USDA-ARS 2 articles published in JoVE Genetics A Pathway Association Study Tool for GWAS Analyses of Metabolic Pathway Information Adam Thrash1, Marilyn L Warburton2 1Institute for Genomics, Biocomputing & Biotechnology, Mississippi State University, 2Corn Host Plant Resistance Research Unit, USDA-ARS By running the Pathway Association Study Tool (PAST), either through the Shiny application or through the R console, researchers can gain a deeper understanding of the biological meaning of their genome-wide association study (GWAS) results by investigating the metabolic pathways involved. Behavior Using Flight Mills to Measure Flight Propensity and Performance of Western Corn Rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera (LeConte) Eric Yu Yu1, Aaron J. Gassmann1, Thomas W. Sappington2 1Department of Entomology, Iowa State University, 2Corn Insects & Crop Genetics Research Unit, USDA-ARS Flight mills are important tools for comparing how age, sex, mating status, temperature, or various other factors may influence an insect’s flight behavior. Here we describe protocols to tether and measure the flight propensity and performance of western corn rootworm under different treatments.
