Codon usage bias refers to the phenomenon where specific codons are used more often
than other synonymous codons during translation of genes, the extent of which varies within …

Micronutrients from the diet and gut microbiota are essential to human health and wellbeing.
Arguably, among the most intriguing and enigmatic of these micronutrients is queuine, an …

Lampreys are representatives of an ancient vertebrate lineage that diverged from our own∼
500 million years ago. By virtue of this deeply shared ancestry, the sea lamprey (P. marinus) …

INTRODUCTION Control of mosquito vectors has historically proven to be an effective
means of eliminating malaria. Human malaria is transmitted only by mosquitoes in the genus …

Comparative analysis of multiple genomes in a phylogenetic framework dramatically
improves the precision and sensitivity of evolutionary inference, producing more robust …

Advances in CRISPR technology have immensely improved our ability to manipulate nucleic
acids, and the recent discovery of the RNA-targeting endonuclease Cas13 adds even further …

Bumblebees are a diverse group of globally important pollinators in natural ecosystems and
for agricultural food production. With both eusocial and solitary life-cycle phases, and some …

A recent outbreak of Nipah virus (NiV) in India has caused 17 deaths in people living in
districts of Kerala state. Its zoonotic nature, as well as high rate of human-to-human …

An absolute timescale for evolution is essential if we are to associate evolutionary
phenomena, such as adaptation or speciation, with potential causes, such as geological …

The three species of the Drosophila simulans clade—the cosmopolitan species, D.
simulans, and the two island endemic species, D. mauritiana and D. sechellia—are …