Ximing Guo

TL;DR: The sequencing and assembly of the oyster genome using short reads and a fosmid-pooling strategy and transcriptomes of development and stress response and the proteome of the shell are reported, showing that shell formation in molluscs is more complex than currently understood and involves extensive participation of cells and their exosomes.

TL;DR: This article examined the condition of oyster reefs across 144 bays and 44 ecoregions and found that more than 90% of them have been lost in bays (70%) and ecoregs (63%).

TL;DR: A high-quality, chromosome-anchored reference genome for the scallop Patinopecten yessoensis, a bivalve mollusc that has a slow-evolving genome with many ancestral features, finds unexpected diversity in phototransduction cascades and a potentially ancient Pax2/5/8-dependent pathway for noncephalic eyes.

TL;DR: The rapid development of intensive mariculture during the past decade may have exceeded the carrying capacity of some areas and contributed to deterioration of the culture environment.

TL;DR: It is suggested that mating tetraploids and diploids is the best method for triploid production, and triploids produced in this way are better suited for aquaculture than those produced by altering meiosis and are ideal for population control.