tailieunhanh - Báo cáo y học: "Getting a buzz out of the bee genome"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Minireview cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: Getting a buzz out of the bee genome. | Minireview Getting a buzz out of the bee genome Michael Ashburner and Charalambos P Kyriacou Addresses Department of Genetics University of Cambridge Cambridge CB2 3EH UK. Department of Genetics University of Leicester Leicester LE1 7RH UK. Correspondence Michael Ashburner. Email ma11@ Published 26 October 2006 Genome Biology 2006 7 239 doi gb-2006-7-l0-239 The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at http 2006 7 10 239 2006 BioMed Central Ltd Abstract The honey bee Apis mellifera displays the most complex behavior of any insect. This and its utility to humans makes it a fascinating object of study for biologists. Such studies are now further enabled by the release of the honey-bee genome sequence. We have long looked forward to the sequencing of the genome of the honey bee for now we may uncover the genetic basis of divination Bees have too the power of divination so that they know in advance when rain or frost are coming Aelian On Animals I 11 . Unfortunately the Honey Bee Genome Sequencing Consortium HBGSC has not yet discovered the divination gene in the 236 megabases of the clonable bee genome 1 . But much that is fascinating has been discovered and this paper will be a landmark not only in genomics but also in bee research. Honey bees have been exploited by humans for millennia and their extraordinary behavior and biology have always intrigued and puzzled us. The achievement of sequencing the bee genome by a team at the Baylor College of Medicine collaborating closely with the honey-bee research community will provide an enormous boost to our understanding of some fascinating biology. Surprises from the genome The genome of the honey bee will inevitably be compared to that of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. Inevitably because so far we have the genomes of only two other orders - Diptera Drosophila and Lepidoptera the silkworm Bombyx mori - of the 30 or so orders of insects