The goal of comparative developmental biology is identifying mechanistic differences in
embryonic development between different taxa and how these evolutionary changes have …

Little is known about the extent to which species use homologous regulatory architectures to
achieve phenotypic convergence. By characterizing chromatin accessibility and gene …

Over the past decade, single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) has made it possible to
study the cellular diversity of a broad range of organisms. Technological advances in single …

Draft genome sequences of non-bilaterian species have provided important insights into the
evolution of the metazoan gene repertoire. However, there is little information about the …

Species within nearly all extant animal lineages are capable of regenerating body parts.
However, it remains unclear whether the gene expression programme controlling …

The Ophiuroidea is the most speciose class of echinoderms and has the greatest diversity of
larval forms, but we know less about the evolution of development (evo-devo) in this group …

Although early embryonic protein production relies exclusively on maternal molecules such
as messenger RNAs (mRNAs) incorporated into ovarian follicles, knowledge about any …

Biphasic lifecycles are widespread among animals, but little is known about how the
developmental transition between larvae and adults is regulated. Sea urchins are a unique …

Altered regulatory interactions during development likely underlie a large fraction of
phenotypic diversity within and between species, yet identifying specific evolutionary …

The Ophiuroidea, the most diverse echinoderm class, exhibits an array of life history patterns
and larval forms, the evolution of which is poorly understood. With a robust phylogeny …