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Translating genomic advances into biodiversity conservation
A key action of the new Global Biodiversity Framework is the maintenance of genetic diversity in all species to safeguard their adaptive potential....
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Plant pangenomes for crop improvement, biodiversity and evolution
Plant genome sequences catalogue genes and the genetic elements that regulate their expression. Such inventories further research aims as diverse as...
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Long-term climatic stability drives accumulation and maintenance of divergent freshwater fish lineages in a temperate biodiversity hotspot
Anthropogenic climate change is forecast to drive regional climate disruption and instability across the globe. These impacts are likely to be...
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Resource-dependent biodiversity and potential multi-trophic interactions determine belowground functional trait stability
BackgroundFor achieving long-term sustainability of intensive agricultural practices, it is pivotal to understand belowground functional stability as...
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A new long-read mitochondrial-genome protocol (PacBio HiFi) for haemosporidian parasites: a tool for population and biodiversity studies
BackgroundStudies on haemosporidian diversity, including origin of human malaria parasites, malaria's zoonotic dynamic, and regional biodiversity...
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Exploring Marine Biodiversity as Alternative Resources for Treatment of Human Parasitic Diseases
Protozoan-dependent ailments such as leishmaniasis, malaria and trypanosomiasis continue to be considered as the most neglected diseases, especially...
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Ethical and legal implications of gene editing in plant breeding: a systematic literature review
Biotechnology policies and regulations must be revised and updated to reflect the most recent advances in plant-breeding technology. New Plant...
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The importance of genomic variation for biodiversity, ecosystems and people
The 2019 United Nations Global assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services estimated that approximately 1 million species are at risk of...
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Evidence for gene flow and trait reversal during radiation of Mexican Goodeid fish
Understanding the phylogeographic history of a group and identifying the factors contributing to speciation is an important challenge in evolutionary...
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Genetic structure and landscape effects on gene flow in the Neotropical lizard Norops brasiliensis (Squamata: Dactyloidae)
One key research goal of evolutionary biology is to understand the origin and maintenance of genetic variation. In the Cerrado, the South American...
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Marine Biopolymers for Gene Delivery
The marine ecosystem species biodiversity including algae, crustacean, and plant offers biopolymers such as chitin, chitosan, alginate, gelatin,...
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Genetic resources and precise gene editing for targeted improvement of barley abiotic stress tolerance
Abiotic stresses, predominately drought, heat, salinity, cold, and waterlogging, adversely affect cereal crops. They limit barley production...
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DNA Identification of Parasitic Copepods Salmincola (Copepoda, Siphonostomatoida, Lernaeopodidae): Variability and Rate of Evolution of the Mitochondrial Cytochrome c Oxidase Subunit I Gene
AbstractThe barcode fragment of the COI gene was sequenced in 91 specimens of five species of parasitic Salmincola copepods sampled from salmonids...
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Joint analysis of microsatellites and flanking sequences enlightens complex demographic history of interspecific gene flow and vicariance in rear-edge oak populations
Inference of recent population divergence requires fast evolving markers and necessitates to differentiate shared genetic variation caused by...
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Perspectives of African stakeholders on gene drives for malaria control and elimination: a multi-country survey
BackgroundGene drive modified mosquitoes (GDMMs) have the potential to address Africa’s persistent malaria problem, but are still in early stages of...
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Recommendations for environmental risk assessment of gene drive applications for malaria vector control
Building on an exercise that identified potential harms from simulated investigational releases of a population suppression gene drive for malaria...
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Biodiversity of Human Trematodes and Their Intermediate Hosts in Southeast Asia
A diverse range of human trematodes commonly dwell in the intestine, bile ducts of the liver, lung, and blood vessel infecting millions of people in...
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In Silico Analysis of the Biodiversity and Conservation Status of Mitochondrial Cytochrome C Oxidase Subunit 1 (CO1) Gene of Taenia multiceps
PurposeTaenia multiceps resides in the small intestine of carnivores such as dogs, foxes, woles, jackals, while Coenurus cerebralis which is the...
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Ugandan stakeholder hopes and concerns about gene drive mosquitoes for malaria control: new directions for gene drive risk governance
BackgroundThe African Union’s High-Level Panel on Emerging Technologies identified gene drive mosquitoes as a priority technology for malaria...
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Genetic Diversity and Fine-Scale Population Structure Analysis of the Placocheilus cryptonemus in the Nujiang River from mtDNA and Microsatellite Markers
AbstractThe Nujiang River is rich in aquatic biodiversity, especially endemic fish. However, long-term human interference, such as cascade hydropower...
