The cell-autonomous innate immune system enables animal cells to resist viral infection.
This system comprises an array of sensors that, after detecting viral molecules, activate the …

Host and parasite evolution are closely intertwined, with selection for adaptations and
counter‐adaptations forming a coevolutionary feedback loop. Coevolutionary dynamics are …

Time series analysis has proven to be a powerful method to characterize several
phenomena in biology, neuroscience and economics, and to understand some of their …

Cryptosporidium is a leading cause of diarrheal disease in children and an important
contributor to early childhood mortality. The parasite invades and extensively remodels …

Balancing selection is an evolutionary process that maintains genetic polymorphisms at
selected loci and strongly reduces the likelihood of allele fixation. When allelic …

The identification of genomic regions and genes that have evolved under natural selection is
a fundamental objective in the field of evolutionary genetics. While various approaches have …

Characterizing the population history of a species and identifying loci underlying local
adaptation is crucial in functional ecology, evolutionary biology, conservation and …

The germ theory states that pathogenic microorganisms are responsible for causing
infectious diseases. The theory is inherently microbe-centric and does not account for …

Parasites impose fitness costs on their hosts. Biologists often assume that natural selection
favors infection-resistant hosts. Yet, when the immune response itself is costly, theory …

Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) is an economically and ecologically important
nontimber forestry species. Further development of this species as a sustainable bamboo …