The forthcoming massive genome data generated by the Earth BioGenome Project will open
up a new era of comparative genomics, for which genome synteny analysis provides an …

Possibly the last discovery of a previously unknown major ecosystem on Earth was made
just over half a century ago, when researchers found teaming communities of animals …

Contrary to classic theory prediction, sex-chromosome homomorphy is prevalent in the
animal kingdom but it is unclear how ancient homomorphic sex chromosomes avoid …

Deep-sea chemosynthetic communities, including hydrothermal vents and cold seeps,
harbour hundreds of endemic species currently threatened by deep-sea mining and …

Vestimentiferan tubeworms are iconic animals that present as large habitat-forming
chitinized tube bushes in deep-sea chemosynthetic ecosystems. They are gutless and …

After nearly 20 years of exploration, various areas of the seafloor with hydrocarbon seepage
have been discovered in the South China Sea (SCS). Through linking subsurface and …

Homologous chromosomes in the diploid genome are thought to contain equivalent genetic
information, but this common concept has not been fully verified in animal genomes with …

Abstract Background The hard clam Mercenaria mercenaria is a major marine resource
along the Atlantic coasts of North America and has been introduced to other continents for …

Abstract Background Transposable elements (TEs) can represent one of the major sources
of genomic variation across eukaryotes, providing novel raw materials for species …

Endosymbiosis with Gammaproteobacteria is fundamental for the success of bathymodioline
mussels in deep-sea chemosynthesis-based ecosystems. However, the recent discovery of …