Centromeric variation has been linked to cancer and infertility, but centromere sequences
contain multiple tandem repeats and can only be assembled manually from long error-prone …

The earthworm is particularly fascinating to biologists because of its strong regenerative
capacity. However, many aspects of its regeneration in nature remain elusive. Here we …

Amphibians are a clade of over 8,400 species that provide unique research opportunities
and challenges. With amphibians undergoing severe global declines, we posit that …

Loss of regenerative capacity is a normal part of aging. However, some organisms, such as
the Mexican axolotl, retain striking regenerative capacity throughout their lives. Moreover …

Abstract The Mexican axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) is a well-established tetrapod model
for regeneration and developmental studies. Remarkably, neotenic axolotls may undergo …

Abstract Given the 2,400-fold range of genome sizes (0.06–148.9 Gbp (gigabase pair)) of
seed plants (angiosperms and gymnosperms) with a broadly similar gene content …

How do four-legged animals adapt their locomotion to the environment? How do central and
peripheral mechanisms interact within the spinal cord to produce adaptive locomotion and …

Neural crest cells (NCCs) are a dynamic, multipotent, vertebrate-specific population of
embryonic stem cells. These ectodermally-derived cells contribute to diverse tissue types in …

Simple Summary The genome is the basic evolutionary unit underpinning life on Earth.
Knowing its sequence, including the many thousands of genes coding for proteins in an …

We present a high‐quality genome assembly for the Asiatic toad (Bufo gargarizans) and
explore the evolution of several large gene families in amphibians. With a large genome …