Aphids are sap-feeding insects that colonize a broad range of plant species and often
cause feeding damage and transmit plant pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, and viroids. …

The genetic code is one of the most highly conserved features across life. Only a few lineages
have deviated from the “universal” genetic code. Amongst the few variants of the genetic …

wigExplorer is a BioJS component whose main purpose is to provide a platform for visualisation
of wig-formatted data. Wig files are extensively used by genome browsers such as the …

Numerous web applications exist for visualisation of biological data. Data can be prepared
for visualisation using a variety of formats, one of which is the widely used wiggle (wig) file. A …

INTRODUCTION Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is the most widely cultivated crop on Earth,
contributing about a fifth of the total calories consumed by humans. Consequently, wheat …

Advances in genome sequencing and assembly technologies are generating many high-quality
genome sequences, but assemblies of large, repeat-rich polyploid genomes, such as …

Ash trees (genus Fraxinus, family Oleaceae) are widespread throughout the Northern
Hemisphere, but are being devastated in Europe by the fungus Hymenoscyphus fraxineus, …

Next-generation sequencing technologies enable rapid and cheap genome-wide transcriptome
analysis, providing vital information about gene structure, transcript expression, and …

Rye (Secale cereale L.) is an exceptionally climate-resilient cereal crop, used extensively to
produce improved wheat varieties via introgressive hybridization and possessing the entire …

Background The prevailing paradigm of host-parasite evolution is that arms races lead to
increasing specialisation via genetic adaptation. Insect herbivores are no exception and the …