The growing knowledge about the influence of transposable elements (TE s) on (a) long‐
term genome and transcriptome evolution;(b) genomic, transcriptomic and epigenetic …

Transposable elements (TEs) are mobile DNA sequences that colonize genomes and
threaten genome integrity. As a result, several mechanisms appear to have emerged during …

Engineered gene drives—the process of stimulating the biased inheritance of specific genes—
have the potential to enable the spread of desirable genes throughout wild populations or to …

Repbase Update is a comprehensive database of repetitive elements from diverse
eukaryotic organisms. Currently, it contains over 3600 annotated sequences representing …

Epidemiological evidence increasingly suggests that environmental exposures early in
development have a role in susceptibility to disease in later life. In addition, some of these …

The past decade has seen a profound change in the scientific understanding of
reproduction. The traditional view of reproduction as a joint venture undertaken by two …

Meiotic drivers are genetic variants that selfishly manipulate the production of gametes to
increase their own rate of transmission, often to the detriment of the rest of the genome and …

Does natural selection act primarily on individual organisms, on groups, on genes, or on
whole species? Samir Okasha provides a comprehensive analysis of the debate in …

Genomes are vulnerable to selfish genetic elements (SGEs), which enhance their own
transmission relative to the rest of an individual's genome but are neutral or harmful to the …

Background Inherited bacteria have come to be recognised as important components of
arthropod biology. In addition to mutualistic symbioses, a range of other inherited bacteria …