Synopsis of recent research by authors named "Ya-Jiang Wu"
- Ya-Jiang Wu's recent research primarily focuses on the interactions between wildlife and emerging viruses, including the pathogenicity of SARSr-CoV-2 in Malayan pangolins, revealing similarities in lung pathology to COVID-19 patients, and examining the broader virus diversity in small mammals and zoo animals across South China.
- Wu has contributed to the understanding of captive conservation through population genomic analysis of the endangered South China tiger, highlighting its genetic bottleneck and implications of inbreeding depression and hybridization over decades of conservation efforts.
- The author has also investigated environmental impacts on endangered species by analyzing the presence of natural estrogens in the urine of various mammals in captivity, which raises concerns about hormone disruption in threatened animal populations.