Andrew Pomiankowski

The paper uses comparative genomics and phylogenetic analysis to show eukaryotic Rad51 and DMC1 proteins diverge from asgardarchaeal RadA, supporting a model of eukaryogenesis involving mitochondrial acquisition and sex evolution.

This paper develops a mathematical model showing that growth-supporting functions evolved before informational processes in protocells, establishing a fundamental constraint on the origin of genetic heredity.

This study generates chromosome-scale genome assemblies of germline restricted chromosomes (GRCs) in fungus gnats and finds they evolve dynamically with gene-rich content under strong purifying selection.

This study examines the metabolic costs of meiotic drive in stalk-eyed flies, finding impaired mitochondrial function and increased metabolic rates in individuals with the drive genotype.