Infertility affects nearly 186 million people worldwide and the male partner is the cause in
about half of the cases. Meta-regression data indicate an unexplained decline in sperm …

Sponges (Porifera) are among the earliest evolving metazoans. Their filter-feeding body
plan based on choanocyte chambers organized into a complex aquiferous system is so …

Porifera are a diverse animal phylum with species performing important ecological roles in
aquatic ecosystems, and have become models for multicellularity and early-animal …

Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are important developmental regulators in bilaterian
animals. A correlation has been claimed between the lncRNA repertoire expansion and …

Over 95% of all metazoan (animal) species comprise the “invertebrates,” but very few
genomes from these organisms have been sequenced. We have, therefore, formed a …

Marine ecosystems occupy 71% of the surface of our planet, yet we know little about their
diversity. Although the inventory of species is continually increasing, as registered by the …

Background We have a limited understanding of genomic interactions that occur among
partners for many symbioses. One of the most important symbioses in tropical reef habitats …

Sponges (Porifera) are one of the most ancestral metazoan groups. They are characterized
by a simple body plan lacking the true tissues and organ systems found in other animals …

With declining biodiversity worldwide, a better understanding of species diversity and their
relationships is imperative for conservation and management efforts. Marine sponges are …

Background Study of meta-transcriptomic datasets involving non-model organisms
represents bioinformatic challenges. The production of chimeric sequences and our inability …