Featured

The New World screwworm is making a dangerous comeback. Now, scientists have decoded its genome—a breakthrough that could slow and stop its spread.

Characterizing how mutations bring about phenotypic changes is a common strategy for identifying molecular underpinnings. A perspective article in GENETICS challenges the way researchers categorize mutations as gain-of-function and advises how to avoid misleading labeling.

Join us for the 26th International Worm meeting July 18–22, 2027, in Kobe, Japan. Start planning your trip now, and we’ll see you in 2027!

Interviews from newly appointed faculty members shed light on the path to landing a faculty position.

Moisés Expósito-Alonso, recipient of the 2026 GSA Early Career Medal, orchestrated an elaborate, multi-site evolution experiment to understand how plants evolve—or fail to adapt—and may be at risk when faced with rapid environmental changes.

Researchers show that the key to helping crops withstand shifting conditions may lie in balancing speed with flexibility.

Michael O’Connor, recipient of the 2026 Edward Novitski Prize, tackles challenging questions in Drosophila development, following where the science takes him.

Joseph Schacherer, recipient of the 2026 GSA Medal, began exploring yeast genome diversity as a postdoctoral researcher. Now, his work, which grew to a total of 1,011 sequenced yeast genomes, serves as a springboard for a number of studies.

In 2022, GENETICS debuted its first annual overview of selected knowledgebases. In continuance of that tradition, this year’s piece will discuss 12 knowledgebase updates with an emphasis on economically important plant Model Organism Databases (MODs). MODs, which first appeared in the 1990s, are sophisticated knowledgebases that aim to organize and integrate heterogeneous published knowledge for…

Interviews from newly appointed faculty members shed light on the path to landing a faculty position.

Irini Topalidou, recipient of the 2026 GSA Mentorship Award, emphasizes the important role staff scientists play in academic research and mentoring.