The field of red cell biology is undergoing a quiet revolution. Long assumed to be inert
oxygen carriers, RBCs are emerging as important modulators of the innate immune …

Though cell size varies between different cells and across species, the nuclear-to-
cytoplasmic (N/C) ratio is largely maintained across species and within cell types. A cell …

The relationship between genome size and the percentage of transposons in 161 animal
species evidenced that variations in genome size are linked to the amplification or the …

Among vertebrates, most of the largest genomes are found within the salamanders, a clade
of amphibians that includes 613 species. Salamander genome sizes range from∼ 14 to∼ …

Platelets participate in many important physiological processes, including hemostasis and
immunity. However, despite their broad participation in these evolutionarily critical roles, the …

Taxon-based research in evolution permits the development of a multidimensional
approach, illustrated here with lessons learned from research on salamanders. The clade is …

TRIM58 is an E3 ubiquitin ligase superfamily member implicated by genome-wide
association studies to regulate human erythrocyte traits. Here, we show that Trim58 …

The diversity of genome sizes across the tree of life is of key interest in evolutionary biology.
Various correlates of variation in genome size, such as accumulation of transposable …

Variation in genome size spans multiple orders of magnitude among animals. Despite the
longstanding debate regarding the adaptive value or costs of genomic complexity, genome …

We determined female genome sizes using flow cytometry for 211 Drosophila melanogaster
sequenced inbred strains from the Drosophila Genetic Reference Panel, and found …