Transposable elements (TEs) are mobile DNA sequences that propagate within genomes.
Through diverse invasion strategies, TEs have come to occupy a substantial fraction of …

Natural history collections are invaluable repositories of biological information that provide
an unrivaled record of Earth's biodiversity. Museum genomics—genomics research using …

The tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)—the only living member of the reptilian order
Rhynchocephalia (Sphenodontia), once widespread across Gondwana,—is an iconic …

Snakebite envenoming is a serious and neglected tropical disease that kills~ 100,000
people annually. High-quality, genome-enabled comprehensive characterization of toxin …

Here we use a chromosome-level genome assembly of a prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus
viridis), together with Hi-C, RNA-seq, and whole-genome resequencing data, to study key …

The origin of phenotypic diversity among higher clades is one of the most fundamental
topics in evolutionary biology. However, due to methodological challenges, few studies have …

Snake venoms represent a danger to human health, but also a gold mine of bioactive
proteins that can be harnessed for drug discovery purposes. The evolution of snakes and …

Squamates (lizards, snakes, and their kin such as amphisbaenians, or “worm lizards”)
represent the world's most diverse clade of terrestrial vertebrates with∼ 11,000 described …

Venom is a key adaptive innovation in snakes, and how nonvenom genes were co-opted to
become part of the toxin arsenal is a significant evolutionary question. While this process …

Sea turtles represent an ancient lineage of marine vertebrates that evolved from terrestrial
ancestors over 100 Mya. The genomic basis of the unique physiological and ecological traits …