L. Barreiro

A female-biased gene expression signature of dominance in cooperatively breeding meerkats

The paper identifies a female-biased gene expression signature of dominance in meerkats, showing differential gene expression in females but not males, with implications for social status and life history trade-offs.

Universal gut microbial relationships in the gut microbiome of wild baboons

The paper analyzes gut microbial relationships in wild baboons and finds that microbial correlations are largely universal across hosts, with positive correlations dominated by shared patterns.

Pre-existing chromatin accessibility and gene expression differences among naïve CD4+ T cells influence effector potential

The paper shows pre-existing transcriptional and chromatin differences in naive CD4+ T cells influence their effector lineage potential.

A signature of Neanderthal introgression on molecular mechanisms of environmental responses

The paper identifies Neanderthal introgression variants that influence gene expression in response to environmental perturbations and validates their regulatory function.

High molecular weight DNA extraction strategies for long-read sequencing of complex metagenomes

The paper benchmarks HMW DNA extraction methods for long-read sequencing of metagenomes, finding non-phenol-chloroform methods may yield better results.

Efficient and robust NK-Cell transduction with Baboon Envelope pseudotyped lentivector: a major tool for immunotherapy

This paper demonstrates that Baboon Envelope pseudotyped lentiviral vectors efficiently transduce NK-cells, enabling CAR expression and specific killing of cancer cell lines.

Social integration predicts mitochondrial DNA copy number in rhesus macaques

The paper examines the relationship between social integration and mitochondrial DNA copy number in rhesus macaques, finding that affiliative social behavior, not dominance rank, is linked to mtDNA copy number in immune cells.