Tick tock -- sequencing the tick genome could help defuse the Lyme disease time bomb

(Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics) After a decade-long research effort the genome of the deer tick has been sequenced by an international team of scientists, including researchers from the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics. Studying the tick genome sheds light on how ticks function and will help to develop novel tick control programs by interfering with the processes of disease transmission.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - February 10, 2016 Category: Biology Source Type: news