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.

bioRxiv · Mar 21, 2026 · PreprintGenomics

Genomic and morphometric evidence for Austronesian-mediated pig translocation in the Pacific

David W. G. Stanton, Aurélie Manin, Allowen Evin, Kristina A. Tabbada, Anna E. Linderholm, Rosie Drinkwater, Olaf Thalmann, Said Ismael Ng’ang’a, Noel Amano, Atholl Anderson, Ross Barnett, Patrick Barrière, Stuart Bedford, Peter S. Bellwood, Adam Brumm, , Laurent Frantz

The paper uses genomic and morphometric analyses to show that pigs in Wallacea and Oceania have diverse ancestries linked to Austronesian dispersal 4,000-3,000 years ago.

Science · Jan 1, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

GenErode: a bioinformatics pipeline to investigate genome erosion in endangered and extinct species

Verena Esther Kutschera, Marcin Kierczak, Tom van der Valk, Johanna von Seth, Nicolás Dussex, Edana Lord, Marianne Dehasque, David W. G. Stanton, Payam Emami Khoonsari, Björn Nystedt, Love Dalén, David Díez‐del‐Molino

GenErode provides a pipeline to analyze genomic erosion by comparing ancient and modern whole-genome re-sequencing data, producing standardized erosion indices.

BMC Bioinformatics · Jun 13, 2022Peer-reviewedBioinformatics