L. Stevens

Teaching transposon classification as a means to crowd source the curation of repeat annotation - a tardigrade perspective

The paper presents a crowd-sourcing approach to manually curate and classify transposable elements (TEs) from tardigrade genomes, resulting in the discovery of hundreds of new TEs.

The genome of Litomosoides sigmodontis illuminates the origins of Y chromosomes in filarial nematodes

This study generates a chromosome-level genome of Litomosoides sigmodontis and shows that filarial Y chromosomes originated from unfused autosomes through X-autosome fusions, not from a neo-Y-linked sex-determining locus.

Chromosome evolution in Lepidoptera

The paper analyzes 210 lepidopteran genomes to show that chromosome diversity arises from 32 ancestral linkage groups, with eight lineages undergoing extensive reorganization.

Ancient diversity in host-parasite interaction genes in a model parasitic nematode

The paper sequenced genomes of two parasitic nematodes, found high genetic diversity in host-interaction genes, and suggests long-term balancing selection maintains this diversity.

The sliding motility of the bacilliform virions of Influenza A Viruses

This study develops a numerical framework to analyze how ligand-receptor interactions influence the motility of Influenza A virus virions on cell surfaces.

Natural genetic variation in the pheromone production of C. elegans

The paper identifies genetic factors influencing ascaroside pheromone variation in C. elegans using metabolomic and genomic analysis.

Phosphoregulation of DSB-1 mediates control of meiotic double-strand break activity

This study shows that phosphorylation of DSB-1 by PP4PPH-4.1 and ATRATL-1 regulates meiotic DSB levels in C. elegans, with DSB-2 compensating for age-related inactivation of DSB-1.

Caenorhabditis nematodes colonize ephemeral resource patches in neotropical forests.

The paper investigates Caenorhabditis nematode species composition and colonization dynamics in tropical forests, finding globally distributed androdiecious species dominate and colonization occurs via phoresy with low founder numbers.

Analysis of meiosis in Pristionchus pacificus reveals plasticity in homolog pairing and synapsis in the nematode lineage

The paper analyzes meiosis in Pristionchus pacificus, showing that DMC-1 and RAD-51 have distinct roles in homolog pairing and synapsis compared to C. elegans.

Selfing is the safest sex for Caenorhabditis tropicalis

This study investigates the mating system of C. tropicalis, finding that selfing reduces outbreeding depression caused by gene drive elements.

Balancing selection maintains hyper-divergent haplotypes in C. elegans

The paper shows that balancing selection maintains genetic diversity in hyper-divergent regions of C. elegans, enabling adaptation despite selfing.

Designing Topographically Textured Microparticles For Induction and Modulation of Osteogenesis in Mesenchymal Stem Cell Engineering

This study shows that topographically textured microparticles can enhance osteogenic markers in mesenchymal stem cells without exogenous factors.

AFM based elasticity of intestinal epithelium correlate with barrier function under drug action

This study uses AFM to measure changes in intestinal epithelial membrane elasticity in response to drugs, finding correlations with cell viability and barrier function.

Evolution of Yin and Yang isoforms of a chromatin remodeling subunit results in the creation of two genes

This study shows that the nurf-1 gene in C. elegans split into two isoforms, Yin and Yang, which have opposing roles in gametogenesis and led to the creation of two separate genes.

Comparative genomics of ten new Caenorhabditis species

The paper describes ten new Caenorhabditis species, presents their genome sequences, and analyzes their evolutionary relationships and gene structure.