Advances in sequencing technologies and increased access to sequencing services have
led to renewed interest in sequence and genome assembly. Concurrently, new applications …

With the rapid increase in production of genetic data from new sequencing technologies, a
myriad of new ways to study genomic patterns in nonmodel organisms are currently …

The recent advances in high throughput RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) have generated huge
amounts of data in a very short span of time for a single sample. These data have required …

Background Snake venoms have significant impacts on human populations through the
morbidity and mortality associated with snakebites and as sources of drugs, drug leads, and …

De novo RNA-Seq assembly facilitates the study of transcriptomes for species without
sequenced genomes, but it is challenging to select the most accurate assembly in this …

As a benthic filter-feeder of estuaries, the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, faces
tremendous exposure to microbial pathogens. How eastern oysters without adaptive …

Background Transcriptome sequencing and assembly represent a great resource for the
study of non-model species, and many metrics have been used to evaluate and compare …

Cone snails are predatory marine gastropods characterized by a sophisticated venom
apparatus responsible for the biosynthesis and delivery of complex mixtures of cysteine-rich …

Introduction Traditionally, genomic or transcriptomic data have been restricted to a few
model or emerging model organisms, and to a handful of species of medical and/or …

The pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis is among several mollusc species that have been well
investigated due to the simplicity of their nervous systems and large identifiable neurons …