M. Maldonado

Phylomitogenomics bolsters the high-level classification of Demospongiae (phylum Porifera)

This study uses mitochondrial genome data to test and refine the classification of Demospongiae, supporting existing groupings and adding temporal resolution to phylogenetic relationships.

Sponge contribution to the silicon cycle of a diatom-rich shallow bay

This study quantifies silicon stocks and fluxes in sponges and diatoms in the Bay of Brest, finding that sponges hold much larger silicon stocks and cycle them much slower than diatoms.

Transient genomic instability drives tumorigenesis through accelerated clonal evolution

This study compares chronic and transient chromosomal instability in mice, showing that transient instability accelerates tumor formation through rapid clonal evolution.

Atomic structures of respiratory complex III2 , complex IV and supercomplex III2+IV from vascular plants

The paper presents atomic structures of mitochondrial complexes III2, IV, and their supercomplex III2+IV from vascular plants using cryoEM, revealing plant-specific features and challenging existing assumptions.