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Select Cranial and mandibular anatomy of Plastomenus thomasii and a new time-tree of trionychid evolution.

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Cranial and mandibular anatomy of Plastomenus thomasii and a new time-tree of trionychid evolution.

Authors:Serjoscha W. Evers, Kimberley E. J. Chapelle, and Walter G. JoyceFrom:Swiss Journal of Paleontology (Vol. 142, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

Dec. 202327,807 words Article 1410LTrionychid (softshell) turtles have a peculiar bauplan, which includes shell reductions and cranial elongation. Despite a rich fossil record dating back to the Early Cretaceous, the evolutionary origin of the trionychid...

Select Novelty and cultural evolution in modern popular music.

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Novelty and cultural evolution in modern popular music.

Authors:Katherine O'Toole and Emoke-Ágnes HorvátFrom:EPJ Data Science (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

Dec. 202312,628 words Article 1710LThe ubiquity of digital music consumption has made it possible to extract information about modern music that allows us to perform large scale analysis of stylistic change over time. In order to uncover underlying...

Select Energy-harnessing problem solving of primordial life: Modeling the emergence of catalytic host-nested parasite life cycles.

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Energy-harnessing problem solving of primordial life: Modeling the emergence of catalytic host-nested parasite life cycles.

Authors:Bernard Conrad, Christian Iseli, and Magnus PirovinoFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

Mar. 27, 20238,319 words Report 1630LAll life forms on earth ultimately descended from a primordial population dubbed the last universal common ancestor or LUCA via Darwinian evolution. Extant living systems share two salient functional features, a...

Select Evaluation of the evolutionary genetics and population structure of Culex pipiens pallens in Shandong province, China based on knockdown resistance (kdr) mutations and the mtDNA-COI gene.

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Evaluation of the evolutionary genetics and population structure of Culex pipiens pallens in Shandong province, China based on knockdown resistance (kdr) mutations and the mtDNA-COI gene.

Authors:Chuanhui Zang, Xuejun Wang, Peng Cheng, Lijuan Liu, Xiuxia Guo, Haifang Wang, et al.From:BMC Genomics (Vol. 24, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

Mar. 24, 20236,765 words Article 1580LBackground Mosquitoes are important vectors for a range of diseases, contributing to high rates of morbidity and mortality in the human population. Culex pipiens pallens is dominant species of Culex mosquito in...

Select Combining viral genomics and clinical data to assess risk factors for severe COVID-19 (mortality, ICU admission, or intubation) amongst hospital patients in a large acute UK NHS hospital Trust.

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Combining viral genomics and clinical data to assess risk factors for severe COVID-19 (mortality, ICU admission, or intubation) amongst hospital patients in a large acute UK NHS hospital Trust.

Authors:Max Foxley-Marrable, Leon D'Cruz, Paul Meredith, Sharon Glaysher, Angela H. Beckett, Salman Goudarzi, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

Mar. 23, 202313,884 words Article 1630LThroughout the COVID-19 pandemic, valuable datasets have been collected on the effects of the virus SARS-CoV-2. In this study, we combined whole genome sequencing data with clinical data (including clinical outcomes,...

Select A deeper insight into the sialome of male and female Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes.

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A deeper insight into the sialome of male and female Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes.

Authors:Stephen Lu, Ines Martin-Martin, Jose M. Ribeiro, and Eric CalvoFrom:BMC Genomics (Vol. 24, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

Mar. 20, 20237,378 words Report 1610LIntroduction During evolution, blood-feeding arthropods developed a complex salivary mixture that can interfere with host haemostatic and immune response, favoring blood acquisition and pathogen transmission....

Select Stability of Anisotropy Pressure in Self-Gravitational Systems in f(G) Gravity.

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Stability of Anisotropy Pressure in Self-Gravitational Systems in f(G) Gravity.

Authors:Z. Yousaf, M. Z. Bhatti, S. Khan, A. Malik, Haifa I. Alrebdi, and Abdel-Haleem Abdel-AtyFrom:Axioms (Vol. 12, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

Mar. 20239,825 words Article 1330LThis investigation aims to explore certain variables which are considered responsible for generating pressure anisotropy in dynamical spherically symmetric stellar systems against the background of the stringy-inspired...

Select There’s Plenty of Room Right Here: Biological Systems as Evolved, Overloaded, Multi-Scale Machines.

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There’s Plenty of Room Right Here: Biological Systems as Evolved, Overloaded, Multi-Scale Machines.

Authors:Joshua Bongard and Michael LevinFrom:Biomimetics (Vol. 8, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

Mar. 202317,440 words Article 1490LThe applicability of computational models to the biological world is an active topic of debate. We argue that a useful path forward results from abandoning hard boundaries between categories and adopting an...

Select The Kinetic Theory of Mutation Rates.

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The Kinetic Theory of Mutation Rates.

Authors:Lorenzo Pareschi and Giuseppe ToscaniFrom:Axioms (Vol. 12, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

Mar. 20239,052 words Article 1470LThe Luria–Delbrück mutation model is a cornerstone of evolution theory and has been mathematically formulated in a number of ways. In this paper, we illustrate how this model of mutation rates can be derived by means of...

Select New Findings from University of Wisconsin Madison in the Area of Liposomes Described (Exploring the Lipid World Hypothesis: a Novel Scenario of Self-sustained Darwinian Evolution of the Liposomes).

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New Findings from University of Wisconsin Madison in the Area of Liposomes Described (Exploring the Lipid World Hypothesis: a Novel Scenario of Self-sustained Darwinian Evolution of the Liposomes).

From:Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week

Mar. 11, 2023430 words Report 1430L2023 MAR 11 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- Current study results on Biotechnology - Liposomes have been published. According to news reporting from Madison,...

Select Adding pattern and process to eco-evo theory and applications.

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Adding pattern and process to eco-evo theory and applications.

Authors:Jennifer M. White, Nathan H. Schumaker, Rachel Y. Chock, and Sydney M. WatkinsFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

Mar. 9, 20238,056 words Report 1510LEco-evolutionary dynamics result when interacting biological forces simultaneously produce demographic and genetic population responses. Eco-evolutionary simulators traditionally manage complexity by minimizing the...

Select Hologenome analysis reveals independent evolution to chemosymbiosis by deep-sea bivalves.

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Hologenome analysis reveals independent evolution to chemosymbiosis by deep-sea bivalves.

Authors:Yang Guo, Lingfeng Meng, Minxiao Wang, Zhaoshan Zhong, Denghui Li, Yaolei Zhang, et al.From:BMC Biology (Vol. 21, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

Mar. 8, 202311,764 words Report 1430LBackground Bivalves have independently evolved a variety of symbiotic relationships with chemosynthetic bacteria. These relationships range from endo- to extracellular interactions, making them ideal for studies on...

Select The making of a maggot brain.

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The making of a maggot brain.

Authors:Andreas S Thum and Bertram GerberFrom:eLife (Vol. 12) Peer-Reviewed

Mar. 3, 20231,593 words Article 1420LThe way neurons in the brain rewire in larvae as they turn to adult fruit flies sheds light on how complete metamorphosis was 'invented' over the course of evolution. Byline: Andreas S Thum, Bertram Gerber...

Select Characteristics and Controlling Factors of Tight Marl Reservoirs with an Eyelid-Shaped Structure of the First Member of the Deep Maokou Formation in Eastern Sichuan.

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Characteristics and Controlling Factors of Tight Marl Reservoirs with an Eyelid-Shaped Structure of the First Member of the Deep Maokou Formation in Eastern Sichuan.

Authors:Qingchun Jiang, Weiming Wang, and Qixia LyuFrom:Energies (Vol. 16, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

Mar. 20236,080 words Article 1640LTight marl is a special type of unconventional oil and gas resource, and the study on its reservoir characteristics and controlling factors is of immense scientific significance. In this paper, 113 core samples of marl...

Select Genome-Wide Characterization and Expression Profiling of ABA Biosynthesis Genes in a Desert Moss Syntrichia caninervis.

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Genome-Wide Characterization and Expression Profiling of ABA Biosynthesis Genes in a Desert Moss Syntrichia caninervis.

Authors:Xiujin Liu, Xiaoshuang Li, Honglan Yang, Ruirui Yang, and Daoyuan ZhangFrom:Plants (Vol. 12, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

Mar. 202310,107 words Article 1440LSyntrichia caninervis can survive under 80–90% protoplasmic water losses, and it is a model plant in desiccation tolerance research. A previous study has revealed that S. caninervis would accumulate ABA under dehydration...

Select Roadmap to the study of gene and protein phylogeny and evolution-A practical guide.

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Roadmap to the study of gene and protein phylogeny and evolution-A practical guide.

Authors:Florian Jacques, Paulina Bolivar, Kristian Pietras, and Emma U. HammarlundFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

Feb. 24, 202315,318 words Report 1330LDevelopments in sequencing technologies and the sequencing of an ever-increasing number of genomes have revolutionised studies of biodiversity and organismal evolution. This accumulation of data has been paralleled by...

Select DIMPLE: deep insertion, deletion, and missense mutation libraries for exploring protein variation in evolution, disease, and biology.

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DIMPLE: deep insertion, deletion, and missense mutation libraries for exploring protein variation in evolution, disease, and biology.

Authors:Christian B. Macdonald, David Nedrud, Patrick Rockefeller Grimes, Donovan Trinidad, James S. Fraser, and Willow Coyote-MaestasFrom:Genome Biology (Vol. 24, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

Feb. 24, 20238,356 words Article 1460LInsertions and deletions (indels) enable evolution and cause disease. Due to technical challenges, indels are left out of most mutational scans, limiting our understanding of them in disease, biology, and evolution. We...

Select Origin of the propatagium in non-avian dinosaurs.

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Origin of the propatagium in non-avian dinosaurs.

Authors:Yurika Uno and Tatsuya HirasawaFrom:Zoological Letters (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

Feb. 23, 20233,826 words Article 1490LAvian wings as organs for aerial locomotion are furnished with a highly specialized musculoskeletal system compared with the forelimbs of other tetrapod vertebrates. Among the specializations, the propatagium, which...

Select Phenotypic pliancy and the breakdown of epigenetic polycomb mechanisms.

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Phenotypic pliancy and the breakdown of epigenetic polycomb mechanisms.

Authors:Maryl Lambros, Yehonatan Sella, and Aviv BergmanFrom:PLoS Computational Biology (Vol. 19, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

Feb. 21, 202312,192 words Article 1660LEpigenetic regulatory mechanisms allow multicellular organisms to develop distinct specialized cell identities despite having the same total genome. Cell-fate choices are based on gene expression programs and...

Select Microevolution and phylogenomic characterization with perspectives in the 2022-2023 outbreak of child Respiratory Syncytial Virus type A.

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Microevolution and phylogenomic characterization with perspectives in the 2022-2023 outbreak of child Respiratory Syncytial Virus type A.