Neural stem cells (NSCs) are multipotent progenitors that are responsible for producing all
of the neurons and macroglia in the nervous system. In adult mammals, NSCs reside …

Nanomaterials (NMs) have been used in a growing number of commercial products, and
their rapid expansion could lead to their release into the aquatic environments. However …

The pace of the sequencing and computational assembly of novel reference genomes is
accelerating. Though DNA sequencing technologies and assembly software tools continue …

Until recently, our understanding of the genetics of speciation was limited to a narrow group
of model species with a specific set of characteristics that made genetic analysis feasible …

Which genes and gene signaling pathways mediate regenerative processes? In recent
years, multiple studies, using a variety of animal models, have aimed to answer this …

When facing certain problems in science, engineering or technology, it is not enough to find
a solution, but it is essential to seek and find the best possible solution through optimization …

Background Eucalyptus pauciflora (the snow gum) is a long-lived tree with high economic
and ecological importance. Currently, little genomic information for E. pauciflora is available …

Kidney disease is highly prevalent and affects approximately 850 million people worldwide.
It is also associated with high morbidity and mortality, and current therapies are incurable …

Transposable elements (TEs) are nearly ubiquitous in eukaryotes. The increase in genomic
data, as well as progress in genome annotation and molecular biology techniques, have …

De novo transcriptome assembly is a powerful tool, and has been widely used over the last
decade for making evolutionary inferences. However, it relies on two implicit assumptions …