Researchers Develop the First Assembled Genome of a Soft Tick

Researchers develop the first assembled genome of a soft tick

Researchers with Baylor College of Medicine and Texas A&M AgriLife Research collaborated with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, SCINet project and Ag100Pest Initiative to assemble the first genome for a soft tick, Ornithodoros turicata. Their findings were published in G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics.

AgriLife Research Scientist Helps Crack Genome of a Soft Tick

Scientists at Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Baylor College of Medicine have sequenced the genome of the disease-spreading soft tick.

Texas A&M Scientists Crack the Genome of a Soft Tick – A Potential Win for Swine Health - Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info

Scientists at Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Baylor College of Medicine have sequenced the genome of the disease-spreading soft tick. The ectoparasite carries human relapsing fever and is a potential […] The post Texas A&M Scientists Crack the Genome of a Soft Tick – A Potential Win for Swine Health appeared first on Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info.

Cracking the Code: How a Tick’s DNA Could Help Protect People and Animals

Collaborative study tackles tick that threatens human health and pork industry

Texas scientists map DNA of tick threatening human and swine health

With African warthogs present in the state, there are concerns these ticks and feral hog populations could introduce African swine fever to the U.S.

New African Swine Fever Research Reveals Vaccine Risks, Viral Tactics

African swine fever (ASF) remains one of the most pressing threats to global animal health and food security. With outbreaks continuing across Europe, Asia, and parts of the Americas, recent [...] Read the rest of African Swine Fever Research: A Round-Up of 2025 Discoveries at Global Biodefense