Evolutionary Biology

Evolutionary Biology

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Latest articles

    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Sequence adaptations satisfy the constraints of mitochondrial membrane protein evolution

    Tarun Yadav, Jonathan H Borowsky ... Jared Rutter
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    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
    • Convincing
    1. Cancer Biology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Punctuated mutagenesis promotes multi-step evolutionary adaptation in human cancers

    Christopher J Graser, Wenbo Wu ... Franziska Michor
    Evolutionary modeling reveals that punctuated bursts of mutations facilitate fitness-valley crossing in cancer, promoting multi-step adaptation across complex fitness landscapes.
    1. Evolutionary Biology

    Large scale loss-of-function mutations during chicken evolution and domestication

    Siwen Wu, Kun Wang ... Zhengchang Su
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Useful
    • Incomplete
    1. Genetics and Genomics
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Cis-regulation and natural selection in the evolution of human DNA methylation

    Zhenzhen Ma, Alexander L Starr ... Hunter B Fraser
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Important
    • Compelling
    • Solid
    1. Ecology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Life-history trade-offs explain local adaptation in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Benjamin Brachi, Danièle L Filiault ... Magnus Nordborg
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Important
    • Convincing
    1. Evolutionary Biology

    Evolutionary dynamics of insect odorant receptors reveal ecological tuning shaping olfactory perception

    Tianmin Zhang, Xuanxiao Yang ... Huimeng Lu
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Valuable
    • Incomplete
    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    The tuxedo sea urchin Mespilia globulus: A fast-developing and tractable model for genomic and developmental biology

    Omar Matar, Marie Emilie Maeland ... Ferdinand Marlétaz
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Valuable
    • Solid
    1. Genetics and Genomics
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Parallel connectivity and genomic divergence but heterogeneous demographic history in sympatric Mediterranean clingfishes

    Maximilian Wagner, Stephan Koblmüller ... Hannes Svardal
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Valuable
    • Solid
    • Incomplete
    1. Neuroscience
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Mosaic evolution of avian brain compartments revealed by comparative MRI

    Yuki Kawabe, Tomokazu Tsurugizawa ... Takuma Kumamoto
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Useful
    • Incomplete
    1. Plant Biology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Adaptation of an herbivorous arthropod to green tea plants by overcoming catechin defenses

    Naoki Takeda, Brendan Abiskaroon ... Takeshi Suzuki
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Important
    • Convincing
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Highlights

    1. Evolutionary Biology
    2. Immunology and Inflammation

    Antibody Language Models: Taking the biology seriously makes models better

    Antonio Matas-Gil, Andreas Tiffeau-Mayer
    1. Evolutionary Biology

    Microfossils: Mimicking early life-forms in the lab

    Maarten Lubbers, Dennis Claessen
    1. Evolutionary Biology

    Evolutionary Biology: Embracing the complexity of cooperation

    Benjamin Allen

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  1. Claude Desplan
    New York University, United States
  2. Alan Moses
    University of Toronto, Canada
  3. Detlef Weigel
    Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Germany
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