Horizontal gene transfer (HGT), the movement of genetic material across branches of the
tree of life, is well established in prokaryotes and uncontroversial. This is explained in part …

Plant (archaeplastid) evolution has transformed the biosphere, but we are only now
beginning to learn how this took place through comparative genomics, phylogenetics, and …

The high temperature, acidity, and heavy metal-rich environments associated with hot
springs have a major impact on biological processes in resident cells. One group of …

Abstract Changes in atmospheric CO2 concentration have played a central role in algal and
plant adaptation and evolution. The commercially important red algal genus, Pyropia …

Rhodophyta (or red algae) are a diverse and species‐rich group that forms one of three
major lineages in the Archaeplastida, a eukaryotic supergroup whose plastids arose from a …

RNA interference (RNAi)-based antiviral defense generates small interfering RNAs that
represent the entire genome sequences of both RNA and DNA viruses as well as viroids …

Colonization of land from marine environments was a major transition for biological life on
Earth, and intertidal adaptation was a key evolutionary event in the transition from marine-to …

Extremophiles have always garnered great interest because of their exotic lifestyles and
ability to thrive at the physical limits of life. In hot springs environments, the Cyanidiophyceae …

Abstract Pyropia haitanensis (Bangiales, Rhodophyta), a major economically important
marine crop, is also considered as an ideal research model of Rhodophyta to address …

Metatranscriptomics generates large volumes of sequence data about transcribed genes in
natural environments. Taxonomic annotation of these datasets depends on availability of …