European cisco – genetic adaptation to variation in salinity and spawning time
European cisco roe is known as a Swedish delicacy. A new study has shown that there are different…
New Study Shatters Long-Standing Myths About Primate Origins
The first primates were about the size of a mouse lemur: tiny. Credit: Jason Gilchrist Primates originated in…
Genomics will forever reshape forensic science and criminal justice | Genome Biology
Historically, genomics and forensic science have progressed along distinct trajectories. Genomics, driven by large-scale initiatives like the Human…
Deep-Sea Ghost Sharks Grow Teeth on Their Foreheads, and Scientists Finally Know Why
Caught male Spotted Ratfish (Hydrolagus colliei) showing the [extended/erect] frontal clasper (tenaculum) on the front of the head.…
The role of Cacao agroforests in the genetic conservation of Cariniana legalis, an emblematic species of the atlantic forest | BMC Ecology and Evolution
Our study on the genetic diversity and population structure C. legalis, an endemic and endangered tree from the…
Flamingos Could Hold the Secret to Slower Aging, Study Reveals
Can the decision to migrate shape how animals age? A decades-long study of flamingos in France reveals that…
Twenty years of tuberculosis-driven selection shaped the evolution of the meerkat major histocompatibility complex
Fijarczyk, A. & Babik, W. Detecting balancing selection in genomes: limits and prospects. Mol. Ecol. 24, 3529–3545 (2015).…
The genetic history of Portugal over the past 5,000 years | Genome Biology
Gómez-Carballa, A., Olivieri, A., Behar, D.M., Achilli, A., Torroni, A., and Salas, A. . Genetic Continuity in the…
Isotope analysis of fossil teeth provides insight into the habitat and life histories of the early hominin Paranthropus robustus
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Archived natural DNA samplers reveal four decades of biodiversity change across the tree of life
Specimen bank data This research complies with all relevant ethical regulations. All study protocols are approved by the…
Urbanization and genetic homogenization in the medieval Low Countries revealed through a ten-century paleogenomic study of the city of Sint-Truiden | Genome Biology
Lawson DJ, Hellenthal G, Myers S, Falush D. Inference of Population Structure using Dense Haplotype Data. Copenhaver GP,…
The genomic history of Iberian horses since the last Ice Age
Genome data set A total of 87 horse archaeological remains, including petrosal bones, teeth and postcranial elements, were…