Jullien M. Flynn

The paper identifies a novel lncRNA, AAACTAC, expressed in early oocyte nuclei of Drosophila virilis and related species, suggesting a potential functional role in development.

This study identifies defective splicing of Y-linked gigantic genes in Drosophila hybrids as a cause of male sterility due to intronic divergence between species.

This study identifies distinct satellite DNA sequences in core and germline-restricted chromosomes of Bradysia coprophila, revealing cytological evidence for two previously undistinguished L chromosomes.

The paper presents high-quality genome assemblies of three Drosophila virilis sub-group species, revealing repetitive DNA dynamics and structural rearrangements driving genome divergence.

With a new structural LTR module, RepeatModeler2 recovers 2.9 to 4.7 times more curated TE families near-perfectly than RepeatModeler 1.0.11 in fruit fly, zebrafish, and rice.

This study investigates the evolutionary dynamics of 7 bp satellites in Drosophila virilis, identifying platform-specific sequencing biases and showing how satellite composition changes over time and space.

The paper estimates mutation rates in Daphnia pulex exposed to copper and nickel mixtures, finding accelerated rates of deletions and duplications under environmental stress.