2023
A complete reconstruction of the early visual system of an adult insect
Chua N, Makarova A, Gunn P, Villani S, Cohen B, Thasin M, Wu J, Shefter D, Pang S, Xu C, Hess H, Polilov A, Chklovskii D. A complete reconstruction of the early visual system of an adult insect. Current Biology 2023, 33: 4611-4623.e4. PMID: 37774707, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.09.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultiscale head anatomy of Megaphragma (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)
Desyatirkina I, Makarova A, Pang S, Xu C, Hess H, Polilov A. Multiscale head anatomy of Megaphragma (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae). Arthropod Structure & Development 2023, 76: 101299. PMID: 37666087, DOI: 10.1016/j.asd.2023.101299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThree-dimensional electron microscopyParasitoid waspsLarge insectsEvolutionary benefitsTracheal systemWhole insectsMorphological workSubcellular structuresSubcellular levelInsectsSpeciesStomatogastric nervous systemMegaphragmaNeuron nucleiNucleated cellsWaspsGenusSet of musclesNervous systemOrgan systemsMicroinsectsComplexity of organizationsStructural planUltrastructureCells
2022
The 3D ultrastructure of the chordotonal organs in the antenna of a microwasp remains complex although simplified
Diakova A, Makarova A, Pang S, Xu C, Hess H, Polilov A. The 3D ultrastructure of the chordotonal organs in the antenna of a microwasp remains complex although simplified. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 20172. PMID: 36424494, PMCID: PMC9691716, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-24390-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research