International team completes genome sequence of centipede
Tuesday, November 25, 2014 - 14:00
in Biology & Nature
An international collaboration of scientists including Baylor College of Medicine has completed the first genome sequence of a myriapod, Strigamia maritima - a member of a group venomous centipedes that care for their eggs - and uncovered new clues about their biological evolution and unique absence of vision and circadian rhythm.