Myriapods (eg, centipedes and millipedes) display a simple homonomous body plan relative
to other arthropods. All members of the class are terrestrial, but they attained terrestriality …

Sponges are simple animals with few cell types, but their genomes paradoxically contain a
wide variety of developmental transcription factors 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , including homeobox genes …

The free-living flatworm, Macrostomum lignano has an impressive regenerative capacity.
Following injury, it can regenerate almost an entirely new organism because of the presence of …

Hox genes are renowned for patterning animal development, with widespread roles in
developmental gene regulation. Despite this importance, their evolutionary origin remains obscure…

Duplication of genetic material is clearly a major route to genetic change, with consequences
for both evolution and disease. A variety of forms and mechanisms of duplication are …

Long read sequencing platforms, which include the widely used Pacific Biosciences (PacBio)
platform and the emerging Oxford Nanopore platform, aim to produce sequence fragments …

Bats are exceptional among mammals for their powered flight, extended lifespans, and robust
immune systems and therefore have been of particular interest in comparative genomics. …

Abstract Analysis of patient-derived DNA samples has identified hundreds of variants that
are likely involved in neuropsychiatric diseases such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and …

Bats are exceptional among mammals for harbouring diverse pathogens and for their robust
immune systems. In addition, bats are unusually long-lived and show low rates of cancer. …

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