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Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · 4h

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Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · 4h

@jdmanthey.bsky.social et al. used genome data from contemporary and historical samples of 8 Ethiopian Highlands bird species, revealing idiosyncratic shifts in genetic structure and diversity after 100 years of environmental change.

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf163

#genome #evolution #naturalhistory

GBE | Temporal Genomics Reveal a Century of Genomic Diversity Shifts Across a Biodiversity Hotspot Avian Assemblage

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Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · 7h

Liu, Liu & Hu retrieved 2,102 mtDNA sequences of 80 Carnivora species from public databases, uncovering several hidden issues that may compromise evolutionary and genetic inferences.

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf174

#genome #evolution #mtdna

GBE | Image illustrating the prevalence of NUMTs in Carnivora and their impacts for genetic and evolutionary studies based on mitochondrial sequences.

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Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · 7h

Fantastic Job, Joe and colleagues, it was a privilege for us to feature your work in GBE!

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Joe Manthey @jdmanthey.bsky.social · 17h

Our paper on the temporal genomics of Ethiopian birds
has been highlighted (and gotten the cover) in @genomebiolevol.bsky.social
Article: doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf163
Highlight: doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf175

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Genome Biology and Evolution October 2025 cover image with a photo of an Ethiopian White-eye.

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Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · 2d

Mordier, @antoinemolaro.bsky.social et al. applied phylogenomic approaches to characterize the evolutionary trajectories and selective forces shaping mammalian Schlafen genes.

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf172

#genome #evolution

Recurrent Evolutionary Innovations in Rodent and Primate Schlafen Genes

Abstract. SCHLAFEN proteins are a large family of RNase-related enzymes carrying essential immune and developmental functions. Despite these important role

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Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · 5d

Rychel et al. reveal that optimal coordination of stress responses and metabolism can be achieved with a small number of regulatory mutations, and may suggest a new role for large protein export systems.

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf171

#genome #evolution #ecoli

GBE | Laboratory Evolution Reveals Transcriptional Mechanisms Underlying Thermal Adaptation of Escherichia coli

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Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · 5d

Nagashima et al. investigated the evolutionary history of paralogs of Aqp10 - a member of the aquaglyceriporin family, which transports small, uncharged solutes - in anguillid eels.

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf169

#genome #evolution

GBE | Loss and Gain of Aqp10 Paralogs With Broad Solute Selectivity in Anguillid Eels

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Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo @biovitenskap.bsky.social · 6d

New publication: "Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms, Structural Variants, and Short Tandem Repeats Capture Distinct Signals of Adaptive Divergence in the #Atlantic #Puffin" with O. Kersten, B. Star, K. Jakobsen and S. Boessenkool from @biovitenskap.bsky.social
Published in @genomebiolevol.bsky.social

Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms, Structural Variants, and Short Tandem Repeats Capture Distinct Signals of Adaptive Divergence in the Atlantic Puffin

Abstract. The Arctic has been the scene for (re)colonization, diversification, and adaptation of boreal and Arctic fauna. As anthropogenic warming of the A

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Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · 6d

Schall & @jeffreymkidd.bsky.social characterized structural variation in dogs using a combination of long- and short-read data and genome assemblies. Several SVs have frequency profiles across breeds consistent with selection.

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf173

#genome #evolution #TEsky

Structural variation makes an important contribution to genetic diversity. An integrated analysis of long-read and short-read sequencing data created an expanded database of structural variation in canines. Several structural variants, including multiple mobile element insertions, have frequency profiles across major clades of modern dog breeds consistent with selection.

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Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · 7d

The October cover of Genome Biology and Evolution features the work of @jdmanthey.bsky.social et al., who evaluated changes in genetic diversity of Ethiopian birds using genome data from contemporary and historical samples.

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf163

#genome #evolution #birds

Genome Biology and Evolution | October 2025 cover

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One Health Microbiome Center @psumbiome.bsky.social · 14d

🧬🔬 New from @symbionticism.bsky.social Lab:

The male-killing gene wmk in Wolbachia shows 5 phylogenetic Types across 32 genomes.

Lepidoptera have more copies & diversity than Drosophila (Types I & III).

Expression levels shape male-biased lethality.

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Evolutionary Diversification and Functions of the Candidate Male Killing Gene wmk

Abstract. Symbiont-mediated male killing (MK) is a mechanism that selectively eliminates male offspring, often by disrupting sex-specific developmental pro

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Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · 8d

This study was featured on the cover of the September edition of GBE.

See more articles from this month here: academic.oup.com/gbe/issue/17/9

Volume 17 Issue 9 | Genome Biology and Evolution | Oxford Academic

The official journal of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution. Publishes original research on the evolutionary advances at the forefront of genomics, embracing genome-wide evolutionary inves...

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Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · 8d

Weng et al. examined 431 genomes of butterflies and related lineages, revealing that horizontal transfer of digestion and detoxification genes facilitated the evolution of herbivory, enabling butterflies to co-evolve with angiosperm hosts.

