Cephalopods are known for their large nervous systems, complex behaviors and
morphological innovations. To investigate the genomic underpinnings of these features, we …

Coleoid cephalopods (octopuses, squids and cuttlefishes) are the only branch of the animal
kingdom outside of vertebrates to have evolved both a large brain and camera-type eyes …

Traditional molecular methods and omics-techniques across molluscan taxonomy
increasingly inform biology of Mollusca. Recovery of DNA and RNA for such studies is …

Abstract Background Inhibitors of apoptosis (IAPs) are critical regulators of programmed cell
death that are essential for development, oncogenesis, and immune and stress responses …

Seminal studies using squid as a model led to breakthroughs in neurobiology. The squid
giant axon and synapse, for example, laid the foundation for our current understanding of …

Molluscs are among the most ancient, diverse, and important of all animal taxa. Even so, no
individual mollusc species has emerged as a broadly applied model system in biology. We …

Background How novel phenotypes originate from conserved genes, processes, and tissues
remains a major question in biology. Research that sets out to answer this question often …

Cephalopods are set apart from other mollusks by their advanced behavioral abilities and
the complexity of their nervous systems. Because of the great evolutionary distance that …

Phylogenetic relationships among the squids and cuttlefishes (Cephalopoda:
Decapodiformes) have resisted clarification for decades, despite multiple analyses of …

Background Homeobox-containing genes encode crucial transcription factors involved in
animal, plant and fungal development, and changes to homeobox genes have been linked …