{
  "id": 6679216,
  "title": "Chromosome-Level Nuclear Genome of Simulium vittatum Links Black Fly Cytogenetics to Genome Organization and Evolution",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/chromosome-level-nuclear-genome-of-simulium-vittatum-links-black-fly",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.08.750124v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) are important vectors of pathogens affecting human and animal health, yet the absence of a chromosome-level nuclear reference genome has constrained molecular and evolutionary studies of the family. Here, we present the first chromosome-level nuclear genome and a developmental transcriptomic resource for the long-established IS-7 laboratory lineage of Simulium…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}