Team (IMAGE) Virginia Tech Caption James Biedler (left), a research scientist in Zhijian Tu's lab; Azadeh Aryan (middle), the first author on the paper and a research scientist in Zhijian Tu's lab; and Maria Sharakhova (right), an assistant professor of entomology, discuss genetics in front of a dry erase board. Photo courtesy of Alex Crookshanks for Virginia Tech. Credit Virginia Tech Usage Restrictions Credit Virginia Tech License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.