Folding-Door Spiders Reveal Ancient Pacific Northwest Split Written in Their Genes
By testing competing biogeographic hypotheses as molecular clock calibrations, researchers have dated an ancient spider divergence in the Pacific Northwest ...
Tag: phylogenomics
Spider Silk, Venom and Thieving Kin Drive a New Era of Arachnid Science
An inaugural collection of invited reviews showcases how spider silk, venom, kleptoparasitism, social mites and tarantula taxonomy are transforming arachnid ...
Medicinal Mushroom’s Mitochondrial Genome Reveals Conserved Core and Dynamic Evolution
The first complete mitochondrial genome of the medicinal mushroom Phellinus tuberculosus reveals a conserved core of respiratory genes alongside repeats ...
Genomes and Fossils Resolve a Century-Old Mystery of Insect Wing Evolution
A new phylogenomic and fossil-calibrated study confirms that mayflies and dragonflies form the ancient group Palaeoptera and that foldable wings ...
Journal Opens Special Issue on Evolutionary Mechanisms Shaping Biodiversity
The open-access journal Biological Diversity has launched a call for papers for a special issue on the evolutionary mechanisms that ...
Three Chikungunya Lineages, Three Mosquito Strategies: How Vector Adaptation Drives Global Spread
New phylogenomic analysis reveals that three ECSA sub-lineages of chikungunya virus each evolved distinct mosquito-adaptation strategies, explaining their regional dominance ...
Calcium-Sensing Genes Traced to the Roots of Plant Life on Land
A new phylogenomic study of 86 green plant species traces how the calcium-dependent protein kinase gene family originated, expanded, and ...
Chloroplast Genomes Reveal How Polyploidy Shapes Alfalfa’s Wild Cold-Hardy Relative
A new comparative genomics study of Medicago shows that whole-genome duplication leaves the chloroplast genomes of yellow-flowered alfalfa largely unchanged, ...
Ghost Plants Reveal How Plastid Genomes Collapse When Photosynthesis Is Abandoned
The first plastome sequence of the mycoheterotrophic ghost plant Monotropa callistoma clarifies genome collapse, relationships, and an ancient round-trip dispersal ...
Desert Viper Genomes Reveal Structural Shake-Ups in Venom Genes
Whole genome sequencing of 27 desert vipers reveals that structural variation in venom-encoding genes across the genus Cerastes may underpin ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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