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Wax Moth Larvae Yield First Map of Transcription Start Sites
Original: Wax Moth Larvae Yield First Genome-Wide Map of Transcription Start Sites During Fungal Infection
Researchers have produced the first genome-wide map of transcription start sites in wax moth larvae infected with fungus. The greater wax moth is a common model for studying insect immune responses, and mapping where gene transcription begins during fungal infection offers a detailed view of how the insect's antifungal defences are switched on. The work is being reported in science media as a useful genomic resource for immunology and infection research.
Why now: It is the first genome-wide transcription start site map produced for this infection model, a technical first that interests biologists.
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- Wax Moth Larvae Yield First Genome-Wide Map of Transcription Start Sites During Fungal Infection · Bioengineer.org
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