Le Kang

TL;DR: The Phase II HapMap is described, which characterizes over 3.1 million human single nucleotide polymorphisms genotyped in 270 individuals from four geographically diverse populations and includes 25–35% of common SNP variation in the populations surveyed, and increased differentiation at non-synonymous, compared to synonymous, SNPs is demonstrated.

TL;DR: Major findings of scientific significance in China's grassland ecosystem research include: (i) improved knowledge on succession and biogeochemistry of the semi-arid and temperate grassland ecosystems, and (ii) development of effective management strategies for controlling rodent pests in grass land ecosystems.

TL;DR: A draft 6.5 Gb genome sequence of Locusta migratoria is presented, which is the largest animal genome sequenced so far, and complex regulatory mechanisms involved in microtubule dynamic-mediated synapse plasticity during phase change are revealed.

TL;DR: The locust transcriptome enriches genetic resources for hemimetabolous insects and the authors' understanding of the origin of insect metamorphosis, and identified genes and pathways that might be involved in locust development and phase change, and may thus benefit pest management.

TL;DR: It is suggested that the response to locust-emitted olfactory cues regulated by CSP and takeout genes is involved in the behavioral phase change in the migratory locust and provide a previously undescribed molecular mechanism linked to the formation of locust aggregations.