Studies examining the evolution of genomes have focused mainly on sequence
conservation. However, the inner working of a cell implies tightly regulated crosstalk …

The organization of genomes into chromosomes is critical for processes such as genetic
recombination, environmental adaptation, and speciation. All animals with bilateral …

In animals, stem cell populations of varying potency facilitate regeneration and tissue
homeostasis. Notably, germline stem cells in both vertebrates and invertebrates express …

Hydractinia is a colonial marine hydroid that shows remarkable biological properties,
including the capacity to regenerate its entire body throughout its lifetime, a process made …

The planarian Schmidtea mediterranea is being studied as a model species for
regeneration, but the assembly of planarian genomes remains challenging. Here, we report …

Gene duplication is a major force driving evolutionary innovation. A classic example is
generating new animal toxins via duplication of physiological protein-encoding genes and …

Background The recent combination of genomics and single cell transcriptomics has
allowed to assess a variety of non-conventional model organisms in much more depth …

Coral conservation requires a mechanistic understanding of how environmental stresses
disrupt biomineralization, but progress has been slow, primarily because corals are not …

Bilateria encompass the vast majority of the animal phyla. As the name states, they are
bilaterally symmetric, that is with a morphologically clear main body axis connecting their …

Background Over their evolutionary history, corals have adapted to sea level rise and
increasing ocean temperatures, however, it is unclear how quickly they may respond to …