Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is the sharing of genetic material between organisms that are
not in a parent–offspring relationship. HGT is a widely recognized mechanism for adaptation …

History of mankind is regarded as struggle against infectious diseases. Rather than
observing the withering away of bacterial diseases, antibiotic resistance has emerged as a …

Dangerous, antibiotic resistant bacteria have been observed with increasing frequency over
the past several decades. In this review the factors that have been linked to this …

Since the detection of cell‐free DNA (cfDNA) in human plasma in 1948, it has been
investigated as a non‐invasive screening tool for many diseases, especially solid tumours …

Many groups of closely related species have reticulate phylogenies. Recent genomic
analyses are showing this in many insects and vertebrates, as well as in microbes and …

The tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)—the only living member of the reptilian order
Rhynchocephalia (Sphenodontia), once widespread across Gondwana,—is an iconic …

Flexibility in the exchange of genetic material takes place between different organisms of the
same or different species. This phenomenon is known to play a key role in the genetic …

The green lineage (Viridiplantae) comprises the green algae and their descendants the land
plants, and is one of the major groups of oxygenic photosynthetic eukaryotes. Current …

Coffee is a valuable beverage crop due to its characteristic flavor, aroma, and the stimulating
effects of caffeine. We generated a high-quality draft genome of the species Coffea …

Transposable elements (TE s) play an important role in the responsive capacity of their hosts
in the face of environmental challenges. The variety of mechanisms by which TE s influence …