Summary from the GEO: "Annotation of small RNAs from 11 Drosophila species for the purpose of non-coding RNA annotation and comparative genomics assessment." Overall design from the GEO: "Small RNA samples from 11 Drosophila species." Abstract Summary: "To assess miRNA evolution across the Drosophila genus, we analyzed several billion small RNA reads across 12 fruit fly species. These data permit...

Summary from GEO: "Although the biological utilities of endogenous RNAi (endo-RNAi) have been largely elusive, recent studies reveal its critical role in the non-model fruitfly Drosophila simulans to suppress selfish genes, whose unchecked activities can severely impair spermatogenesis. In particular, hairpin RNA (hpRNA) loci generate endo-siRNAs that suppress evolutionary novel, X-linked, meiotic...