Lara Pereira

This study uses ancient DNA from Song Dynasty melon seeds to show they were likely consumed as fresh or culinary fruits, not sweet dessert melons, and supports their introduction from the Asian domestication pool.

This study shows bidirectional horizontal gene transfer between maize and Zuloagaea bulbosa, with horizontally transferred genes enriched in biosynthetic gene clusters.

The paper investigates factors influencing the retention of laterally acquired genes in plants, finding that regulatory compatibility and expression similarity to donors increase persistence.

The paper identifies genetic precursors for C4 photosynthesis in grasses and shows that gene turnover facilitated its repeated evolution in the PACMAD lineage.

This study identifies genomic regions associated with C4 photosynthesis traits in Alloteropsis semialata using GWAS, highlighting key regulators of the C4 cycle and leaf anatomy.