Diet-related diseases like obesity and type-2 diabetes are on the rise. Precision nutrition, a way to tailor dietary requirements for each individual, is heralded as a so[...]

Cultivated hexaploid oat (Avena sativa) has held a significant place within the global crop community for centuries; although its cultivation has decreased over the past [...]

Background Echinoderms are a phylum of marine invertebrates with close phylogenetic relationships to chordates. Many members of the phylum Echinodermata are capable of ex[...]

Background Echinoderms are established models in experimental and developmental biology, however genomic resources are still lacking for many species. Here, we present th[...]

Crop wild relatives harbor exotic and novel genetic resources, which hold great potential for crop improvement. Ipomoea imperati is a wild diploid relative of sweet potat[...]

Cell signaling pathways play key roles in coordinating cellular events in development. The Notch signaling pathway is highly conserved across all multicellular animals an[...]

ROBERT WILLIAM REID. Improving data extraction methods for large molecular biology datasets. (Under direction of DR. ANTHONY A. FODOR)In the past, an experiment involving[...]

There is a considerable demand for crop improvement, especially considering the growing population, continuing climatic fluctuations, and rapidly evolving plant pests and[...]

Avena sativa, or common oat, is a staple crop and member of the Poaceae or Grass family. Following behind wheat, maize and rice, oats account for 10.5 million hectares of[...]

Tissue regeneration and biomineralization are expressed to a diverse extent across metazoans and their life stages. The potential for repair and regrowth in adult stages[...]