Nathanael Walker‐Hale

This study uses ancient DNA from Song Dynasty melon seeds to show they were likely consumed as fresh or culinary fruits, not sweet dessert melons, and supports their introduction from the Asian domestication pool.

This study demonstrates that RNA from herbarium specimens can be used for transcriptomics, validating the functional use of archival mRNA from a 1956 plant specimen.

The paper generates chromosome-level genomes for two Stemona species to investigate fatty acid differentiation in elaiosomes and seeds, revealing molecular mechanisms underlying wasp seed dispersal.

This study uses transcriptomic data to infer evolutionary relationships and molecular evolution patterns in Apocynaceae, identifying gene duplications and rate shifts associated with adaptations.