Male orchid bee Euglossa dilemma drinking nectar. Whole genome sequencing efforts by Brand et al. published in G3 revealed that E. dilemma has one of the largest genomes known for insects.

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Deciphering the genetic clawprints of European-American hybrid lobsters with 79 SNPs

Tensions between Americans and Europeans are running high in European waters. Among lobsters, that is. As a new study in G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics explains, the European lobster Homarus gammarus, which is already red-listed in parts of...

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Beyond the bench: Lawrence Brody talks on policy, leadership, and research at NIH

In this interview, Sarah Ruttenberg of the GSA Early Career Scientist Policy and Advocacy Subcommittee talked with principal investigator Lawrence Brody who directs the division of genomics and society for the National Human Genome Research...

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Research funding roadmap: How policy debates are impacting today’s funding model

The previous post in this two-part series focused on the United State’s current research funding model and the history behind it—but today, we’re facing policy debates that may radically change this long-standing process. In the...

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Close-up view of a wild-type Junonia coenia wing eyespot pattern. Zhang et al. used CRISPR mutagenesis to interfere with the genetic machinery necessary for making melanin pigments in the colored scales of the butterfly wing. See Zhang et al.

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