All Sections

The section “Animal Genetics and Genomics” aims to bring together the most recent advances in interdisciplinary fields of animal genetics and share the knowledge between scientists and professionals. Some of the topics covered in the section include, but are not limited to: Applied ge...

The focus of the section “Bioinformatics” is on research advances in computational biology and genome bioinformatics with applications in molecular biology and medicine. The emphasis is on the development of novel computational/statistical/analytical methods (and databases) for the ...

The section “Cytogenomics” aims to publish articles related to the chromosome structure, function and organization applied both to research and clinical cases, particularly focusing on the understanding of how genomes evolve and function. We welcome studies using any kind of cytogenetics...

The section “Epigenomics” covers studies on different levels of epigenetic control—from DNA modifications to posttranslational histone modifications, 3D structure of DNA, nuclear architecture, chromatin remodeling, and transcriptional and posttranscriptional control. Some of the t...

The aim of the section “Genes & Environments” is to provide highlights on research related to genes and environments in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. We welcome studies that focus on how genes and their products are regulated upon exposure to environmental cues. We also accept sub...

The section “Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases” covers the basic and translational aspects of human genetic and genomic research, from fundamental molecular investigation to preclinical animal models and clinical studies. In particular, this section aims to facilitate the rapid publica...

The aim of the section “Microbial Genetics and Genomics” is to provide a platform for current research on archaea, bacteria, microbial eukaryotes, and viruses. We welcome studies that apply recent advances in genetics, genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics and computational...

The section “Molecular Genetics and Genomics” publishes papers of wide interest and broad significance in all aspects of molecular genetics and genomics immediately relevant to a broad audience of those interested in genetics. The focus of the section is on research papers addressing fun...

The section “Neurogenomics” publishes papers of broad interest and significance covering all aspects of brain genetics and genomics immediately relevant to a broad audience of those interested in genetics. This section focuses on recent advances in genomics and genetics research related ...

The section “Pharmacogenetics” covers the basic and translational aspects of human genetic and genomic research in the field of precision medicine and the association of genetic and epigenetic variants with individual responses to treatments. In particular, this section aims to publish ...

The section “Plant Genetics and Genomics” aims to publish articles related to genes and genomes in plants as well as algae. We welcome submissions that focus on genes and genomes including their function, organization, and evolution, from molecular genetic characterization to population ...

The section “Population and Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics” covers studies of genetic diversity and evolution in all organisms. We welcome studies using any kind of genetic marker, as long as they provide interesting novel insights into the biology of the organism or into more g...

The section “RNA” focuses on research that sheds light on the function of RNA in the cell. This comprises experimental as well as theoretical work and covers the molecular biology, biochemistry, computational biology and bioinformatics of RNA. Preferably, the publications in this section...

Since the advent of next-generation sequencing techniques, due to rapid advances in genomic technologies, the scientific community has been able to generate increasing amounts of genomic data. These data can be very challenging to interpret and it is difficult to extract meaningful conclusions out o...

The section “Toxicogenomics” publishes papers of broad interest and significance addressing the molecular mechanisms of toxic responses through the integration of genomics, molecular biology, bioinformatics, and computational toxicology. The section focuses on studies employing systems-l...

The section “Transgenic Technology” publishes papers in the area of functional engineering of cellular functions with nucleic acid-based technologies. A wide array of methods and their versatile implementations are of special relevance, including but not limited to gene knock-in and knoc...

The Genes section entitled “Viral Genomics” aims to publish articles on viral genomes, viral genomics, and the rapidly expanding area of viral metagenomics and to become a central resource for researchers investigating viral genomics. The “Viral Genomics” section of Genes we...