Hemocytes, similar to vertebrate blood cells, play important roles in insect development and
immunity, but it is not well understood how they perform their tasks. New technology, in …

The view of neutrophils has shifted from simple phagocytic cells, whose main function is to
kill pathogens, to very complex cells that are also involved in immune regulation and tissue …

Background The recent combination of genomics and single cell transcriptomics has
allowed to assess a variety of non-conventional model organisms in much more depth …

Background The microbiota of multicellular organisms undergoes considerable changes
during host ontogeny but the general mechanisms that control community assembly and …

To survive in nutrient-poor waters corals rely on a symbiotic association with intracellular
microalgae. However, increased sea temperatures cause algal loss—known as coral …

Background Global warming is causing large-scale disruption of cnidarian-Symbiodiniaceae
symbioses fundamental to major marine ecosystems, such as coral reefs. However, the …

The increasing threat of ocean warming has led to the more frequent endangerment of coral
reefs, including the heat-tolerant Pavona decussata. To shed light on the molecular …

Coral disease has progressively become one of the most pressing issues affecting coral reef
survival. In the last 50 years, several reefs throughout the Caribbean have been severely …

Climate change induced heat stress has increased coral bleaching events worldwide.
Differentially regulated immune genes are one of the primary responses to heat stress …

The emergence of systemic nutrient transport was a key challenge during animal evolution,
yet it is poorly understood. Circulatory systems distribute nutrients in many bilaterians (eg …