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SPAmix: a scalable, accurate, and universal analysis framework for large-scale genetic association studies in admixed populations | Genome Biology
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A Carnian theropod with unexpectedly derived features during the first dinosaur radiation
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A novel gene expression stability metric to unveil homeostasis and regulation | Genome Biology
K-proportion and gene homeostasis Z-Index identify regulatory genes As cells of the same type and in the same…
Low population genetic structure in five Chilean Nothofagus species and high fluctuating asymmetry in Nothofagus pumilio x N. antarctica putative hybrids | BMC Ecology and Evolution
While the various Nothofagus species and their putative hybrids differ substantially in morphology, there were no diagnostic genetic…
From a 20-Foot Poop Pile, Scientists Uncover the Secrets of Giant Sloths
Ancient sloths lived in trees, on mountains, in deserts, boreal forests, and open savannahs. These differences in habitat…
The Biodiversity Cell Atlas: mapping the tree of life at cellular resolution
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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…
European cisco – genetic adaptation to variation in salinity and spawning time
Many people view European cisco roe as a delicacy. A new study has shown that there are different…
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.…
New Species of “Living Fossil” Fish Found Hiding in Plain Sight After 150 Years
Reconstruction of a large mawsoniid coelacanth from the British Rhaetian. Credit: Daniel Phillips Researchers found dozens of Triassic…