Abstract The BIG Data Center at Beijing Institute of Genomics (BIG) of the Chinese Academy
of Sciences provides a suite of database resources in support of worldwide research …

Saxitoxin is an alkaloid neurotoxin originally isolated from the clam Saxidomus giganteus in
1957. This group of neurotoxins is produced by several species of freshwater cyanobacteria …

The ability to regenerate amputated or injured tissues and organs is a fascinating property
shared by several invertebrates and, interestingly, some vertebrates. The mechanism of …

International wildlife trafficking (IWT) is a thriving and pervasive illegal enterprise that
adversely affects modern societies. Yet, despite being globally recognized as a threat to …

Transposable elements (TEs) are an important part of eukaryotic genomes. The role of
somatic transposition in aging, carcinogenesis, and other age-related diseases has been …

Mammalian Y chromosomes are often neglected from genomic analysis. Due to their
inherent assembly difficulties, high repeat content, and large ampliconic regions, only a …

Motivation A plethora of methods and applications share the fundamental need to associate
information to words for high-throughput sequence analysis. Doing so for billions of k-mers …

The mystery of appendage regeneration has fascinated humans for centuries, while the
underlying regulatory mechanisms remain unclear. In this study, we establish a …

Regeneration of missing body parts is an incredible ability which is present in a wide
number of species. However, this regenerative capability varies among different organisms …

The diversity of genome sizes across the tree of life is of key interest in evolutionary biology.
Various correlates of variation in genome size, such as accumulation of transposable …