The Antarctic midge, Belgica antarctica, is the only insect endemic to Antarctica. Here, the authors sequence the B. antarcticagenome, the smallest insect genome yet reported, and suggest that genes involved in development, metabolism and stimuli response may have had a role in how this insect adapted to survive in such a harsh environment.
- Joanna L. Kelley
- Justin T. Peyton
- David L. Denlinger