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Featured Publication–Telomere-to-telomere genome assembly of bitter melon (Momordica charantia L. var. abbreviata Ser.) reveals fruit development, composition and ripening genetic characteris...
A Telomere-to-Telomere, high-quality Mca genome was published by Prof. Zuo-Jianhua’s group, Beijing Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences in Horticulture Research. In this study, 6 gap-free chromosomes (out of 11 chromosomes) were assembled. Combining comparative genomics, epigeneti...Read more -
Featured Publication–Genomic insights into the recent chromosome reduction and polyploidization of complex autopolyploid sugarcane S. spontaneum
Prof. Jisen-Zhang’s group from Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University published their achievements in decoding natural autotetraploid Sugarcane Np-X (Saccharum spontaneum, 2n=4x=40). In this study, a combination of technologies, including #PacBio Hifi Sequencing, #Nanopore Ultralong Seq...Read more -
Featured Publication–A Chromosome-Scale Genome Assembly of Mitragyna speciosa (Kratom) and the Assessment of Its Genetic Diversity in Thailand
Mitragyna speciosa (Kratom) is a narcotic plant indigenous to Southeast Asian countries, including Thailand. Traditionally, M. speciosa has been used as medicine to treat diarrhea and has anti-coughing, analgesic, and fever-reducing properties. Its leaves are commonly chewed by workers during phy...Read more -
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Featured Publication–Unraveling the influence of human fecal pollution on antibiotic resistance gene levels in different receiving water bodies using crAssphage indicator gene Antibiotic resistance in environment has becoming a matter of great concern, which influences the evolution of mic...Read more -
Featured Publication–Common evolutionary trajectory of short life-cycle in Brassicaceae ruderal weeds
Conjoint analysis of genome assembly, population evolution, genetics, and molecular biology is a preferred way to tell a complete biological story of the research object. Last month, Professor Jiawei Wang and his team published their research on Nature Communications named “Common evolutionary t...Read more -
Featured Publication–Genomic basis of the giga-chromosomes and giga-genome of tree peony Paeonia ostii
“In Chinese art, each month is represented by a flower, and Moutan is specifically the flower for March” — Mark Haworth-Booth. At the beginning of March, we are sharing the genomic research of China’s national favorite, the king of the flowers, Moutan (tree peony, Paeonia...Read more -
Featured Publication — Super-pangenome analyses highlight genomic diversity and structural variation across wild and cultivated tomato species
Congratulations! Nature Genetics published the high-quality research on tomato Pan-genome on April 6, 2023, which was led by Horticultural Crops Research Institute of Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and jointly completed by Institute of Shenzhen Agricultural Genomics, Institute of Cro...Read more
