Introducing our series: research synthesis and meta-research in biology
Shinichi Nakagawa, Julia Koricheva, Malcolm Macleod & Wolfgang Viechtbauer
Published 05 March 2020
Genomic history of the Italian population
Marco Sazzini, Paolo Garagnani and colleagues retraced Italians' genetic history, showing early divergence and distinct adaptive evolution for people living in the north and south of Italy.
Network deficits in Huntington’s disease neuronal models
Jordi Alberch and colleagues examined the neuronal ensemble activity and network topology of Huntington’s disease model cultures, finding distinct network alterations in striatal and cortical neurons.
Whole-genome duplications and the evolution of hexapods
A comprehensive analysis of hexapod genomes by Dick Roelofs and colleagues finds limited evidence that WGD plays a significant role in the evolution of hexapods.
The genome of a polar dinoflagellate
Genome assemblies of the polar dinoflagellate Polarella glacialis isolated from the Arctic and Antarctica, by Cheong Xin Chan and colleagues shed light on the evolution of dinoflagellates, and the genomic adaptation to extreme cold.
Hybrid origin of Candida albicans
New research from Verónica Mixão and Toni Gabaldón provides genomic evidence that Candida albicans strains derive from a single hybrid ancestor, and diverged by loss of heterozygosity.
Call for papers: Research Synthesis and Meta-research in Biology
We’re inviting submissions to our new Series guest edited by Shinichi Nakagawa, Julia Koricheva, Malcolm Macleod and Wolfgang Viechtbauer.
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Multi-faceted analysis provides little evidence for recurrent whole-genome duplications during hexapod evolution
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Genomes of the dinoflagellate Polarella glacialis encode tandemly repeated single-exon genes with adaptive functions
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Genomic history of the Italian population recapitulates key evolutionary dynamics of both Continental and Southern Europeans
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Using a chimeric respiratory chain and EPR spectroscopy to determine the origin of semiquinone species previously assigned to mitochondrial complex I
Research
Evolutionary superscaffolding and chromosome anchoring to improve Anopheles genome assemblies
Robert M. Waterhouse et al.
Published on: 02 January 2020
Research
Charting the diversity of uncultured viruses of Archaea and Bacteria
F. H. Coutinho et al.
Published on: 29 December 2019
Research
Long live the king: chromosome-level assembly of the lion (Panthera leo) using linked-read, Hi-C, and long-read data
Ellie E. Armstrong et al.
Published on: 08 January 2020
Research
The X chromosome of the German cockroach, Blattella germanica, is homologous to a fly X chromosome despite 400 million years divergence
Richard P. Meisel et al.
Published on: 05 December 2019
Methodology
Spatiotemporal mapping of RNA editing in the developing mouse brain using in situ sequencing reveals regional and cell-type-specific regulation
Elin Lundin et al.
Published on: 14 January 2020
Review
Unlocking the origins and biology of domestic animals using ancient DNA and paleogenomics
Gillian P. McHugo et al.
Published 02 December 2019
Review
Are we there yet? The long walk towards the development of efficient symbiotic associations between nitrogen-fixing bacteria and non-leguminous crops
Vânia C. S. Pankievicz et al.
Published 03 December 2019
Review
The microbiome of the upper respiratory tract in health and disease
Christina Kumpitsch, Kaisa Koskinen, Veronika Schöpf & Christine Moissl-Eichinger
Published: 07 November 2019
Review
The human gut bacteria Christensenellaceae are widespread, heritable, and associated with health
Jillian L. Waters & Ruth E. Ley
Published: 28 October 2019
Review
Studying the gut virome in the metagenomic era: challenges and perspectives
Sanzhima Garmaeva, Trishla Sinha, Alexander Kurilshikov, Jingyuan Fu, Cisca Wijmenga & Alexandra Zhernakova
Published: 28 October 2019
Focus: the Gut Microbiome
Read the latest papers on gut microbiota across BMC flagship journals.
Celiac disease: a comprehensive current review
Giacomo Caio et al.
Published in BMC Medicine 23 July 2019
Distinct impact of antibiotics on the gut microbiome and resistome: a longitudinal multicenter cohort study
Matthias Willmann et al.
Published in BMC Biology 18 September 2019
Interactions between the gut microbiome and host gene regulation in cystic fibrosis
Gargi Dayama et al.
Published in Genome Medicine 28 January 2020
Population dynamics of the human gut microbiome: change is the only constant
Sambhawa Priya and Ran Blekhman
Published in Genome Biology 31 July 2019
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