Background Cell-cell interactions are important for information exchange between different
cells, which are the fundamental basis of many biological processes. Recent advances in …

Recurrent mass bleaching events are pushing coral reefs worldwide to the brink of
ecological collapse. While the symptoms and consequences of this breakdown of the coral …

Primary somatosensory neurons are specialized to transmit specific types of sensory
information through differences in cell size, myelination, and the expression of distinct …

Plant response to pathogen infection varies within a leaf, yet this heterogeneity is not well
resolved. We expose Arabidopsis to Pseudomonas syringae or mock treatment and profile> …

With the goal of providing a comprehensive, high-quality resource for both plant transcription
factors (TFs) and their regulatory interactions with target genes, we upgraded plant TF …

Hybrid potato breeding will transform the crop from a clonally propagated tetraploid to a
seed-reproducing diploid. Historical accumulation of deleterious mutations in potato …

Cultivated potato is a clonally propagated autotetraploid species with a highly
heterogeneous genome. Phased assemblies of six cultivars including two chromosome …

Epigenetic modifications, including DNA methylation, represent a potential mechanism for
environmental impacts on human disease. Maternal smoking in pregnancy remains an …

Facultatively social species exhibit behavioral plasticity in response to changes in ecological
conditions and social environment, and thus provide a natural experiment to compare …

Studies in laboratory-based experimental evolution have demonstrated that phytoplankton
species can rapidly adapt to higher temperatures. However, adaptation processes and their …