Abstract Development of sexual characters and generation of gametes are tightly coupled
with growth. Platynereis dumerilii is a marine annelid that has been used to study germline …

The organization of genomes into chromosomes is critical for processes such as genetic
recombination, environmental adaptation, and speciation. All animals with bilateral …

The circadian clock controls behavior and metabolism in various organisms. However, the
exact timing and strength of rhythmic phenotypes can vary significantly between individuals …

Regeneration of missing body parts can be observed in diverse animal phyla, but it remains
unclear to which extent these capacities rely on shared or divergent principles. Research …

The capacity to regenerate lost tissues varies significantly among animals. Some phyla,
such as the annelids, display substantial regenerating abilities, although little is known …

The COVID-19 pandemic has been the largest global crisis in recent decades. Apart from
the countless deaths and health emergencies, the pandemic has disrupted several …

Background Restorative regeneration, the capacity to reform a lost body part following
amputation or injury, is an important and still poorly understood process in animals …

Organisms generate shapes across size scales. Whereas patterning and morphogenesis of
macroscopic tissues has been extensively studied, the principles underlying the formation of …

Cryptochromes (CRYs) are a structurally conserved but functionally diverse family of
proteins that can confer unique sensory properties to organisms. In the marine bristle worm …

Chemosensory science, the study of how organisms produce and assess olfactory
information, is central to our understanding of how organisms interact and gain information …