M. Ferrando-Bernal

Ancient DNA supports that the evolution of Skin Tone in East Asians intensified after their split with Native Americans

The paper uses ancient DNA and polygenic risk scores to show that light skin evolution in East Asians intensified after their split from Native Americans.

Genotypic Sex Determination Systems could be Adaptations to Extreme Temperature Environments in Reptiles and to Endothermy in Mammals and Birds

This study compares pivotal temperatures in TSD and GSD reptiles and finds that GSD species breed in temperatures that would cause sex bias if they had TSD systems, suggesting GSD evolved to avoid such biases.