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The paper reanalyzes data from Shen et al. to argue that most synonymous mutations in yeast genes are not deleterious, challenging their original conclusions about fitness effects.

The paper compares the neutrophil response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection between HIV+ individuals with and without TB history, finding distinct gene expression and NETosis patterns in those without TB.

The paper investigates how different PUM1 mutations lead to distinct phenotypes by analyzing PUM1 interactomes and showing that dosage sensitivity involves non-linear mechanisms.

This study identifies a reduction in ER chaperones in PWS β-cells, leading to impaired insulin secretion and ER stress.

The paper develops a CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knock-in method in African turquoise killifish for precise genomic modifications and cell-type-specific expression.

The paper investigates E. bieneusi prevalence in cats and dogs in Shanghai, finding genotype D, a zoonotic pathogen, in 9.5% of samples with higher rates in stray animals.

The paper uses haplotype and QTL analysis in diploid potato breeding to identify and fix favorable alleles for developing inbred-hybrid varieties.

The paper evaluates strategies for deploying insecticides to minimize resistance, finding that mixtures remain most effective when insecticides are fully effective.

The paper uses genetic analysis to identify a confiscated bird as a Bornean subspecies instead of a Seychelles species, highlighting the importance of genetics in wildlife crime investigations.

The paper develops a method to enhance forest productivity by analyzing indirect genetic effects in clonal composites of Eucalyptus hybrids.

The paper identifies NF-YC proteins as interacting with CRY2 and PIF4/5 to repress blue light-induced hypocotyl elongation in Arabidopsis.

This study identifies the genetic mechanisms controlling sex-specific piRNA programs in Drosophila, showing that sex chromosome presence and sexual identity regulate piRNA biogenesis.

The paper investigates how heterozygous inversion breakpoints suppress meiotic crossovers and shows that noncrossover gene conversions occur at wildtype levels near breakpoints.

This study shows that oleic acid supplementation increases fecundity in C. elegans postdauer adults via DAF-12 signaling, with complex effects on lifespan and metabolism.

This study uses a virus vector to overexpress FT genes in tomato, significantly speeding up flowering and increasing fruit yield without altering plant morphology.

The paper investigates the evolutionary origin of floral quartet complexes in plants, showing that MIKCC-type genes evolved tetramerization interfaces through exon duplication, enabling distinct regulatory networks.

RoPE improves differential gene expression analysis by using a data-driven adjustment and robust profile likelihood ratio test, showing better performance with larger sample sizes and reliable error control.

The paper analyzes SARS-CoV-2 recombinant lineages XBC and XBC.1 in the Philippines, identifying co-infection of Omicron and Delta as a potential origin and showing early cases from the country.

This study finds significant genetic population structure in maize weevils from southern Mexico using genome-wide SNP data, suggesting local factors shape genetic differentiation.

The paper develops PACER to infer clonal expansion rates from single timepoint data and identifies TCL1A activation as a mediator of clonal hematopoiesis fitness.