Yannick Wurm

Minimal overlaps in responses to insecticides between pollinator species

The paper shows that pollinator species have minimal overlap in molecular responses to insecticides, with species-level differences outweighing chemical differences.

Acute and chronic pesticide exposure trigger fundamentally different molecular responses in bumble bee brains

This study compares acute and chronic pesticide exposure effects on bumble bee brains, finding distinct gene expression patterns and highlighting exposure mode's critical role in pesticide impact.

A neonicotinoid pesticide causes tissue-specific gene expression changes in bumble bees

This study shows that neonicotinoid pesticide exposure causes tissue-specific gene expression changes in bumble bees, affecting core functions in different organs.

Parameter exploration improves the accuracy of long-read genome assembly

The paper shows that fine-tuning assembly parameters improves long-read genome assembly quality and introduces software to compare assembly qualities.

Genomic architecture and evolutionary conflict drive allele-specific expression in the social supergene of the red fire ant

The paper investigates allele-specific expression in the social supergene of red fire ants, finding most genes show no social form dependence but some exhibit signs of gene degeneration or evolutionary conflict.

Sequenceserver: a modern graphical user interface for custom BLAST databases

Sequenceserver provides a user-friendly graphical interface for BLAST, improving efficiency by reducing user decisions and offering intuitive output options.

The first draft genomes of the ant Formica exsecta, and its Wolbachia endosymbiont reveal extensive gene transfer from endosymbiont to host.

This study reports the first draft genomes of the ant Formica exsecta and its Wolbachia endosymbiont, revealing horizontal gene transfers from the endosymbiont to the host.