Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica

Establishment of a seedling-based regeneration system for Taiwan oil millet (Eccoilopus formosanus) to support crop domestication and C4 biology

Taiwan oil millet (TOM; Eccoilopus formosanus) is a semi-domesticated orphan crop with potential as a resilient crop species and a model for C4 biology. However, the lack of an efficient tissue culture system has limited its use in genetic and functional studies. In this study, w...

A New Species of Microphysogobio (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from Guangxi Province, Southern China

. We also observed the existence of a peculiar trans-river gene ow in the Pearl River and the Yangtze River populations, and speculated that it was caused by an ancient arti cial canal, the Lingqu Canal, which forming a pathway directly connecting these two rivers.

Resilience and re-establishment of sulfide- and redox-structured microbial networks after holomixis in a meromictic lake

Land-locked meromictic lakes sustain persistent redox stratification that structures microbial niches and sulfur–nitrogen–carbon cycling. Whole-lake overturns are unusual in such systems, and the temporal dynamics of microbial community re-establishment and functional recovery du...

Unraveling the immune landscape and molecular signatures of antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity in SARS-CoV-2 clearance

Beyond direct neutralization, antibodies clear SARS-CoV-2 by triggering antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC), which guides natural killer (NK) cells to eliminate infected cells. To understand ADCC’s role in COVID-19, we analyze samples from primary patients and find th...

Profiling maize embryonic leaf development and discovering new genes using high-resolution spatial long-read isoform sequencing

Abstract Profiling transcriptome isoforms in their spatial context is instrumental for deciphering plant embryogenesis. By combining high-throughput full-length isoform sequencing and spatial transcriptomics (spatial MAS-IsoSeq) in maize embryogenesis, we identified 285,639 isofo...

Baseline characterization of inshore reef soundscapes and noise dynamics along the southeast coast of South Africa

Underwater noise has risen in certain parts of the world, driven by continued growth of maritime economic activity. In South Africa, increasing economic development threatens to elevate underwater noise levels in marine habitats, yet knowledge of marine soundscapes remains very l...