Molecular Biology and Evolution
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Dias et al. used genetic data from 27 Drosophilidae species and 6 outgroups to reconstruct the evolutionary relationships of fruit flies, recovering Drosophilidae as nonmonophyletic, underscoring the need for taxonomic revision.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf269
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🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf269
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November 14, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Dias et al. used genetic data from 27 Drosophilidae species and 6 outgroups to reconstruct the evolutionary relationships of fruit flies, recovering Drosophilidae as nonmonophyletic, underscoring the need for taxonomic revision.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf269
#evobio #molbio #drosophila
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf269
#evobio #molbio #drosophila
Our recent article on GHIST, the community competition to benchmark methods in genomic history inference, is the focus of this month's Highlight.
Highlight: Community Tournament GHIST Fuels Advances in Computational Genetics
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf278
#evobio #molbio #compbio
Highlight: Community Tournament GHIST Fuels Advances in Computational Genetics
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf278
#evobio #molbio #compbio
November 14, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Our recent article on GHIST, the community competition to benchmark methods in genomic history inference, is the focus of this month's Highlight.
Highlight: Community Tournament GHIST Fuels Advances in Computational Genetics
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf278
#evobio #molbio #compbio
Highlight: Community Tournament GHIST Fuels Advances in Computational Genetics
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf278
#evobio #molbio #compbio
Hart et al. integrated cell biology, phylogenetics, transcriptomics, and genomics to investigate Trichomonas–bacteria interactions, identifying a conserved molecular toolkit that targets bacterial peptidoglycan and its precursor.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf276
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🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf276
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November 14, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Hart et al. integrated cell biology, phylogenetics, transcriptomics, and genomics to investigate Trichomonas–bacteria interactions, identifying a conserved molecular toolkit that targets bacterial peptidoglycan and its precursor.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf276
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🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf276
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The origin of plasmid core genes remains poorly understood - Picazo et al. show that acquisition of LLP-1/LPP-2 plasmids by the bacteria Pantoea introduced genetic redundancy with chromosomal genes, followed by waves of differential gene loss.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf273
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🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf273
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November 14, 2025 at 8:36 AM
The origin of plasmid core genes remains poorly understood - Picazo et al. show that acquisition of LLP-1/LPP-2 plasmids by the bacteria Pantoea introduced genetic redundancy with chromosomal genes, followed by waves of differential gene loss.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf273
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🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf273
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Zhou et al. present SMTdb, a spatial meta-transcriptome database that provides insights into the abundance, distribution, and enriched tumor microenvironment regions of 1,218 microbiota in spatial tissue slices.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf263
#evobio #molbio #cancer
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf263
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November 7, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Zhou et al. present SMTdb, a spatial meta-transcriptome database that provides insights into the abundance, distribution, and enriched tumor microenvironment regions of 1,218 microbiota in spatial tissue slices.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf263
#evobio #molbio #cancer
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf263
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Community competitions help benchmark approaches in computational biology. Struck et al. now present GHIST 2024 - The First Genomic History Inference Strategies Tournament, for the inference of evolutionary history from genome data.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf257
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🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf257
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November 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Community competitions help benchmark approaches in computational biology. Struck et al. now present GHIST 2024 - The First Genomic History Inference Strategies Tournament, for the inference of evolutionary history from genome data.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf257
#evobio #molbio #compbio #popgen
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf257
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Independently evolved supergenes control colony social organization and queen reproductive strategies in several ant lineages. Sigeman et al. uncover a novel 9 Mb supergene controlling queen size and social organization in Myrmica ruginodis.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf255
#evobio #molbio #ants
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf255
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November 5, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Independently evolved supergenes control colony social organization and queen reproductive strategies in several ant lineages. Sigeman et al. uncover a novel 9 Mb supergene controlling queen size and social organization in Myrmica ruginodis.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf255
#evobio #molbio #ants
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf255
#evobio #molbio #ants
Fu et al. used comparative genomics to investigate the evolution of rock-inhabiting fungi. They reveal these fungi have compact, gene-dense genomes, and two genes under positive selection across multiple lineages.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf249
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🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf249
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October 31, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Fu et al. used comparative genomics to investigate the evolution of rock-inhabiting fungi. They reveal these fungi have compact, gene-dense genomes, and two genes under positive selection across multiple lineages.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf249
#evobio #molbio #fungi
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf249
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The November cover of Molecular Biology and Evolution features the work of Povilus et al., who examined DNA methylation and genetic imprinting in water lily endosperm.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf271
#evobio #molbio #PlantSky #epigenetics
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf271
#evobio #molbio #PlantSky #epigenetics
October 31, 2025 at 10:37 AM
The November cover of Molecular Biology and Evolution features the work of Povilus et al., who examined DNA methylation and genetic imprinting in water lily endosperm.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf271
#evobio #molbio #PlantSky #epigenetics
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf271
#evobio #molbio #PlantSky #epigenetics
Our recent article on human-virus co-evolution following the rise of agriculture is the focus of this month's Highlight.
