Isheng J. Tsai

TL;DR: Rather than one or two domestication events leading to the extant baker’s yeasts, the population structure of S. cerevisiae consists of a few well-defined, geographically isolated lineages and many different mosaics of these lineages, supporting the idea that human influence provided the opportunity for cross-breeding and production of new combinations of pre-existing variations.

TL;DR: An analysis of tapeworm genome sequences using the human-infective species Echinococcus multilocularis, E. granulosus, Taenia solium and the laboratory model Hymenolepis microstoma offers insights into the evolution of parasitism and identifies new potential drug targets.

TL;DR: The upgraded genome of Schistosoma mansoni will form a fundamental dataset to underpin further advances in schistosome research and is consolidated into a searchable format within the GeneDB and SchistoDB databases.

TL;DR: Rather than one or two domestication events leading to the extant baker's yeasts, the population structure of S. cerevisiae shows a few well defined geographically isolated lineages and many different mosaics of these lineages, supporting the notion that human influence provided the opportunity for outbreeding and production of new combinations of pre-existing variation.

TL;DR: A high-quality draft genome sequence from an inbred line of B. xylophilus is presented, and the lack of proteins homologous to effectors from other plant parasitic nematodes confirms the distinctive molecular basis of plant parasitism in the Bursaphelenchus lineage.