Darío Balcazar

The paper develops de novo chromosome-scale genomes for two Aedes mosquito species and compares them to a reference genome to reveal chromosomal rearrangements and gene expansion differences.

This study sequenced 1,206 Aedes aegypti genomes to trace the origin and global spread of the species, revealing its evolution from a forest-dwelling to an urban, human-biting form and its impact on dengue risk.