Abstract The Brassicaceae Database (BRAD version 3.0, BRAD V3. 0; http://brassicadb. cn)
has evolved from the former Brassica Database (BRAD V2. 0), and represents an important …

Enzyme engineering plays a central role in developing efficient biocatalysts for
biotechnology, biomedicine, and life sciences. Apart from classical rational design and …

The ancient gymnosperm genus Taxus is the exclusive source of the anticancer drug
paclitaxel, yet no reference genome sequences are available for comprehensively …

Background As a perennial crop, oil-Camellia possesses a long domestication history and
produces high-quality seed oil that is beneficial to human health. Camellia oleifera Abel. is a …

Hornworts comprise a bryophyte lineage that diverged from other extant land plants> 400
million years ago and bears unique biological features, including a distinct sporophyte …

Lignin is a biopolymer found in plant cell walls that accounts for 30% of the organic carbon
in the biosphere. White-rot fungi (WRF) are considered the most efficient organisms at …

Bacteriophages, the viruses infecting bacteria, hold great potential for the treatment of
multidrug-resistant bacterial infections and other applications due to their unparalleled …

OrthoDB provides evolutionary and functional annotations of orthologs, inferred for a vast
number of available organisms. OrthoDB is leading in the coverage and genomic diversity …

Gene knock outs (KOs) are efficiently engineered through CRISPR–Cas9-induced frameshift
mutations. While the efficiency of DNA editing is readily verified by DNA sequencing, a …

The early life human gut microbiota exerts life-long health effects on the host, but the
mechanisms underpinning its assembly remain elusive. Particularly, the early colonization of …