The assembly of DNA sequences de novo is fundamental to genomics research. It is the first
of many steps toward elucidating and characterizing whole genomes. Downstream …

Background Antibiotic resistance is a growing global health concern prompting researchers
to seek alternatives to conventional antibiotics. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are attracting …

Frogs play important ecological roles, and several species are important model organisms
for scientific research. The globally distributed Ranidae (true frogs) are the largest frog family, …

Spruces (Picea spp.) are coniferous trees widespread in boreal and mountainous forests of
the northern hemisphere, with large economic significance and enormous contributions to …

The beluga whale is a cetacean that inhabits arctic and subarctic regions, and is the only
living member of the genus Delphinapterus. The genome of the beluga whale was determined …

Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1 (hnRNP A1) is an RNA binding protein (RBP)
that is localized within neurons and plays crucial roles in RNA metabolism. Its importance in …

The lack of targeted therapies for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) contributes to their
high mortality rates and high risk of relapse compared to other subtypes of breast cancer. Most …

In this work we studied the liver transcriptomes of two frog species, the American bullfrog (Rana
(Lithobates) catesbeiana) and the African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis). We used high …

Neurodegeneration, the progressive loss or damage to neurons and axons, underlies
permanent disability in multiple sclerosis (MS); yet its mechanisms are incompletely understood. …

Neurodegeneration is the primary driver of disease progression in multiple sclerosis (MS)
resulting in permanent disability, creating an urgent need to discover its underlying …