Sven Künzel

This paper uses genetic data to determine the origin of vagrant yellow-browed warblers in Europe, finding they originate from central Siberia, suggesting mass misorientation.

The paper reassesses the positive growth effects of random sequence clones in E. coli, showing some clones confer genuine fitness advantages independent of vector artifacts or clone competition.

This study investigates long-term intestinal epithelial changes after acute protein-energy malnutrition using multi-omics approaches and identifies microbial lipid metabolites and epigenetic factors as key drivers of persistent Paneth cell dysfunction.

This study tracks rapid genetic diversification of Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron in mono-associated mice over 28 days, identifying polymorphisms, phase-variable loci, and spatial variation in the gut.

This study uses multi-omics and metabolic modeling in mice to show that aging reduces host-microbiome metabolic interactions, affecting key host pathways involved in intestinal barrier function and homeostasis.

This study tracks seasonal microbial shifts in a seaweed holobiont over three years, revealing predictable functional changes and core taxa.

The paper characterizes new Pseudobdellovibrionaceae strains, revealing genomic features and evolutionary insights into bacterial predation modes.

The paper investigates how an invasive seaweed host influences its microbial biofilm compared to native hosts, finding it exerts greater influence and promiscuity in microbial associations.

The paper identifies sporadic over-activation of co-regulated genes with extreme outlier RNA expression in multiple species and tissues, showing these patterns are not inherited but may reflect gene regulatory network dynamics.

This study examines how common toads respond physiologically to warmer winters and late spring freezes, finding increased energy expenditure and reduced cold tolerance in warmer-acclimated toads.

The paper examines sex-biased gene expression patterns in somatic tissues of mice and humans, finding rapid evolutionary turnover and overlapping variances that challenge a binary sex classification.

The paper studies three newly emerged genes in mice, showing they quickly integrate into functional networks without extensive adaptive changes.