Genome Biology and Evolution
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GBE publishes leading original research at the interface between evolutionary biology and genomics.
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The January cover of Genome Biology and Evolution features a Review by Brenman-Sutner & Zayed on how new developments in 'omics techniques have enabled unique insights into the ecology and evolution of bees.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf226
📸 Amro Zayed
#genome #evolution #bees #pollinators
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📸 Amro Zayed
#genome #evolution #bees #pollinators
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@gokcumenlab.bsky.social I really like the spinning-top model for explaining the prevalence of auto-immune conditions!
January 20, 2026 at 3:16 PM
@gokcumenlab.bsky.social I really like the spinning-top model for explaining the prevalence of auto-immune conditions!
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I’m excited to share a new paper by a super talented graduate-student-now-postdoc. Grateful to work with old and new collaborators!
Characterizing a novel Symbiopectobacterium MEX strain at the early stages of establishing a symbiotic relationship url: academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...
Characterizing a novel Symbiopectobacterium MEX strain at the early stages of establishing a symbiotic relationship url: academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...
Characterizing a novel Symbiopectobacterium purcellii MEX strain at the early stages of establishing a symbiotic relationship
Abstract. Insects ally with microbial symbionts for a diversity of services. The range of these interactions is wide, spanning from beneficial to pathogeni
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January 9, 2026 at 9:36 PM
I’m excited to share a new paper by a super talented graduate-student-now-postdoc. Grateful to work with old and new collaborators!
Characterizing a novel Symbiopectobacterium MEX strain at the early stages of establishing a symbiotic relationship url: academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...
Characterizing a novel Symbiopectobacterium MEX strain at the early stages of establishing a symbiotic relationship url: academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...
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Read our new paper in Genome Biology & Evolution to learn more about how sequencing the genome from a 14,000 year old wolf puppy's last meal yielded novel insights into the woolly rhino's extinction:
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📷 Mietje Germonpré
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📷 Mietje Germonpré
January 16, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Read our new paper in Genome Biology & Evolution to learn more about how sequencing the genome from a 14,000 year old wolf puppy's last meal yielded novel insights into the woolly rhino's extinction:
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📷 Mietje Germonpré
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📷 Mietje Germonpré
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the first evol-mut-circle meeting of 2026 happens Tuesday, 20 Jan, 15:00 UTC (8:30 pm India, 10 am EST). Madeleine Oman will present "How Sequence Context-Dependent Mutability Drives Mutation Rate Variation in the Genome"
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How Sequence Context-Dependent Mutability Drives Mutation Rate Variation in the Genome
Abstract. The rate of mutations varies >100-fold across the genome, altering the rate of evolution, and susceptibility to genetic diseases. The stronges
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January 17, 2026 at 2:34 PM
the first evol-mut-circle meeting of 2026 happens Tuesday, 20 Jan, 15:00 UTC (8:30 pm India, 10 am EST). Madeleine Oman will present "How Sequence Context-Dependent Mutability Drives Mutation Rate Variation in the Genome"
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DM me to join the list for meeting info
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Pretty cool way to find ancient DNA. I am not sure what's sadder, that this Rhino got eaten or that the animal that ate it died before the meal was digested... https://academic.oup.com/gbe/article/18/1/evaf239/8414728
January 18, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Pretty cool way to find ancient DNA. I am not sure what's sadder, that this Rhino got eaten or that the animal that ate it died before the meal was digested... https://academic.oup.com/gbe/article/18/1/evaf239/8414728
Pajic & @gokcumenlab.bsky.social synthesize the evolution of VNTRs in mammals, including mutational mechanisms and selective forces driving their evolution, and propose a theoretical framework for their persistence through evolutionary tradeoffs.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf250
#genome #evolution
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#genome #evolution
Evolutionary Balancing of Genetic Consequence and Innovation in Mammals Through Variable Number Tandem Repeats
Abstract. Understanding genomic function has historically relied on sequence conservation across evolutionary time. However, advances in genomics have reve
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January 20, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Pajic & @gokcumenlab.bsky.social synthesize the evolution of VNTRs in mammals, including mutational mechanisms and selective forces driving their evolution, and propose a theoretical framework for their persistence through evolutionary tradeoffs.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf250
#genome #evolution
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#genome #evolution
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New review from @gokcumenlab.bsky.social led by Petar Pajic on VNTRs. If you’re interested in VNTRs, this is a very nice synthesis.
