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The paper reports the co-circulation of H5N1 and H5N5 HPAIV subtypes in a mass mortality event involving seabirds and seals in Great Britain, with the first recorded instance of two subtypes co-occurring in the same avian population and the first H5N5 detection in mammals in GB.

The paper introduces a cost-effective in vitro assay to assess the functional impact of single and multi-gene variants in obesity, identifying putatively pathogenic variants and digenic combinations.

The paper identifies lentil genotypes adapted to Mediterranean agro-ecosystems by evaluating 46 genotypes across multiple field trials and environmental conditions.

This study examines arsenic toxicity in Drosophila brains using single-nuclei RNA sequencing, revealing sex-specific transcriptional responses and linking findings to human neurogenetic networks.

The paper uses SNPs and SilicoDArT data to assess species boundaries in Emydura turtles, identifying four diagnosable lineages and elevating two to species status.

This study identifies differences in sensory systems between larval and adult stages of Lucilia cuprina, showing ORs are essential for adult female behavior but not larval detection of rotten beef.

This study analyzes Y-DNA data from men with the surname Hay to trace paternal lineage and confirm genetic connections to historical noble lineages.

Sniff improves causal variant prioritization in GWAS by integrating Borzoi-predicted variant effects with functional annotations, identifying more fine-mapped variants with higher posterior inclusion probabilities.

This study uses neural networks to analyze genetic data from Papua New Guinean populations, finding a bottleneck and slower growth rate rather than admixture with an early out of Africa population.

This paper introduces a CRISPR-Cas9-based system to induce controlled DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) in yeast and studies the behavior of the Tel1 kinase in response to these breaks.

The paper investigates the molecular mechanisms of genomic instability in the 16p12.3-p13.11 region, showing synergistic roles of Alu and LCR16a sequences in driving segmental duplications and rearrangements.

The paper uses Drosophila to test if genes near BrS risk loci affect cardiac function, identifying potential candidates for further study.

The paper analyzes ploidy levels in seeds of Psidium cattleyanum to determine the frequency of apomixis and sexuality and their implications for endosperm formation.

The paper shows that sequence editing of SKN-1A/Nrf1 regulates its transcriptomic output, revealing distinct and overlapping functions with SKN-1C/Nrf2 in stress responses.

The paper assesses the replicability of claims in Drosophila immunity research by analyzing 400 publications and identifying contradictory evidence.

The paper shows that the detectable identity-by-descent rate is asymptotically normal and generalizes this result to complex demographic scenarios and multi-way segments.

This study applies Multiblock Lasso to RNA-Seq PANCAN data to select significant genes for cancer classification, demonstrating effective dimensionality reduction and accuracy maintenance.

This study constructs a polygenic protective score for Alzheimer's disease and finds stronger genetic protection against AD in centenarians compared to non-longevity individuals.

This study identifies Sakura as a critical protein for germline stem cell renewal and differentiation in Drosophila, showing its role in Dpp/BMP signaling, piRNA levels, and sex-lethal splicing.