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Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · 26d

Maud Tenaillon (@maudtenaillon.bsky.social), Editor-in-Chief:

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Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · 26d

Laura A. Katz (@lauraakatz.bsky.social), Editor-in-Chief:

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Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · 26d

This week, we hit the mark of 3,000 followers on our Bluesky account!

Thank you to the community of researchers who follow us!

#genome #evolution #science #biology #societyjournal

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Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · 26d

We are proud to present the new logo of Genome Biology and Evolution! 🙌

Our new face reflects our continued commitment to serving the fields of genomics and evolutionary biology as a society journal belonging to @official-smbe.bsky.social

#genome #evolution #science #biology #societyjournal

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Maud Tenaillon @maudtenaillon.bsky.social · 29d

📢 Postdoc Opportunity – Université Paris-Saclay
🌾🧬💻 Reproductive isolation between crops and their wild relatives
Candidates with PhD in evolutionary genomics & programming skills.
👉 Full description & how to apply: [https://moulon.inrae.fr/en/]
#Postdoc #EvolutionaryGenomics #Speciation

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Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · Aug 19

@alanrice.ie et al. compared variation in expression of dosage-sensitive and nondosage-sensitive genes to investigate whether dosage-sensitive genes evade expression constraints through tissue-specific regulatory variation.

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf132

#genome #evolution #genexpression

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John Stinchcombe @johnstinchcombe.bsky.social · Aug 20

and, @stuartmcdaniel.bsky.social !

My favorite part of this paper: the collaboration started after I sent Meng a biorxiv preprint from Stuart's lab.. She contacted him with questions about that work, and the collaboration grew from there.

Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · Aug 20

Yuan, @stepheniwright.bsky.social‬, @johnstinchcombe.bsky.social‬, et al. examined signatures of selection across life stages in the angiosperm Rumex hastatulus and the moss Ceratodon purpureus.

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf138

#genome #evolution #PlantSky

Testing for the Genomic Footprint of Conflict Between Life Stages in an Angiosperm and Moss Species

Abstract. The maintenance of genetic variation by balancing selection is of considerable interest to evolutionary biologists. An important but understudied

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Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · Aug 21

@hansenlab.bsky.social et al. study the evolution of bacterial symbionts of Pariaconus psyllids in Hawaii, demonstrating that island biogeography and host plant ecology shape symbiont losses and codiversification patterns.

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf153

#genome #evolution #symbiont

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José Cerca @naturalselection.bsky.social · Aug 21

🆕 ✨ New publication out:

Chromosomal Inversions Mediated by Tandem Insertions of Transposable Elements

We find that transposable elements are the likely mechanism of (some) inversions in cod fishes!

academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...

Chromosomal Inversions Mediated by Tandem Insertions of Transposable Elements

Abstract. Chromosomal inversions play a crucial role in evolution by influencing phenotypes through the linkage of coadapted alleles. While inversions have

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Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · Aug 21

The August cover of Genome Biology and Evolution features the work of Watanabe et al., who uncover the evolutionary history of the Hondo red fox, an endemic subspecies from the Japanese Archipelago.

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf152

📷 Kazuki Shibata

#genome #evolution #popgen

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Nicolas Bierne @couplingdmi.bsky.social · Jul 1

#PopGen New preprint of the team on the discovery of a very high rate of polymorphic duplication in a marine bivalve.

Imagine looking at the distribution of the allelic coverage fraction at heterozygous calls in an indivdual and getting this distribution 👇 😱😱😱

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Molecular Biology and Evolution @molbioevol.bsky.social · Jul 18

🤝 Join us for the joint MBE/GBE Q&A session on July 23rd, at 13h00, during #SMBE2025. We will answer questions on our journals processes, outlooks, and why choosing MBE or @genomebiolevol.bsky.social as the journal for your next paper supports the growth of our evolutionary biology community.

Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution @official-smbe.bsky.social · Jul 18

#SMBE2025 MBE/GBE Q&A session

@molbioevol.bsky.social | @genomebiolevol.bsky.social

🔗 smbe2025.scimeeting.cn/en/web/program/25070

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Roli Roberts @roliroberts.bsky.social · Jul 20

Of course, at #SMBE2025 we have to follow the lions to find the cocktail hour...