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Evolutionary Balancing of Genetic Consequence and Innovation in Mammals Through Variable Number Tandem Repeats
Abstract. Understanding genomic function has historically relied on sequence conservation across evolutionary time. However, advances in genomics have reve
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January 8, 2026 at 1:27 PM
New review from @gokcumenlab.bsky.social led by Petar Pajic on VNTRs. If you’re interested in VNTRs, this is a very nice synthesis.
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Gunasekaran, Sicard, Almeida & @symboevo.bsky.social report a novel symbiotic interaction between a leafhopper and a bacterium; they analyse the genome of the bacterium, inferring it is in the early stages of establishing a host-dependent symbiosis.
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#genome #evolution
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#genome #evolution
Characterizing a Novel Symbiopectobacterium purcellii MEX Strain at the Early Stages of Establishing a Symbiotic Relationship
Abstract. Insects ally with microbial symbionts for a diversity of services. The range of these interactions is wide, spanning from beneficial to pathogeni
doi.org
January 20, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Gunasekaran, Sicard, Almeida & @symboevo.bsky.social report a novel symbiotic interaction between a leafhopper and a bacterium; they analyse the genome of the bacterium, inferring it is in the early stages of establishing a host-dependent symbiosis.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/...
#genome #evolution
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#genome #evolution
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So proud that this is out 🐺⏳🧬🦏. First paper as a senior author (co-shared with @lovedalen.bsky.social; thanks for a great opportunity) and led by my awesome former MSc student @solveiggudjonsd.bsky.social and a brilliant CPG postdoc @edanalord.bsky.social (1/n)
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Read our new paper in Genome Biology & Evolution to learn more about how sequencing the genome from a 14,000 year old wolf puppy's last meal yielded novel insights into the woolly rhino's extinction:
academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...
📷 Mietje Germonpré
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📷 Mietje Germonpré
January 16, 2026 at 12:32 PM
So proud that this is out 🐺⏳🧬🦏. First paper as a senior author (co-shared with @lovedalen.bsky.social; thanks for a great opportunity) and led by my awesome former MSc student @solveiggudjonsd.bsky.social and a brilliant CPG postdoc @edanalord.bsky.social (1/n)
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A woolly rhino genome has been recovered from meat preserved in a frozen wolf pup’s stomach. The 14,400-year-old DNA is helping researchers understand why woolly rhinos went extinct.
Woolly rhino genome recovered from meat in frozen wolf pup’s stomach
A piece of woolly rhinoceros flesh hidden inside a wolf that died 14,400 years ago has yielded genetic information that improves our understanding of why one of the most iconic megafauna species of the last glacial period went extinct
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January 15, 2026 at 9:31 AM
A woolly rhino genome has been recovered from meat preserved in a frozen wolf pup’s stomach. The 14,400-year-old DNA is helping researchers understand why woolly rhinos went extinct.
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In my latest for @arstechnica.com, researchers sequenced a complete woolly rhino genome from a 14,000-year-old bit of meat found in the stomach of a frozen wolf puppy, and it sheds some light on megafaunal extinction. 🧪
Scientists sequence a woolly rhino genome from a 14,400-year-old wolf’s stomach
Fortunately for paleogeneticists, wolf puppies don't chew their food thoroughly.
arstechnica.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:35 PM
In my latest for @arstechnica.com, researchers sequenced a complete woolly rhino genome from a 14,000-year-old bit of meat found in the stomach of a frozen wolf puppy, and it sheds some light on megafaunal extinction. 🧪
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Scientists recover genome from woolly rhino eaten by Ice Age wolf reut.rs/4qopUgY
Scientists recover genome from woolly rhino eaten by Ice Age wolf
About 14,400 years ago, a weeks-old wolf puppy ate its last meal - meat from a woolly rhinoceros - shortly before dying on the harsh Ice Age landscape of northeastern Siberia.
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January 14, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Scientists recover genome from woolly rhino eaten by Ice Age wolf reut.rs/4qopUgY
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These are the days of miracles and wonder....
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January 16, 2026 at 9:44 AM
These are the days of miracles and wonder....
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The recent article on wholly rhino ancient genomics by Guðjónsdóttir, @jcchacond.bsky.social et al. has received plenty of attention in the media.
⬇️ Check below the thread below for some great coverage on this story.
⬇️ Check below the thread below for some great coverage on this story.
January 15, 2026 at 3:40 PM
The recent article on wholly rhino ancient genomics by Guðjónsdóttir, @jcchacond.bsky.social et al. has received plenty of attention in the media.
⬇️ Check below the thread below for some great coverage on this story.
