Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are naturally occurring cell-secreted nanoparticles that play
important roles in many physiological and pathological processes. EVs enable intercellular …

Transposable elements (TEs) are selfish genetic elements that mobilize in genomes via
transposition or retrotransposition and often make up large fractions of vertebrate genomes. Here…

Hydrogels are three-dimensional materials that can withstand a great amount of water
incorporation while maintaining integrity. This allows hydrogels to be very unique biomedical …

To better determine the history of modern birds, we performed a genome-scale phylogenetic
analysis of 48 species representing all orders of Neoaves using phylogenomic methods …

Whole-genome sequencing projects are increasingly populating the tree of life and
characterizing biodiversity 1 , 2 , 3 – 4 . Sparse taxon sampling has previously been proposed to …

The objective of the present study was to determine the relationship between serum uric
acid (SUA) level and the presence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). We analyzed …

To investigate the effects of hydration status on oxidative DNA damage and exercise
performance, 10 subjects ran on a treadmill until exhaustion at 80% VO 2max during four different …

Speciation is a continuous process during which genetic changes gradually accumulate in
the genomes of diverging species. Recent studies have documented highly heterogeneous …

INTRODUCTION Crocodilians and birds are the two extant clades of archosaurs, a group
that includes the extinct dinosaurs and pterosaurs. Fossils suggest that living crocodilians (…

Genome size in mammals and birds shows remarkably little interspecific variation compared
with other taxa. However, genome sequencing has revealed that many mammal and bird …