J. Craig Venter Institute, 9714 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, USA.
Curr Biol. 2017 Feb 20;27(4):R146-R148. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.12.059.
The amazing regenerative abilities of the giant ciliate Stentor coeruleus made it a favorite subject for classical embryologists. Now, its genome has been sequenced, enabling renewed experimental study and revealing unexpected surprises in mRNA splicing and the genetic code.
巨大草履虫（Stentor coeruleus）惊人的再生能力使其成为经典胚胎学家的首选研究对象。现在，它的基因组已经测序，这使得对其进行重新的实验研究成为可能，并揭示了在 mRNA 剪接和遗传密码方面的意外惊喜。
