comparative / phylogenetic analysis

This study presents the first whole mitogenome-based phylogeny of Austral teals, revealing their divergence from mallards in the late Miocene and radiation into flightless and volant lineages.

This study identifies that OxyS RNA inhibits both cell division and cell elongation in E. coli, with mepS being a conserved target across 64% of organisms.

This study compares gut microbiota assembly patterns in lab and wild mice, finding conserved age-related diversity and abundance trends despite taxonomic differences.

The paper investigates the evolutionary origin and diversification of collagen IV genes, revealing their role in the development of basement membranes and adaptation to environmental osmolarity.

This paper develops a coarse-grained model for glycosaminoglycans compatible with Martini forcefields, enabling simulation of their conformational and thermodynamic properties.

The paper constructs a high-resolution terrestrial aboveground food web revealing unique structural properties of herbivory and carnivory interactions.

The paper shows that secretory cell lineages, not stem cells, can trigger tumor formation in the context of inflammation and Western-style diets, which are major colon cancer risk factors.

The paper investigates the phylogenetic distribution of non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) DNA repair systems in prokaryotes and archaea, finding limited presence and multiple pathways in some species.

This study identifies genetic adaptations to whole genome duplication in Cochlearia species, highlighting kinetochore and ion transport gene changes across multiple WGD events.

The paper tests the Dispersal hypothesis for sex differences in cooperative care across birds and mammals, finding support for the hypothesis and ruling out alternative explanations.

This study examines transcriptomic changes in Venus flytrap traps over time during prey capture and digestion, identifying genes involved in digestion and nutrient uptake.

The paper models the Injectrode system to determine how design parameters affect neural activation, finding that larger surface area reduces pain-related activation.

This study uses comparative genomics and fossil data to infer divergence times in volvocine algae, revealing the evolutionary sequence leading to multicellularity and gamete differentiation.

This study investigates the evolution of viperin genes across prokaryotes and eukaryotes, revealing their conservation, diversification mechanisms, and immune functions.

The paper analyzes GC content variation across 150 insect species, finding higher GC in protein-coding regions and Lepidoptera, with evidence of GC-biased gene conversion.

This study examines the role of salinity and other factors in shaping body size evolution rates across fish species at multiple scales, finding limited salinity influence and stronger effects from species richness and lake environments.

The paper analyzes proteome and genome data to trace evolutionary changes in plastid and mitochondrial biology across eukaryotes, identifying unique protein families and molecular adaptations linked to major evolutionary transitions.

The paper models metabolic evolution and finds that Mo-dependent biochemistry emerged after oxygen rise, supported by genomic and machine learning analyses.

This study identifies a novel amphipathic helix in mycoplasma FtsZ that enables direct membrane binding, offering insights into Z-ring constriction in cell wall-less bacteria.

The paper compares antibody and cytokine responses between MIS-C patients and convalescent COVID-19 children, finding weaker antibody responses and elevated proinflammatory cytokines in MIS-C.

The paper examines factors influencing adult sex ratio variation in shorebirds, finding strong correlations among sex role components but not with sex-specific mortality.

This study analyzes OsHV-1 genomes from two oyster species to show host-driven genetic divergence and cross-species transmission.

This paper shows that sub-membrane actin rings compartmentalize the plasma membrane by confining membrane protein motion in a periodic pattern, observed in neurons and other cell types.

The paper identifies conidial surface proteins in Aspergillus fumigatus and shows their role in immune evasion during infection.

This study presents a computational model of colonic motility that explores the mechanical roles of mucus and shear stress in homeostasis and ulcerative colitis.

The paper reconstructs the evolutionary timeline of phosphorus-cycling enzymes and links their development to changes in phosphate concentrations and geological events.

This study uses phylogenomic analyses with extensive taxon sampling to propose a new infrageneric classification of Pourthiaea, finding cytonuclear discordance and hybridization as key factors.

This study identifies five ecomorphological categories in Pseudophilautus shrub frogs, showing body size and specific traits correlate with habitat type and that ecomorphs evolved multiple times in response to climate changes.

This study identifies the genomic island ICEKp258.2 in diverse Klebsiella pneumoniae strains and shows subinhibitory antibiotics induce its excision and gene expression.

The paper compares vocal frequency evolution across mammals, birds, and frogs, finding mammals have higher frequencies and faster evolutionary rates.