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf156

#genome #evolution #HGTsky

GBE | Gene Family Evolution Suggests Correlated Dietary Adaptations in Butterflies and Moths

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Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you, Stefan and colleagues, for choosing to publish your research with GBE!

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Kjetill S Jakobsen @kjetillsj.bsky.social · 14d

Article alert! Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms, Structural Variants, and Short Tandem Repeats Capture Distinct Signals of Adaptive Divergence in the Atlantic Puffin url: academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...

Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms, Structural Variants, and Short Tandem Repeats Capture Distinct Signals of Adaptive Divergence in the Atlantic Puffin

Abstract. The Arctic has been the scene for (re)colonization, diversification, and adaptation of boreal and Arctic fauna. As anthropogenic warming of the A

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Stefan Ruhl 🦷💧🦠 @spit-lab.bsky.social · 11d

What have 🦷🦷 #TEETH 🦷🦷, 🥛 #MILK 🥛, and💧💧 #SALIVA 💧💧to do with each other? Ask PetarPajic, Luane Landau, and Omer Gokcumen @gokcumenlab.bsky.social ❗️

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Saliva Protein Genes in Humans were Shaped During Primate Evolution

Abstract. Genes within the secretory calcium-binding phosphoprotein locus diversified along with the formation of a calcified skeleton in vertebrates, the

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Caroline Puente-Lelievre @cpuentelelievre.bsky.social · Sep 4

Special Section in GBE: Structural Phylogenetics

Here we showcase novel work on how 3D protein structures can reshape evolutionary biology, from methods to applications.

More papers coming out soon!

@genomebiolevol.bsky.social @proteinmechanic.bsky.social

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Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · 14d

Pajic, @gokcumenlab.bsky.social @spit-lab.bsky.social et al. explored the evolution of saliva-related SCPP genes, observing extensive diversification of SCPP genes within mammals, driven by gene duplications and losses.

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf165

#genome #evolution #primates

SCPP gene presence/absence phylogeny. Blocks represent genes within the SCPP locus, color-coded by functional relevance: enamel (purple), milk (blue), saliva (yellow), and genes implicated in all three functions (red). The animal phylogeny is shown on the left with species silhouettes. Two primate species (baboon and green monkey) are depicted placing blocks representing saliva-related genes at the points in evolution where these genes emerged. Imagine designed in BioRender.

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Krystyna Nadachowska-Brzyska @krynadachowska.bsky.social · Dec 18

And finally formatted :)
Complex Genomic Landscape of Inversion Polymorphism in Europe's Most Destructive Forest Pest
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photo credit: Gilles San Martin

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Leah Shaffer @leahshaffer.bsky.social · Jan 17

Science to read for your weekend:
first up:
Urban Coyotes are evolving to handle more human foods. #UrbanEcology 🧪 🐕
source.washu.edu/2025/01/coyo...

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Coyote genes may show urban evolution at work

A new study by Elizabeth Carlen, a postdoctoral fellow with the Living Earth Collaborative at WashU, outlines the ways by which city life may be shaping the evolution of urban coyotes, the highly adap...

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👻Sewall Fright🎃 @stairwaytokevin.bsky.social · Mar 22

Cool new work! Some lineages experiencing ancient whole-genome duplications seem to hold on to their duplicate genes for a really long time & keep accumulating homoeologous exchange events! Runs counter to early models where gene loss is expected to be rapid post-WGD academic.oup.com/gbe/advance-...

A class of allopolyploidy showing high duplicate retention and continued homoeologous exchanges

Abstract. We describe four ancient polyploidy events where the descendant taxa retain many more duplicated gene copies than has been seen in other paleopol

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Joel Rosenbaum @joelrosenbaum.bsky.social · Mar 31

This was a fun little paper with Rachel Bainbridge where we discovered that Xenopus laevis, a model organism in fertilization research, lacks the gene for PLCZ1, an enzyme previously thought to be essential for fertilization. 🧪

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Genomic Insights into Fertilization: Tracing PLCZ1 Orthologs Across Amphibian Lineages

Abstract. Fertilization triggers a cascade of events, including a rise in egg cytosolic calcium that marks the onset of embryonic development. In mammals a

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Center for Microbial Dynamics and Infection @cmdi.bsky.social · May 19

In Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, multicellularity evolved under predation but not settling selection. Only certain genotypes gave rise to multicellular forms, showing both deterministic and random factors shape this transition. academic.oup.com/gbe/advance-...

Genetic predisposition towards multicellularity in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

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The Fromm Lab @frommlab.bsky.social · Jun 23

9/9 🧵In sum:
Parasitic rotifers have shed:
🔹85% of miRNA families
🔹50% core protein-coding genes
🔹Key morphological structures

But they gain new traits for parasitism.
This is degressive evolution—consistent with Dollo’s Law.

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Substantial hierarchical reductions of genetic and morphological traits in the evolution of rotiferan parasites

Abstract. Within the last 800 million years animals evolved a vast range of diversity of species exhibiting an enormous disparity of forms and lifestyles.

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