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A phylogeny of all major groups of flatworms based on hundreds of genes sheds new light the early evolution of this important metazoan phylum, with particular significance for the original of vertebrate parasitism.

Short peptide motifs can confer specificity to developmental networks by inhibiting protein–protein interactions.

By contributing to the maintenance of ROS homeostasis, CD33-related Siglecs control oxidative damage and influence rate of aging and lifespan.

Hybridization and introgression blur species boundaries and broaden genetic diversity available for adaptation; and widespread introgression underpins the evolution of races of the generalist pathogen Albugo candida that specialise on different host plant species.

Fully functional regulatory elements can arise rapidly from transposable elements via a novel route where non-allelic gene conversion can act to speed up the evolutionary fine-tuning of regulatory elements.

Genome wide analysis reveals that many transcripts are localized in cells of the ovary and that the localization status of mRNAs changes over time and in different cell types.

A systematic analysis of gene–gene dependencies using high-throughput imaging of cells detects causal and temporal relationships between genes.

Social interactions can have a direct effect on the composition of the gut microbiome in wild primates.