Cotton Population-Level DNA Methylation Polymorphism Study Reveals Epigenomic Contributions to Complex Traits Background and Research Motivation In recent decades, genome and genetic diversity have been extensively studied through genome-wide association studies (GWAS), providing a theoretical foundation for understanding crop trait variations. How...

Research Background and Objectives This study focuses on the complex morphological features of the adult cerebral cortex sulci, specifically the classification of linear and complex morphologies of brain sulci and their developmental mechanisms. The sulci are groove structures on the surface of the cerebral cortex, corresponding to different geneti...

NARP Laboratory Research Reveals the Impact of SIV Infection on Spinal Cord Gene Expression Background Despite the implementation of antiretroviral therapy (ART), HIV-associated peripheral neuropathy (HIV-DSP) remains one of the most common neurological manifestations of HIV infection. Clinical symptoms of HIV-DSP include weakness, numbness, burnin...

Research Report on Spatiotemporal Transcriptomic Changes in Human Ovarian Aging and the Regulatory Role of FOXP1 Academic Background With the continuous increase in global average life expectancy, health issues faced by women during menopause are receiving increasing attention. Ovarian aging is one of the significant issues, closely related to vari...

Research on the Essence of Epigenetic Aging from a Single-Cell Perspective Research Background As biological research progresses, scientists have discovered that changes in DNA methylation (DNAm) constitute one of the most reliable predictors of age—known as the epigenetic clock. However, the mechanisms underlying what these clocks precisely measur...

Analysis of Gender Differences in Transcriptomes of Postmortem Brain Tissues from Psychiatric Patients Background Gender differences in psychiatric patients are a well-documented phenomenon. Disorders such as Schizophrenia (SCZ), Bipolar Disorder (BD), and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) all exhibit significant gender differences. However, the speci...

Linking Healthy Neurodevelopment with Imaging, Transcriptomic, and Genetic Associations in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Schizophrenia: A Study of Cortical Gene Expression Patterns Background: How does the complex anatomy and functional organization of the human brain develop from the expression of more than 20,000 genes? And how does this process g...