Marcus Thomas P. Gilbert

This study demonstrates the feasibility of recovering genomic and transcriptomic profiles from decades-old FFPE brain tissues, showing improved data quality through optimized library preparation strategies.

This study identifies molecular convergence in Baltic Sea pipefish populations despite differing genomic structures and species relationships.

The paper presents a high-quality genome assembly of the sea stickleback and reveals chromosomal fusions and fissions that reshape understanding of karyotype evolution in sticklebacks.

Twenty-three new Yersinia pestis genomes from Scandinavia, the Netherlands, Iceland and Armenia extend the Second Plague Pandemic phylogeny, with the first Icelandic plague genome and eastward-spreading pestis secunda strains.

This study analyzes ancient DNA from three European sites to assess the genomic impact of the second plague pandemic, finding no strong positive selection but evidence of reduced long-range immigration post-pandemic.

This study uses paleogenomes of dire wolves to resolve their evolutionary relationships and identify genes under diversifying selection.

The paper examines how different milk pretreatment methods affect microbiome dynamics during cheese production using metagenomic sequencing and identifies key microbial contributors to cheese quality.

The paper uses genomic data and simulations to show that conservation efforts saved the Mauritius kestrel from extinction but did not prevent genomic erosion and reduced reproductive success.

The Vertebrate Genomes Project Phase I provides high-quality reference genomes for 816 species, enabling evolutionary and conservation insights across vertebrates.

This study reconstructs the genomic history of the extinct giant deer, revealing genetic vulnerabilities linked to its extinction.

The paper analyzes 1,001 wolf genomes to reveal distinct evolutionary lineages and genetic health issues across Europe, highlighting the need for region-specific conservation strategies.

This study reconstructs a time-calibrated hummingbird phylogeny, finding stepwise diversification in the Andes rather than a monophyletic Andean clade.

This study resequences sable and pine marten genomes to reveal hybridization patterns, fertility, and genetic diversity, identifying candidate genes and divergence timing.

The paper uses whole genomes of wolves across Eurasia to study their genetic diversity and evolutionary history, finding major lineage barriers and admixture events shaping their genetic structure.

The paper analyzes genomic diversity loss in whooping cranes despite population recovery, finding 70% genetic diversity loss and increased inbreeding.

This study shows that sociality in spiders is linked to lower germline mutation rates, despite small population sizes and reduced selection pressure.

The paper quantifies pangenome complexity as information content, finding that free-living bacteria have higher genomic complexity than host-associated species.

The paper tracks genomic and immunogenetic diversity loss in the orange-bellied parrot over time, finding a 62% reduction in genomic diversity and decreased Toll-like receptor alleles, increasing disease susceptibility.

This study decomposes evolutionary rates in birds to identify drivers of genomic change, finding clutch size, generation length, and beak shape predict mutation rates, with rapid evolution linked to meiosis, heart function, and ecological diversification.

This study examines how gut microbiota changes in domestic and feral cats worldwide, finding functional differences linked to feral lifestyle adaptations.

This paper reports the 3D genome architecture of a 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth using a novel method, revealing conserved epigenetic features across elephantids.

The paper investigates how host genetics and gut microbiota interact with parasite infections in Atlantic salmon, finding that cestode infections alter microbiota composition and host gene expression.

This study uses genomic data to show that brackish water perch in the Baltic Sea have distinct genetic clusters and that salinity tolerance genes are under selection, reflecting colonization history and local adaptation.

The paper analyzes the genomes of Sicilian wolves to reveal their complex history of isolation and admixture with ancient dogs, showing admixture with European dog breeds and signs of inbreeding.

The paper uses genetic analysis to identify a confiscated bird as a Bornean subspecies instead of a Seychelles species, highlighting the importance of genetics in wildlife crime investigations.

The paper investigates the genomic basis of invasiveness in Ambrosia artemisiifolia, finding selection signatures in defense genes and reduced pathogen prevalence in invasive populations.

The paper presents a desert dingo genome assembly and compares it to domestic dog genomes, identifying structural variants and physiological differences linked to ecological roles.

The paper sequenced the genome of an extinct Sardinian dhole to determine its evolutionary history and phylogenetic position, finding it diverged from Asian dholes and experienced gene flow before isolation.

The paper examines the genetic impact of an Ebola outbreak on a wild gorilla population, finding no change in genetic diversity but identifying six missense mutations potentially linked to survival.

This study uses DNA metabarcoding to analyze the diet of non-haemadipsid leeches and assess their potential for vertebrate and invertebrate monitoring through iDNA.