Highlight: 10,000 Years of Agriculture-driven Human Evolution Through the Lens of a Single Gene
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf245
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Highlight: 10,000 Years of Agriculture-driven Human Evolution Through the Lens of a Single Gene
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf245
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October 28, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Our recent article on human-virus co-evolution following the rise of agriculture is the focus of this month's Highlight.
Highlight: 10,000 Years of Agriculture-driven Human Evolution Through the Lens of a Single Gene
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf245
#evobio #molbio #humanevolution
Highlight: 10,000 Years of Agriculture-driven Human Evolution Through the Lens of a Single Gene
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf245
#evobio #molbio #humanevolution
@farleykvdg.bsky.social et al. investigate the importance of translation-enabling RNA editing in ferns, suggesting an adaptive role, in contrast to the prevailing view of RNA editing as a neutral evolutionary process.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf241
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🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf241
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October 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM
@farleykvdg.bsky.social et al. investigate the importance of translation-enabling RNA editing in ferns, suggesting an adaptive role, in contrast to the prevailing view of RNA editing as a neutral evolutionary process.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf241
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🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf241
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Nordgren et al. analyzed 4,343 ancient and ∼700,000 present-day human genomes to link the evolution of a gastroenteritis-protective loss-of-function allele to the development of agriculture across Europe.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf243
#evobio #molbio #humanevolution
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf243
#evobio #molbio #humanevolution
October 24, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Nordgren et al. analyzed 4,343 ancient and ∼700,000 present-day human genomes to link the evolution of a gastroenteritis-protective loss-of-function allele to the development of agriculture across Europe.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf243
#evobio #molbio #humanevolution
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf243
#evobio #molbio #humanevolution
@djivanp.bsky.social @aline-muyle.bsky.social et al. sequenced the transcriptomes of nine dioecious, two gynodioecious, and two hermaphrodite Silene species, finding that those with older sex separation exhibit the most numerous sex-biased genes.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf229
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🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf229
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October 24, 2025 at 9:29 AM
@djivanp.bsky.social @aline-muyle.bsky.social et al. sequenced the transcriptomes of nine dioecious, two gynodioecious, and two hermaphrodite Silene species, finding that those with older sex separation exhibit the most numerous sex-biased genes.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf229
#evobio #molbio
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf229
#evobio #molbio
@snbogan.bsky.social @notothentoma.bsky.social @scotthotaling.bsky.social @paulbfrandsen.bsky.social et al. explore the evolution of type III antifreeze proteins in deep sea zoarcoid fishes.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf219
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🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf219
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October 21, 2025 at 9:40 AM
@snbogan.bsky.social @notothentoma.bsky.social @scotthotaling.bsky.social @paulbfrandsen.bsky.social et al. explore the evolution of type III antifreeze proteins in deep sea zoarcoid fishes.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf219
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🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf219
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Yun et al. leveraged RNA-seq data to model gene expression variation in the grass Brachypodium distachyon and its response to soil drying, identifying genotypic, environmental, and G×E effects on physiological, metabolic, and gene expression traits.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf218
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🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf218
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October 21, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Yun et al. leveraged RNA-seq data to model gene expression variation in the grass Brachypodium distachyon and its response to soil drying, identifying genotypic, environmental, and G×E effects on physiological, metabolic, and gene expression traits.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf218
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🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf218
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Henriques et al: The Diverse Evolutionary Histories of Domesticated Metaviral Capsid Genes in Mammals
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msae061
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msae061
October 9, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Henriques et al: The Diverse Evolutionary Histories of Domesticated Metaviral Capsid Genes in Mammals
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msae061
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msae061
Joseph et al: Increased Positive Selection in Highly Recombining Genes Does not Necessarily Reflect an Evolutionary Advantage of Recombination
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msae107
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msae107
October 9, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Joseph et al: Increased Positive Selection in Highly Recombining Genes Does not Necessarily Reflect an Evolutionary Advantage of Recombination
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msae107
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msae107
The MBE Best Student Paper award of 2024 goes to Julien Joseph (winner) and William S. Henriques (runner-up).
