
  • He also pointed out that the genome work may relieve the fears of countries wishing to import American fruit, but not the pest. (hortidaily.com)
  • Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is an insect pest of major cultivated crops in North and South America. (usda.gov)
  • Genomic tools may provide effective ways to manage this pest. (isaaa.org)
  • LIANG Bu-Feng, LIU Meng-Fu, WANG Xiao-Rong.Studies on relationship of three nuclear polyhedrosis virus genomes from noctuid insects .VIROLOGICA SINICA, 1997, 12(3): 278. (virosin.org)
  • The emphasis is on how studies of genomes and development help to understand how complex phenotypes arise and evolve. (lu.se)
  • By injecting a single guide RNA (sgRNA) together with the Cas9 protein, the team obtained predictable mutations in the cotton bollworm genome . (isaaa.org)
  • Yersinia genomes had a similar global partition of protein functions, as measured by the distribution of Cluster of Orthologous Groups families. (biomedcentral.com)