Genome sequence assemblies provide the basis for our understanding of biology.
Generating error-free assemblies is therefore the ultimate, but sadly still unachieved goal of …

High-quality and complete reference genome assemblies are fundamental for the
application of genomics to biology, disease, and biodiversity conservation. However, such …

The chicken continues to hold its position as a leading model organism within many areas of
research, as well as being a major source of protein for human consumption. The First …

The kākāpō is a flightless parrot endemic to New Zealand. Once common in the archipelago,
only 201 individuals remain today, most of them descending from an isolated island …

Abstract Background The domestic pig (Sus scrofa) is important both as a food source and
as a biomedical model given its similarity in size, anatomy, physiology, metabolism …

Tasmanian devils have spawned two transmissible cancer lineages, named devil facial
tumor 1 (DFT1) and devil facial tumor 2 (DFT2). We investigated the genetic diversity and …

Host-parasite interactions exert strong selection pressures on the genomes of both host and
parasite. These interactions can lead to negative frequency-dependent selection, a form of …

Numerous novel adaptations characterise the radiation of notothenioids, the dominant fish
group in the freezing seas of the Southern Ocean. To improve understanding of the …

Programmed DNA loss is a gene silencing mechanism that is employed by several
vertebrate and nonvertebrate lineages, including all living jawless vertebrates and …

The vaquita is the most critically endangered marine mammal, with fewer than 19 remaining
in the wild. First described in 1958, the vaquita has been in rapid decline for more than 20 …