The fossil of an early relative of mammals that shares some adaptions seen in the modern platypus, from the Jurassic period of China, is described in this week’s @nature.com: spklr.io/63329EptI1

The fossil of an early relative of mammals that shares some adaptions seen in the modern platypus, from the Jurassic period of China, is described in this week’s @nature.com: spklr.io/63329EptI1
A study in Nature systematically maps genetic variants, genes and pathways that are involved in differentiating the human skeleton from those of other great apes. go.nature.com/3VIqueT #Evosky 🧬🧪
I am really happy to share that I have started as PI of an @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social-funded 3-year project @clpskuleuven.bsky.social. I'll investigate how scientists conceptualize, model & measure environments across the life, cognitive, social & Earth sciences! #philsci #philsky #evosky #envhum 🧪
The gentoo penguin complex is historically treated as a single species, but a study in Communications Biology shows the existence of four divergent evolutionary lineages. The authors propose treating the lineages as four distinct species. go.nature.com/4iVxVZQ #evosky 🧬🌎🧪
Nine years of genomic monitoring of a tsunami-induced hybrid stickleback population in Japan after the 2011 tsunami reveals rapid genome-wide purging including of loci involved in reproductive isolation, according to a paper in Nature Ecology & Evolution. go.nature.com/4j1tDjK #evosky 🧬🧪
Comparative analysis of mitochondrial proteomes across the tree of life
#evolution #LECA #phylogenetics #eukaryogenesis #evoSky #scienceSky
WTF Wednesday is BACK! Each week I take a look in MNB’s archive for something surprising, weird or silly. This week do we share “friendliness” genes with dogs?
medicalnewsbulletin.com/genes-dog-be... 🧪 #AffectSci #devpsy #evosky 🧬 #mansbestfriend #dogpeople #doglovers
The gentoo penguin complex is historically treated as a single species, but a study in Communications Biology shows the existence of four divergent evolutionary lineages. The authors propose treating the lineages as four distinct species. go.nature.com/4iVxVZQ #evosky 🧬🌎🧪
Bacterial chromosomal gene positioning is likely shaped by selection on both mean and growth-dependent expression
#genomes #genetics #genes #evolution #evoSky #scienceSky
Happy to see our work on the evolution of antiviral repertoires in P4-like satellites and their P2-like helper phages (check out the 🧵 👇) out in @narjournal.bsky.social
Salish Sea purple sea stars are genetically divergent from other populations along the Pacific coast based on SNP calling in whole genome sequencing data. doi.org/10.1093/evol...
This #OpenAccess study from 'Plant Systematics and Evolution' provides critical developmental information related to ultrastructural and morphological diversity that is pertinent to interpretations of phenotypic variability and evolution of spores. bit.ly/46ScL7u 🪴 #EvoSky
Interested in how species diversity is split between major animal groups? Here is the infographic for you!
🧪⚒️🦀🦑 #evosky
The shared evolutionary capacities of plasmids and extrachromosomal DNA
#evolution #evoSky #scienceSky
Barney Potter & I are putting the finishing touches to the latest release of baltic set for Sep 22. If you're a current baltic user the refactored API will break things. The docs will help you navigate the new API: baltic.readthedocs.io/en/latest/in.... Preprint to follow soon. #ViroSky #EvoSky
Genomic insights into natural selection in recent human history
#evolution #HumanEvolution #evoSky