⬇️ Check below the thread below for some great coverage on this story.
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In the stomach of a mummified wolf pup, scientists find DNA from a woolly rhino
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/233753/
Two ancient wolf pups found entombed in Siberian permafrost more than a decade ago are revealing new stories,…
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/233753/
Two ancient wolf pups found entombed in Siberian permafrost more than a decade ago are revealing new stories,…
In the stomach of a mummified wolf pup, scientists find DNA from a woolly rhino - New Zealand News Beep
Two ancient wolf pups found entombed in Siberian permafrost more than a decade ago are revealing new stories, thanks to rich DNA clues preserved inside their
www.newsbeep.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:45 AM
In the stomach of a mummified wolf pup, scientists find DNA from a woolly rhino
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/233753/
Two ancient wolf pups found entombed in Siberian permafrost more than a decade ago are revealing new stories,…
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/233753/
Two ancient wolf pups found entombed in Siberian permafrost more than a decade ago are revealing new stories,…
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Hey there #wolf 🐺 pup hands off woolly #rhino 🦏
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One of the last woolly rhinos to walk Earth was eaten by a wolf pup — and scientists have now sequenced its genome from the undigested meat
More than 14,000 years ago, a wolf pup ate a piece of woolly rhino. Scientists have analyzed the rhino's DNA to figure out why it went extinct.
www.livescience.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Hey there #wolf 🐺 pup hands off woolly #rhino 🦏
www.livescience.com/animals/land... #wildlife #paleontology
www.livescience.com/animals/land... #wildlife #paleontology
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Thank you, Sólveig M. Guðjónsdóttir, @jcchacond.bsky.social & Dr Kamilla Pawłowska for speaking w/me about woolly rhino DNA from a mummified wolf pup! Thank you, @andreatweather.bsky.social, for improving the story!
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Scientists Find Extinct Rhino DNA in Mummified Wolf Puppy's Stomach
Scientists have sequenced the genome of the long-extinct woolly rhinoceros from remains found in the stomach of a naturally mummified Pleistocene wolf pup
www.scientificamerican.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Thank you, Sólveig M. Guðjónsdóttir, @jcchacond.bsky.social & Dr Kamilla Pawłowska for speaking w/me about woolly rhino DNA from a mummified wolf pup! Thank you, @andreatweather.bsky.social, for improving the story!
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Scientists managed to extract a high-coverage genome of an extinct woolly rhino from an undigested piece of its flesh found in the stomach of a permafrost-preserved 14kyo wolf pup. 🧪🏺
One of the last woolly rhinos to walk Earth was eaten by a wolf pup — and scientists have now sequenced its genome from the undigested meat
More than 14,000 years ago, a wolf pup ate a piece of woolly rhino. Scientists have analyzed the rhino's DNA to figure out why it went extinct.
www.livescience.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Scientists managed to extract a high-coverage genome of an extinct woolly rhino from an undigested piece of its flesh found in the stomach of a permafrost-preserved 14kyo wolf pup. 🧪🏺
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A rare sample from a woolly rhinoceroses reveals how the population changed in the lead-up to the species’ extinction
go.nature.com/4qWohHb
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Wolf pup’s stomach yields DNA from one of world’s last surviving woolly rhinos
A rare sample from a woolly rhinoceroses reveals how the population changed in the lead-up to the species’ extinction.
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January 15, 2026 at 11:21 AM
A rare sample from a woolly rhinoceroses reveals how the population changed in the lead-up to the species’ extinction
go.nature.com/4qWohHb
go.nature.com/4qWohHb
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Step back and think about this…it’s INCREDIBLE
We can sequence DNA from an extinct species that’s been dead for thousands of years. Not only that, we can sequence DNA from another extinct species that first extinct species ate as its last meal…to learn about population dynamics of the extinct prey.
We can sequence DNA from an extinct species that’s been dead for thousands of years. Not only that, we can sequence DNA from another extinct species that first extinct species ate as its last meal…to learn about population dynamics of the extinct prey.
A rare sample from a woolly rhinoceroses reveals how the population changed in the lead-up to the species’ extinction
go.nature.com/4qWohHb
go.nature.com/4qWohHb
Wolf pup’s stomach yields DNA from one of world’s last surviving woolly rhinos
A rare sample from a woolly rhinoceroses reveals how the population changed in the lead-up to the species’ extinction.
go.nature.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Step back and think about this…it’s INCREDIBLE
We can sequence DNA from an extinct species that’s been dead for thousands of years. Not only that, we can sequence DNA from another extinct species that first extinct species ate as its last meal…to learn about population dynamics of the extinct prey.
