Daniel W. Hart

Decoding the naked mole-rat genome, telomere to telomere

The paper presents a telomere-to-telomere genome assembly of the naked mole-rat and compares it with a related species to identify gene losses and duplications associated with unique traits.

Sociality, diurnal temperature range and isothermality: Significant determinants of mass-independent resting metabolic rate in subterranean African mole-rats (Superfamily Bathyergidae)

Bacteria-induced colitis in naked mole rats is alleviated by probiotic treatment: a new mammalian model for acute inflammatory disease

This study shows that probiotic treatment alleviates colitis in naked mole rats caused by Citrobacter braakii, offering a new model for studying inflammatory bowel disease.

Sociality shapes mitochondrial adaptations supporting hypoxia tolerance

This study identifies mitochondrial adaptations in naked mole-rats that confer hypoxia resistance, linking social behavior to molecular evolution.

Universal DNA methylation age across mammalian tissues

The paper develops universal epigenetic clocks that accurately estimate age across mammalian tissues using DNA methylation data from 185 species.