Fish biology has been developed for more than 100 years, but some important
breakthroughs have been made in the last decade. Early studies commonly concentrated on …

High-throughput sequencing technologies have been extensively applied to genetics and
breeding in the aquaculture industry. To date, many aquaculture animal genomes have …

Novel genome editing techniques allow for efficient and targeted improvement of
aquaculture stock and might be a solution to solve challenges related to disease and …

Lysozymes are an ancient group of antimicrobial enzymes of the innate immune system.
Here we provide a comparative analysis of the evolution and function of lysozymes during …

Deuterostomes are one major group of bilaterians composed by hemichordates and
echinoderms (collectively called Ambulacraria) and chordates. Comparative studies …

In most teleosts, metamorphosis encompasses a dramatic post-natal developmental process
where the free-swimming larvae undergo a series of morphological, cellular and …

Background Infectious diseases have caused huge economic loss and food security issues
in fish aquaculture. Current management and breeding strategies heavily rely on the …

The evolutionary and genetic origins of the specialized body plan of flatfish are largely
unclear. We analyzed the genomes of 11 flatfish species representing 9 of the 14 …

Myostatin (MSTN), a negative regulator of skeletal muscle development, is the major gene of
interest for improving animal breeding productivity, including for aquaculture. We introduced …

Major progress has been made with genomic and genetic studies in aquaculture in the last
decade. However, research on epigenetic regulation of aquaculture traits is still at an early …