S. Bassham

Single Cell Sequencing Provides Clues about the Developmental Genetic Basis of Evolutionary Adaptations in Syngnathid Fishes

The paper uses single-cell RNA sequencing to analyze developmental genetic changes in Gulf pipefish embryos, identifying cell types and gene networks associated with evolutionary traits like toothlessness and dermal armor.

Host genomic variation shapes gut microbiome diversity in threespine stickleback fish

This study shows that host genetic variation influences gut microbiome diversity in threespine stickleback fish using a common garden experiment and genome-wide analysis.

Highly reproducible 16S sequencing facilitates measurement of host genetic influences on the stickleback gut microbiome

The paper evaluates how tissue preparation and DNA isolation affect 16S sequencing of stickleback gut microbiomes, finding minor protocol effects compared to host genetic influences.

Sweeping genomic remodeling through repeated selection of alternatively adapted haplotypes occurs in the first decades after marine stickleback colonize new freshwater ponds

This study shows that genomic remodeling through repeated selection of adapted haplotypes occurs rapidly in newly colonized freshwater ponds by marine stickleback fish.