Genomes show remarkable variation in architecture and complexity across organisms, with
large differences in genome size and in numbers of genes, gene duplicates, introns and …

In a laboratory exercise for undergraduate biology majors, students plated bacteria from
swabs of their facial skin under conditions that selected for coagulase-negative …

Assembled genomes and their associated annotations have transformed our study of gene
function. However, each new assembly generates new gene models. Inconsistencies …

How asexual reproduction shapes transposable element (TE) content and diversity in
eukaryotic genomes remains debated. We performed an initial survey of TE load and …

Natural language generation (NLG) is the process wherein computers produce output in
readable human languages. Such output takes myriad forms, including news articles, sports …

Annotating the genomes of multiple species allows us to analyze the evolution of their
genes. While many eukaryotic genome assemblies already include computational gene …

The COVID-19 pandemic is a national tragedy, one that has focused our attention on both
the need to improve science education and the need to confront systemic racism in our …

Recent years have seen tremendous changes in the modes of publication and
dissemination of biomedical information, with the introduction of countless new publishers …

The physical connections established by recombination are normally sufficient to ensure
proper chromosome segregation during female Meiosis I. However, nonexchange …

Abstract Background Tsetse flies (Glossina sp.) are the sole vectors of human and animal
trypanosomiasis throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Tsetse are distinguished from other Diptera …