Autophagy is a fundamental multi-tasking adaptive cellular degradation and recycling
strategy. Following its causal implication in age-related decline, autophagy is currently …

Geographically isolated populations, specifically island‐mainland counterparts, tend to
exhibit phenotypic variation in many species. The so‐called island syndrome occurs when …

DNA methylation is an epigenetic modification that plays a crucial role in various regulatory
processes, including gene expression regulation, transposable element repression, and …

Animal species differ considerably in longevity. Among mammals, short-lived species such
as shrews have a maximum lifespan of about a year, whereas long-lived species such as …

Using DNA methylation profiles (n= 15,456) from 348 mammalian species, we constructed
phyloepigenetic trees that bear marked similarities to traditional phylogenetic ones. Using …

With the increasing number of aged population and growing burden of healthy aging
demands, a rational standard for evaluation aging is in urgent need. The advancement of …

During the last few decades, bat lyssaviruses have become the topic of intensive molecular
and epidemiological investigations. Since ancient times, rhabdoviruses have caused fatal …

Hearing loss is a hallmark of aging, typically initially affecting the higher frequencies. In
echolocating bats, the ability to discern high frequencies is essential. However, nothing is …

The immune system plays an important role in defending against pathogens and regulating
physiological homeostasis, but the strength of the immune responses depends on the type …

The advent of next generation sequencing technologies (NGS) has greatly accelerated our
understanding of critical aspects of organismal biology from non-model organisms. Bats …