Maxime Policarpo

This study investigates the evolutionary origin of sugar sensing in vertebrates, finding that it predates angiosperms and involves multiple independent T1R-based mechanisms.

This study shows that newts exhibit behavioral and cellular plasticity when transitioning between aquatic and terrestrial environments, revealing how nervous system changes support adaptation.

This study shows the Greenland shark retains a functional visual system adapted to dim light, with intact rod-based vision genes and no retinal degeneration despite its age.

This study analyzes the evolutionary dynamics of Wnt genes across vertebrates, revealing lineage-specific expansions and variations in gene repertoire sizes and evolutionary rates.

This study examines the evolution of opsin genes in ray-finned fishes, showing variation in gene numbers, co-evolution of visual and non-visual opsins, and reduced opsin repertoires in dark environments.

The paper identifies 18 teleost-to-teleost horizontal gene transfer events involving immune-related genes across 11 fish orders, suggesting these transfers confer selective advantages.

The paper identifies cis-regulatory changes driving developmental gene expression differences between surface and blind cavefish morphs, with rx3 regulation showing both cis-autonomous and non-autonomous mechanisms.