Landscape genomics to enable conservation actions: the California Conservation Genomics Project

HB Shaffer, E Toffelmier, RB Corbett-Detig… - Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The California Conservation Genomics Project (CCGP) is a unique, critically
important step forward in the use of comprehensive landscape genetic data to modernize …

The insect pest control laboratory of the joint FAO/IAEA programme: Ten years (2010–2020) of research and development, achievements and challenges in support of …

MJB Vreysen, AMM Abd-Alla, K Bourtzis, J Bouyer… - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The Insect Pest Control (IPC) Section and its associated laboratory (IPCL)
is part of the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture. Its …

[HTML][HTML] CRISPR-based genetic control strategies for insect pests

YAN Ying, RA Aumann, I Häcker… - Journal of Integrative …, 2023 - Elsevier
Genetic control strategies such as the sterile insect technique have successfully fought
insect pests worldwide. The CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic …

Recent advances in agroecological research for increasing scope of areawide pest management of arthropods in cropping systems

MJ Brewer, NC Elliott - Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•Agroecological-oriented areawide pest management (AWPM) is applicable to
cropping systems.•Studies on agroecological pest management are valuable to identify …

Systematic analysis of biomolecular conformational ensembles with PENSA

M Vögele, NJ Thomson, ST Truong, J McAvity… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org
Molecular simulations enable the study of biomolecules and their dynamics on an atomistic
scale. A common task is to compare several simulation conditions-like mutations or different …

Refining the genomic location of single nucleotide polymorphism variation affecting Atlantic salmon maturation timing at a key large‐effect locus

M Sinclair‐Waters, N Piavchenko… - Molecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Efforts to understand the genetic underpinnings of phenotypic variation are becoming more
and more frequent in molecular ecology. Such efforts often lead to the identification of …

Marker-assisted mapping enables forward genetic analysis in Aedes aegypti, an arboviral vector with vast recombination deserts

C Chen, A Compton, K Nikolouli, A Wang, A Aryan… - Genetics, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Aedes aegypti is a major vector of arboviruses that cause dengue, chikungunya, yellow
fever, and Zika. Although recent success in reverse genetics has facilitated rapid progress in …

A unified protocol for CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene knockout in tephritid fruit flies led to the recreation of white eye and white Puparium phenotypes in the melon fly

DF Paulo, AY Cha, AN Kauwe, K Curbelo… - Journal of Economic …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Tephritid fruit flies are among the most invasive and destructive agricultural pests worldwide.
Over recent years, many studies have implemented the CRISPR/Cas9 genome-editing …

Development of a novel genetic sexing strain of Ceratitis capitata based on an X-autosome translocation

C Cáceres, K Bourtzis, G Gouvi, MJB Vreysen… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Genetic sexing strains (GSS), such as the Ceratitis capitata (medfly) VIENNA 8 strain,
facilitate male-only releases and improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of sterile …

MFS Transporter Bdorwp Does Not Affect Antennal Electrophysiology but Regulates Reproductive Behaviors in Bactrocera dorsalis

Y Zhang, QQ Wuyun, Q Wang, Z Luo… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Developing behavioral modifying chemicals through molecular targets is a promising way to
improve semiochemical-based technology for pest management. Identifying molecular …