K. R. Thornton

Multiple sources of uncertainty confound inference of historical human generation times

The paper challenges previous findings on historical human generation times by highlighting data noise, biases, and lack of validation in mutation-based inference methods.

Polygenic adaptation to an environmental shift: temporal dynamics of variation under Gaussian stabilizing selection and additive effects on a single trait

This study simulates the temporal dynamics of polygenic adaptation under Gaussian stabilizing selection, showing that hitch-hiking patterns depend on mutation rates, effect sizes, and the timing of optimum shifts.

Tandem duplications lead to novel expression patterns through exon shuffling in D. yakuba

This paper examines tandem duplications in D. yakuba, finding that they lead to novel expression patterns through exon shuffling and chimeric structures, rather than simple gene dosage changes.