Mollusks encompass species ranging from squid to sea snails - 13 new #genomes from across the phylum to assemble a new phylogeny for Mollusca https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ads0215 #biodiversity #genomics #evolution #phylogenomics

PhyloSIB, our annual workshop about molecular evolution, phylogenetics, and comparative phylogenomics took place Wednesday in Lausanne as a satellite event preceding Biology25.

15 SIB Groups gave presentations on recent developments in the field. We had a full house with 80 participants. A lively and fruitful open discussion forum concluded the workshop.

@richardneher, @marcrr, @dessimoz, @mariedangles, @rmwaterhouse

Newly discovered #algae species offers insights into #plant #evolution and #UV protection.

#Streptofilum #tundra #arctic #soil #microbiome #streptophyte #phylogenomics

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-newly-algae-species-insights-evolution.html

Phylogenetic reconciliation: making the most of genomes to understand microbial ecology and evolution

https://doi.org/10.1093/ismejo/wrae129

Scientists recreate the head of this ancient 9-foot-long bug
https://phys.org/news/2024-10-scientists-biggest-bug-earth.html

Head anatomy and #phylogenomics show the #Carboniferous giant #Arthropleura belonged to a millipede-centipede group https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adp6362

"The giant bug's topper was a round bulb with two short bell-shaped antennae, two protruding eyes like a crab, and a rather small mouth adapted for grinding leaves and bark"

Let's get some #honeysuckle into your feed!
Yang et al. use #nuclear ribosomal #DNA cistron data and plastid #phylogenomics to provide new insights into infrageneric relationships of #Lonicera. https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.13014
@wileyecolevol @wileyplantsci
#JSE #PlantSci #botany

#Phylogenomics, #taxonomy, & #evolutionary history of needle-leaved #junipers (#Juniperus sect. Juniperus): Asian blue-cone (+J communis) & Mediterranean red-cone species

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2024.108162 Gutiérrez-Larruscain et al. #MPE

@ecology @plants @botany @plantscience @nature @biodiversity @evolution

Featured on the cover of our May issue, Yang et al. use #nuclear ribosomal #DNA cistron data and plastid #phylogenomics to provide new insights into infrageneric relationships of #Lonicera (Caprifoliaceae).
https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.13014
@wileyecolevol @wileyplantsci #JSE #PlantSci #botany #evolution

Viper-mimicking #snake from Asia is a unique branch in the reptile evolutionary tree
https://phys.org/news/2024-05-viper-mimicking-snake-asia-unique.html

#Phylogenomics of Psammodynastes and Buhoma, with the description of a new Asian snake family https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-60215-2

"#MockVipers not only look like tree-dwelling #vipers but also act like them. Intriguingly, they have a fake 'fang' in the front of their mouth, which fools a predator into thinking that they possess #venom fangs during an open-mouthed threat display."

Xu et al. are redrawing the lines of the #Asteraceae family tree with a new #taxonomic framework for the subtribe Crepidinae-created using #nuclear data with a #phylogenomics approach. PLUS! Meet Qineryangia-a new monotypic #genus.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.13066
@WileyEcolEvol
#PlantSci #botany #evolution

Your morning #coffee may be more than a half million years old.

#genomics #agriculture #phylogenomics

https://phys.org/news/2024-04-morning-coffee-hundreds-thousands-years.html

A frozen chunk of genome rewrites our understanding of bird #evolution
https://phys.org/news/2024-04-frozen-chunk-genome-rewrites-bird.html

A region of suppressed recombination misleads neoavian #phylogenomics https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2319506121

"This section, just 2% of the bird #genome, convinced #scientists that most #birds could be grouped into two major categories, with #flamingos and #doves as evolutionary cousins. The more accurate family tree identifies four main groups and identifies flamingos and doves as more distantly related."

Computational tools fuel reconstruction of new and improved #bird family tree.

#bioinformatics #phylogenomics #B10K #evolution #biodiversity

https://phys.org/news/2024-04-tools-fuel-reconstruction-bird-family.html

International #moss of mystery!
In this fascinating new #JSE paper, Aguado-Ramsay et al. use next-gen #phylogenomics to ID #bryophytes with enigmatic #morphology.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.13040
@WileyEcolEvol
#PlantSci #sporophyte #PlantScience #botany

Unraveling the #evolutionary origins of #umami and sweet #taste preferences.

#sensing #TAS1R #phylogenomics

https://phys.org/news/2023-12-unraveling-evolutionary-umami-sweet.html

Single-celled #protists in the #guts of #animals thrive without #mitochondria, study finds.

#oxymonads #evolution #phylogenomics

https://phys.org/news/2023-12-single-celled-protists-guts-animals-mitochondria.html

"In the context of European populations, and particularly in Iberia, this haplogroup stands out for its high frequency and its demographic history. Current evidence indicates that the diffusion of this haplogroup is related to the population movements that mark the cultural Bronze Age transition, making it remarkably interesting for population geneticists."

García-Fernández, C., Lizano, E., Telford, M. et al. Y-chromosome target enrichment reveals rapid expansion of haplogroup R1b-DF27 in Iberia during the Bronze Age transition. Sci Rep 12, 20708 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-25200-7 #OpenAccess #OA #Article #Science #Biology #Anthropology #Genomics #Phylogenomics #Population #Genetics #PopulationGenetics #Iberia #Europe #BronzeAge #Academia #Academic #Academics @science @anthropology

I'm very glad to see this paper out! @Phylogenetrips has done amazing work on detecting positive selection taking into account population variation in a phylogenetic framework. #phylogenomics #MolecularEvolution #NaturalSelection https://biologists.social/@biorxiv_evobio/111169917451799911

Spotlight on #MudSnakes: Study unveils evolutionary secrets of enigmatic #snake family from Southeastern Asia https://phys.org/news/2023-09-spotlight-mud-snakes-unveils-evolutionary.html

#Phylogenomics of Fresh and Formalin Specimens Resolves the #Systematics of Old World Mud #Snakes (#Serpentes: #Homalopsidae) and Expands Biogeographic Inference https://ssbbulletin.org/index.php/bssb/article/view/9393

"Species of #MudSnake can inhabit fresh, #brackish or saltwater coastal and inland areas, mostly sleeping by day and munching on #fish and #crustaceans by night."