R. Tobler

An ancient viral epidemic involving host coronavirus interacting genes more than 20,000 years ago in East Asia

The paper uses evolutionary analysis of human genomes to identify ancient viral selection events involving coronavirus-interacting genes in East Asian populations over 20,000 years ago.

Introgression, hominin dispersal and megafaunal survival in Late Pleistocene Island Southeast Asia

The paper investigates introgression and hominin dispersal in Island Southeast Asia, finding widespread Denisovan ancestry but no evidence of super-archaic hominin admixture.

Polygenic adaptation fuels genetic redundancy in Drosophila

This study shows that polygenic adaptation in Drosophila simulans leads to genetic redundancy, enabling rapid evolutionary responses through multiple genetic pathways.

A simple genetic basis of adaptation to a novel thermal environment results in complex metabolic rewiring in Drosophila

This study shows that a simple genetic basis for thermal adaptation in Drosophila leads to complex metabolic changes, highlighting the role of large-effect loci in rapid adaptation.