Philip C. J. Donoghue

The paper identifies a common lineage origin of endothelial cells and osteoblasts and reveals de novo vasculogenesis as a key mechanism in dermal bone remodeling in vertebrates.

The paper investigates the evolutionary dynamics of miRNA regulatory systems in Oryza AA-genome species, revealing TE-mediated co-option as a mechanism for generating new regulatory circuits.

The paper reconciles molecular and fossil evidence by showing sponges emerged in the early Ediacaran without spicules, which evolved independently multiple times later.

The paper analyzes the relationship between avian wing planform shape and flight performance using a theoretical morphospace approach, finding that flight style strongly influences optimal wing shapes.

Chromosome-scale inshore hagfish genome places 1R before the cyclostome-gnathostome split and 2R in the gnathostome stem, and reveals two cyclostome-specific duplications (CR1, CR2).