Recent insights in evolutionary biology have shed light on epigenetic variation that interacts
with genetic variation to convey heritable information. An important characteristic of …

Epigenetic mechanisms such as DNA methylation have the potential to affect organism
acclimatization and adaptation to environmental changes by influencing their phenotypic …

Blood flukes are the causative agent of schistosomiasis–a major neglected tropical disease
that remains endemic in numerous countries of the tropics and sub-tropics. During the past …

Understanding the role of genetic and nongenetic variants in modulating phenotypes is
central to our knowledge of adaptive responses to local conditions and environmental …

Background The debilitating human disease schistosomiasis is caused by infection with
schistosome parasites that maintain a complex lifecycle alternating between definitive …

The phylum Mollusca is highly diverse and encompasses numerous species. Among
mollusks, several species are of economic interest and notably used in aquaculture …

It is increasingly recognized that epigenetic mechanisms play a key role in acclimatization
and adaptation to thermal stress in invertebrates. DNA methylation and its response to …

The Mollusca, with a long and rich evolutionary history, is one of the most speciose and
distinctive of the animal phyla. Among its members are some of the largest and most long …

Background Schistosomiasis remains widespread in many regions despite efforts at its
elimination. By examining changes in the transcriptome at the host-pathogen interface in the …

Schistosomiasis remains a health burden in many parts of the world. The complex life cycle
of Schistosoma parasites and the economic and societal conditions present in endemic …