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Rapid evolution and gene conversion of a primate cell surface receptor family blocks recognition by pathogenic bacteria.

Developmental genetics of sea anemone mechanosensory neurons provides insights into the deep evolutionary history of mechanoreceptor development in animals.

Exceptionally preserved small shelly fossils (SSFs) from the early Cambrian Kuanchuanpu Formation (535 million years ago) reveal the muscular system of ancient cnidarians.

Behavioural and physiological stress response components are integrated on the major axis of genetic covariation, with implications for health and the understanding of the evolutionary response to stressors.

This first comparison of different methodologies to estimate germline mutation rate from pedigrees resulted in almost a 2-fold variation in the estimated rates, discrepancies mainly caused by different filtering methods.

The coquí frog is of interest to researchers in fields as diverse as development biology, social behavior and the biology of invasive species.

Research carried out in the simple chordate Ciona has elucidated the regulatory interplay between two evolutionarily conserved transcription factors, Brachyury and Xbp1, and has shed new light on their roles in the formation of the notochord.

Integrated phylogenomics and mitochondrial DNA inventory of net-winged beetles across three continents suggest ~1000 undescribed species, biodiversity hot spots, and phylogeny-based classification that sets up the basis for further research.

The spread of herbicide resistance in one of the most problematic weeds in North America occurs through both recent, repeated mutational origins and gene flow across an international network of agricultural fields.

Ecological and evolutionary perspectives are critical to understand, predict, prevent, and treat malaria parasites that may spread to humans from our close primate relatives.