Andrew J. Heidel

TL;DR: A large data set of nuclear-encoded genes from 40 green plant taxa including 21 embryophytes and six streptophyte algae is used to investigate the phylogenetic relationships of streptophical algal lineages, and phylogenetic analyses indicate that either the Zygnematales or a clade consisting of the Zyghmatales and the Coleochaetales are the sister group to embryophyts.

TL;DR: Systemic responses to M. sexta attack were similar to the responses in locally attacked tissues; however, the up-regulation of genes was more attenuated and resembled the responses to attack from the other Lepidopteran, S. littoralis, and to methyl-JA elicitation.

TL;DR: The first genome sequences of two closely phylogenetically related dermatophytes, Arthroderma benhamiae and Trichophyton verrucosum, both of which induce highly inflammatory infections in humans, are reported, enlighten the genetic basis of fundamental and putatively virulence-related traits of dermatophyts, advancing future research on these medically important pathogens.

TL;DR: Phylogenetic dating using a concatenated data set and extensive loss of synteny indicate that DF, PP, and DD split from their last common ancestor at least 0.6 billion years ago.

TL;DR: This work used a transcriptomic approach to characterize the pheromone gland of the Noctuid moth Heliothis virescens, an important agricultural pest, in order to obtain substantial general sequence information and to identify a range of candidate genes involved in the phersomone biosynthetic pathway.