Obtaining sufficient genetic material from a limited biological source is currently the primary
operational bottleneck in studies investigating biodiversity and genome evolution. In this …

Model parasite species, whose entire life cycle can be completed in the laboratory and
maintained for multiple generations, have played a fundamental role in our understanding of …

Nematodes are important biological models in genetics and genomics, with research driven
by basic biological as well as applied questions. The presence of holocentric chromosomes …

Millions of livestock animals worldwide are infected with the haematophagous barber's pole
worm, Haemonchus contortus, the aetiological agent of haemonchosis. Despite the major …

The evolution of reproductive mode is expected to have profound impacts on the genetic
composition of populations. At the same time, ecological interactions can generate close …

Background: Obtaining adequate DNA for long-read genome sequencing remains a
roadblock to producing contiguous genomes from small-bodied organisms. Multiple …

Pathogens have evolved sophisticated strategies to manipulate host signaling pathways,
including the phenomenon of molecular mimicry, where pathogen-derived biomolecules …

Background: Reduced sequencing costs is facilitating comprehensive BioGenome projects
and sequencing of specific species by individual research groups. While the choice between …

In the free-living nematode Caenorhabditis elegans the transmembrane protein SID-2
imports double-stranded RNA into intestinal cells to trigger systemic RNA interference …

Heligmosomoides bakeri, a parasitic nematode (roundworm) of mice, is closely related to
economically important parasites of livestock and the hookworm parasites of humans. As a …