Oliver A. Ryder

The paper investigates hatching failure in Alala, the Hawaiian crow, after a near-extinction event, identifying recessive lethal haplotypes as the main cause.

The paper identifies satellite-free centromeres in Tapirus indicus and shows evolutionary hotspots for such centromeres in Perissodactyla, with uncoupling between CENP-A and CENP-B.

The paper presents haplotype-resolved genomes of six ape species with high accuracy and provides comparative analyses to study evolutionary diversity and gene family evolution.

The paper reports the cloning of two endangered Przewalski's horse stallions from cryopreserved fibroblast cells, marking the first successful production of multiple healthy clones for an endangered species.

The paper produces gapless assemblies of ape sex chromosomes for five great apes and a lesser ape, revealing divergence in Y chromosomes and evolutionary dynamics.

Researchers cloned an endangered black-footed ferret using cross-species somatic cell nuclear transfer, producing three healthy kits to aid genetic rescue.

TOGA integrates gene annotation and orthology inference across hundreds of genomes, improving ortholog detection and creating large comparative gene resources.

A machine learning approach identifies enhancer-phenotype associations across mammals, revealing links to brain size and behavior evolution.

The paper curates TE content in 248 mammalian genomes, finding trends in recent TE accumulation and associations with dietary habits.

A 240-species placental mammal alignment resolves constraint to single bases, estimating at least 10.7% of the human genome is constrained, with 48.5% of constrained bases unannotated.

The paper identifies bats as a hotspot for horizontal transfer of DNA transposons, finding over 200 putative elements and shared transposons across mammals and reptiles.

The paper presents chromosome-level genome assemblies for the snow leopard, African leopard, and tiger to support evolutionary and conservation research.

The paper generates a chromosome-level genome assembly for the functionally extinct northern white rhinoceros and compares it to the southern white rhinoceros.

This study analyzes tiger genomes to understand their evolutionary history, finding genetic differentiation, recent divergence, and selection pressures in different subspecies.

The paper generates a high-quality reference genome for the vaquita and analyzes its demographic history, revealing long-term population stability and low genetic diversity.

The paper predicts the broad host range of SARS-CoV-2 by analyzing ACE2 conservation across vertebrates and identifying high-risk species.

The paper presents the tuatara genome, highlighting its evolutionary significance and unique features compared to other vertebrates.

The paper presents a high-resolution chromosome-assigned genome of the Komodo dragon, identifying adaptations in cardiovascular, muscular, and chemosensory systems through comparative genomics.

The paper presents a high-quality long-read genome assembly for the Alala, a critically endangered Hawaiian crow, to support conservation efforts through genomic tools and comparative studies.