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Max Reuter @maxreuter.bsky.social · Jul 18

If you are at #SMBE2025, go and listen to why you should publish your work in a #societyjournal! 👇

And don’t forget to submit to @jevbio.bsky.social. ;)

Molecular Biology and Evolution @molbioevol.bsky.social · Jul 18

🤝 Join us for the joint MBE/GBE Q&A session on July 23rd, at 13h00, during #SMBE2025. We will answer questions on our journals processes, outlooks, and why choosing MBE or @genomebiolevol.bsky.social as the journal for your next paper supports the growth of our evolutionary biology community.

Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution @official-smbe.bsky.social · Jul 18

#SMBE2025 MBE/GBE Q&A session

@molbioevol.bsky.social | @genomebiolevol.bsky.social

🔗 smbe2025.scimeeting.cn/en/web/program/25070

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

📢 Calling GBE authors attending #SMBE2025

🗣️ 📄 If you are going to the annual meeting in Beijing to present your GBE article in a talk or poster, please let us know in which symposium, and link below to the article you are presenting ⬇️

See you soon at #SMBE2025!

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Roli Roberts @roliroberts.bsky.social · Jul 16

Elegant empirical validation of a theoretical expectation that changing your mutation bias allows you to access more beneficial mutations. From @deepaagashe.bsky.social & colleagues in @plosbiology.org

PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · Jul 15

Mutations generate variation, critical for #evolution, but #MutationBias restricts the choice of mutation type. @deepaagashe.bsky.social &co use #Ecoli strains with different mutation biases to show that changing an old bias should yield more beneficial mutations @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/46LjCRt

$Schematic of the key prediction tested in this work. As the transversion (Tv) mutation bias of WT E. coli is shifted away from the ancestral bias, the resulting distribution of fitness effects (DFE) is predicted to change. Specifically, it should shift left with a bias reinforcement, with a lower fraction of beneficial mutations. In contrast, reversing the ancestral bias is predicted to cause right-shifted DFEs with higher proportions of beneficial mutations.$

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Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · Jul 16

Our recent article on the genomics of sex determination in seahorse and pipefish - which made the July cover - is the focus of a new Highlight.

Highlight: Footprints of Male Pregnancy and Sexual Selection in the Genomes of Seahorses and Pipefish

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf122

#genome #evolution

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Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution @official-smbe.bsky.social · Jul 7

📢 SMBE is calling for nominations for Best Graduate Student Papers of 2024

These awards provide recognition for outstanding papers by a graduate student in @molbioevol.bsky.social and @genomebiolevol.bsky.social

🗳️ Vote until July 11 (8am EDT)

✉️ Check your email for more information

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

@ltgoncalves.bsky.social ‪@pedropezzi.bsky.social @mdepra.bsky.social @francosoe.bsky.social analyzed mitonuclear coevolution in 55 bumblebee species, finding strong evolutionary rate correlations between mitochondrial and nuclear-interacting genes.

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf123

#genome #bees

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Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution @official-smbe.bsky.social · Jul 10

Only 10 days to go until #SMBE2025!

🚂 Are your travel arrangements finished?

👜 Are your bags packed?

🗣️ Is your talk ready?

🪧 Is your poster printed?

🗺️ Any sightseeing planned?

Who here is coming to Beijing? 🙋 Let us know below if you're coming, and whether you're presenting your research ⬇️

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Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · Jul 10

Zeng et al. analyzed TE diversity in crustaceans, finding major genome size variation linked to TE content and evidence for two waves of TE expansion.

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf115

#genome #evolution #TEsky #crustacea

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

The July cover of Genome Biology and Evolution features the work of Dubin, @oliviaroth.bsky.social et al., who investigate sexual antagonism and sex determination in syngnathids with differences in how male pregnancy develops.

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf103

📷 Olivia Roth

#genome #evolution

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Laura MATHIEU @lauramathieu.bsky.social · Apr 10

I am delighted to share our latest review on the processes involved in disease control within varietal mixtures.
To read the article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Vincent CASTRIC @vincentcastric.bsky.social · Jun 19

Interested in the evolution of molecular interactions ? We are recruiting a new PhD student with a background in proteomics to study the diversification of the receptor-ligand interaction controlling plant self-incompatibility.
--> details here : initiative-excellence.univ-lille.fr/fileadmin/us...

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Benoit Nabholz @benoitevol.bsky.social · Jun 19

In @elife.bsky.social: Effective population size does not explain long-term variation in genome size and transposable element content in animals doi.org/10.7554/eLif...

This is the revised version of our manuscript, which will become the final published version !

Effective population size does not explain long-term variation in genome size and transposable element content in animals

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