We can sequence DNA from an extinct species that’s been dead for thousands of years. Not only that, we can sequence DNA from another extinct species that first extinct species ate as its last meal…to learn about population dynamics of the extinct prey.
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Davide Peede & colleagues* (with input from me) have written a review paper on applications of the SMC model academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...
We discuss what is the SMC approximation and why it is important, and then discuss many methods that use its machinery to infer various aspects of biology.
We discuss what is the SMC approximation and why it is important, and then discuss many methods that use its machinery to infer various aspects of biology.
Not Just Ne Ne-More: New Applications for SMC from Ecology to Phylogenies
Abstract. Genomes contain the mutational footprint of an organism’s evolutionary history, shaped by diverse forces including ecological factors, selective
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January 8, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Davide Peede & colleagues* (with input from me) have written a review paper on applications of the SMC model academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...
We discuss what is the SMC approximation and why it is important, and then discuss many methods that use its machinery to infer various aspects of biology.
We discuss what is the SMC approximation and why it is important, and then discuss many methods that use its machinery to infer various aspects of biology.
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Forskare vid @cpgsthlm.bsky.social har analyserat arvsmassa från en 14400 gammal ullhårig noshörning. Arvsmassan kommer från vävnad som hittades i magen på en förhistorisk varg. Studien visar att noshörningarna var genetiskt friska fram till slutet av senaste istiden.
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January 15, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Forskare vid @cpgsthlm.bsky.social har analyserat arvsmassa från en 14400 gammal ullhårig noshörning. Arvsmassan kommer från vävnad som hittades i magen på en förhistorisk varg. Studien visar att noshörningarna var genetiskt friska fram till slutet av senaste istiden.
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I mean, honestly, what are people even going to do that can compete with this title?
“Genome Shows no Recent Inbreeding in Near-Extinction Woolly Rhinoceros Sample Found in Ancient Wolf's Stomach”
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“Genome Shows no Recent Inbreeding in Near-Extinction Woolly Rhinoceros Sample Found in Ancient Wolf's Stomach”
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Genome Shows no Recent Inbreeding in Near-Extinction Woolly Rhinoceros Sample Found in Ancient Wolf's Stomach
Abstract. Using temporarily spaced high-coverage ancient genomes, we can assess population decline prior to extinction. However, finding suitable ancient r
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January 15, 2026 at 12:55 AM
I mean, honestly, what are people even going to do that can compete with this title?
“Genome Shows no Recent Inbreeding in Near-Extinction Woolly Rhinoceros Sample Found in Ancient Wolf's Stomach”
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“Genome Shows no Recent Inbreeding in Near-Extinction Woolly Rhinoceros Sample Found in Ancient Wolf's Stomach”
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#ERGAReads | The Genomic Kaleidoscope: On the Hidden Dimensions of Within-Species Genomic Diversity 🌈🧬
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#genomics #genomicdiversity
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#genomics #genomicdiversity
The Genomic Kaleidoscope: On the Hidden Dimensions of Within-Species Genomic Diversity
Abstract. Genomic diversity within species encompasses a range of sequence-related, structural, and regulatory features. To illustrate their complexity, we
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January 15, 2026 at 10:41 AM
#ERGAReads | The Genomic Kaleidoscope: On the Hidden Dimensions of Within-Species Genomic Diversity 🌈🧬
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@genomebiolevol.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social @embl.org @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social @univie.ac.at @uab.cat
#genomics #genomicdiversity
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@genomebiolevol.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social @embl.org @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social @univie.ac.at @uab.cat
#genomics #genomicdiversity
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New publication: "The Golden #Lancehead Genome Reveals Distinct Selective Processes Acting on #Venom #Genes of an Island Endemic #Snake" with Pedro G. Nachtigall from @unioslo-cees.bsky.social & @biovitenskap.bsky.social published in Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social
The Golden Lancehead Genome Reveals Distinct Selective Processes Acting on Venom Genes of an Island Endemic Snake
Abstract. High-quality genomic resources are important for accurate assessments of adaptive evolution in rapidly evolving island endemic species. The golde
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January 14, 2026 at 12:32 PM
New publication: "The Golden #Lancehead Genome Reveals Distinct Selective Processes Acting on #Venom #Genes of an Island Endemic #Snake" with Pedro G. Nachtigall from @unioslo-cees.bsky.social & @biovitenskap.bsky.social published in Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social