Simo Sun

The paper presents a chromosome-level genome assembly of Panagrellus redivivus, enabling comparative studies of parasitism evolution by providing a non-parasitic reference genome.

The paper identifies two PIF/Harbinger transposable element families in C. inopinata, showing differences in amplification timing and mobilisation competence.

The paper identifies programmed DNA elimination in three Caenorhabditis species, showing it was present in their last common ancestor and later lost in some lineages.

The paper shows that C. angaria uses ELT-3 instead of ELT-2 for gut specification, indicating an ancestral simpler gene network involving POP-1 → ELT-3 → ELT-2.

The paper sequences the genome of Sparganum proliferum and analyzes its transcriptome to uncover its unique lifecycle and pathogenic mechanisms.