👏 Congratulations Julien and William for this recognition of your amazing work!
Check below for details on their research ⬇️
👏 Congratulations Julien and William for this recognition of your amazing work!
Check below for details on their research ⬇️
October 9, 2025 at 10:06 AM
The MBE Best Student Paper award of 2024 goes to Julien Joseph (winner) and William S. Henriques (runner-up).
👏 Congratulations Julien and William for this recognition of your amazing work!
Check below for details on their research ⬇️
👏 Congratulations Julien and William for this recognition of your amazing work!
Check below for details on their research ⬇️
He et al. performed large-scale comparative genomics on 131 species of Hymenoptera, providing insights finto genome evolution and the genomic basis of diversification in these insects
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf221
#evobio #molbio #hymenoptera
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf221
#evobio #molbio #hymenoptera
October 9, 2025 at 7:06 AM
He et al. performed large-scale comparative genomics on 131 species of Hymenoptera, providing insights finto genome evolution and the genomic basis of diversification in these insects
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf221
#evobio #molbio #hymenoptera
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf221
#evobio #molbio #hymenoptera
Lin et al. present a chromosome-level genome of Eden's whale to elucidate the speciation and taxonomy of balaenopterids; findings show Eden's whale is the sister species of Bryde's whale, sharing a common ancestor approximately 7.84 Mya.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf234
#evobio #molbio #whale
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf234
#evobio #molbio #whale
October 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Lin et al. present a chromosome-level genome of Eden's whale to elucidate the speciation and taxonomy of balaenopterids; findings show Eden's whale is the sister species of Bryde's whale, sharing a common ancestor approximately 7.84 Mya.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf234
#evobio #molbio #whale
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf234
#evobio #molbio #whale
The October cover of Molecular Biology and Evolution features the work of Han et al., who investigated the origins of East Asian domestic pigs.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf214
#evobio #molbio #domestication
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf214
#evobio #molbio #domestication
October 1, 2025 at 10:10 AM
The October cover of Molecular Biology and Evolution features the work of Han et al., who investigated the origins of East Asian domestic pigs.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf214
#evobio #molbio #domestication
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf214
#evobio #molbio #domestication
Han et al. used genome data from ancient domestic pigs and wild boar from 5,800 BCE to 1,300 CE across China, confirming N. China as the domestication origin of modern East Asian pigs, and signatures of human management as early as 3,000 BCE.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf214
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🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf214
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September 26, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Han et al. used genome data from ancient domestic pigs and wild boar from 5,800 BCE to 1,300 CE across China, confirming N. China as the domestication origin of modern East Asian pigs, and signatures of human management as early as 3,000 BCE.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf214
#evobio #molbio
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf214
#evobio #molbio
Heitzmann et al. compared brain transcriptomes of four sexual genotypes of the African pygmy mouse, showing how sex and neo-sex chromosomes impacted transcriptomes to reflect their transmission mode, evolutionary trajectories, and genomic conflicts.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf208
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🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf208
#evobio #molbio
September 23, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Heitzmann et al. compared brain transcriptomes of four sexual genotypes of the African pygmy mouse, showing how sex and neo-sex chromosomes impacted transcriptomes to reflect their transmission mode, evolutionary trajectories, and genomic conflicts.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf208
#evobio #molbio
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf208
#evobio #molbio
Villalobos-Leiva et al. analysed population structure, genetic diversity, and geometric morphometrics of wing shape in Vanessa carye, supporting its status as a migratory species with the longest journey among American butterflies.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molb...
#evobio #molbio #migration
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#evobio #molbio #migration
September 22, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Villalobos-Leiva et al. analysed population structure, genetic diversity, and geometric morphometrics of wing shape in Vanessa carye, supporting its status as a migratory species with the longest journey among American butterflies.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molb...
#evobio #molbio #migration
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molb...
#evobio #molbio #migration