Biocrusts, covering much of Earth’s drylands, are crucial, yet endangered ecosystems. This study sequences the chromosome-level genomes of two biocrust algae, Bracteacoccus bullatus and B.

Evolutionary developmental biology is the comparative study of organismal development and how it has evolved. There is a particular focus on the genetic basis of phenotypic structures, how they ...

Myiasis, a condition stemming from the parasitic infestation of Diptera fly larvae, constitutes a complication for cancer patients, particularly those with malignant skin wounds. The factors that ...

Genome organization includes contacts both within a single chromosome and between distinct chromosomes. Thus, regulatory organization in the nucleus may include interplay of these two types of ...

Aging is the greatest risk factor for a multitude of diseases including cardiovascular disease, neurodegeneration and cancer. Despite decades of research dedicated to understanding aging, the ...

This valuable study implicates a specific Wolbachia gene in driving the male-killing phenotype in a moth: This is a contribution to a growing body of literature from the authors in which they authors ...

We all know the annoyance of mosquito bites. But these tiny terrors are more than just itch-inducing insects. They’re deadlier than any land animal and responsible for transmitting diseases that kill ...