Xiaofang Jiang

TL;DR: Pervasive autosomal introgression between these human malaria vectors, including nonsister vector species, suggests that traits enhancing vectorial capacity may be gained through interspecific gene flow, including between nonsister species.

TL;DR: The authors investigated the genomic basis of vectorial capacity and explore new avenues for vector control, sequenced the genomes of 16 anopheline mosquito species from diverse locations spanning ~100 million years of evolution Comparative analyses show faster rates of gene gain and loss, elevated gene shuffling on the X chromosome, and more intron losses, relative to Drosophila.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors performed metagenomic sequencing of monthly stool samples from 20 IBD patients and 12 controls (266 total samples) and identified strain-specific functional correlates with IBD outcomes.

TL;DR: A case-control analysis using shotgun metagenomic sequencing of stool samples from 1792 individuals with IBD and IBS compared with control individuals in the general population was able to use gut microbiota composition differences to distinguish patients with I BD from those with IBS.

TL;DR: It is shown that an M-locus gene, Nix, functions as an M factor in A. aegypti, and this study provides a foundation for mosquito control strategies that convert female mosquitoes into harmless males.