Arctium lappa, commonly known as burdock, is being promoted/recommended as a healthy
and nutritive food in Chinese societies. Burdock has been used therapeutically in Europe, …

The ruff is a Palearctic wader with a spectacular lekking behavior where highly ornamented
males compete for females 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 . This bird has one of the most remarkable mating …

10.7554/eLife.12081.001 Ecological adaptation is of major relevance to speciation and
sustainable population management, but the underlying genetic factors are typically hard to …

Nanoparticles have drawn significant attention in biomedicine due to their unique optical,
thermal, magnetic and electrical properties which are highly related to their size and …

Allotetraploid oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) is an agriculturally important crop. Cultivation
and breeding of B. napus by humans has resulted in numerous genetically diverse …

Background Ginkgo biloba L. (Ginkgoaceae) is one of the most distinctive plants. It possesses
a suite of fascinating characteristics including a large genome, outstanding resistance/…

Flavonoids have been reported to be potent antioxidants and beneficial in the treatment of
oxidative stress-related diseases. Quercetin, a major flavonoid naturally occurring in plants, …

Paeoniae Radix (PR) is the root of traditional Chinese Herb named Paeonia lactiflora Pallas,
which is commonly used to treat liver diseases in China for centuries. Several earlier …

Elsholtzia rugulosa (Lamiaceae), a common Chinese herb, is widely used in the treatment of
cold and fever. In order to elucidate the action mechanism and the active principles from the …

As Charles Darwin anticipated, living fossils provide excellent opportunities to study evolutionary
questions related to extinction, competition, and adaptation. Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba L.) …