More accurate and precise phenotyping strategies are necessary to empower high-
resolution linkage mapping and genome-wide association studies and for training genomic …

INTRODUCTION Metabolism is among the most strongly conserved processes across all
domains of life and is crucial for both bioengineering and disease research, yet we still have …

Animal nutrition is profoundly influenced by the gut microbiota, but knowledge of the scope
and core mechanisms of the underlying animal–microbiota interactions is fragmentary. To …

Reference collections of multiple Drosophila lines with accumulating collections of “omics”
data have proven especially valuable for the study of population genetics and complex trait …

Soil ecological functions are largely determined by the activities of soil microorganisms,
which, in turn, are regulated by relevant interactions between genes and their corresponding …

Tandemly repeating satellite DNA elements in heterochromatin occupy a substantial portion
of many eukaryotic genomes. Although often characterized as genomic parasites …

Altered cellular bioenergetics and mitochondrial function are major features of several
diseases, including cancer, diabetes, and neurodegenerative disorders. Given this important …

Variation in inflorescence development is an important target of selection for numerous crop
species, including many members of the Poaceae (grasses). In Asian rice (Oryza sativa) …

Abstract Xin-Ke-Shu (XKS) is a patent drug used for coronary heart diseases in China. This
study evaluated the protective effect of XKS against isoproterenol (ISO)-induced myocardial …

Numerous studies across a wide range of taxa have demonstrated that immune genes are
routinely among the most rapidly evolving genes in the genome. This observation, however …