Language follows a distinct mode of extra-genomic evolution

B Bickel, AL Giraud, K Zuberbühler, CP Van Schaik - Physics of life reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
As one of the most specific, yet most diverse of human behaviors, language is shaped by
both genomic and extra-genomic evolution. Sharing methods and models between these …

Insights into mammalian TE diversity through the curation of 248 genome assemblies

AB Osmanski, NS Paulat, J Korstian, JR Grimshaw… - Science, 2023 - science.org
We examined transposable element (TE) content of 248 placental mammal genome
assemblies, the largest de novo TE curation effort in eukaryotes to date. We found that …

Synthetic reversed sequences reveal default genomic states

BR Camellato, R Brosh, HJ Ashe, MT Maurano… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Pervasive transcriptional activity is observed across diverse species. The genomes of extant
organisms have undergone billions of years of evolution, making it unclear whether these …

Jack of all trades versus master of one: how generalist versus specialist strategies of transposable elements relate to their horizontal transfer between lineages

ES Kelleher - Current Opinion in Genetics & Development, 2023 - Elsevier
Transposable elements (TEs) are obligate genomic parasites, relying on host germline cells
to ensure their replication and passage to future generations. While some TEs exhibit high …

[HTML][HTML] The nomenclatural status of “Anoplophallus maculatus” Cope, 1895, its consequences on the systematics of Lycodon subcinctus auctorum, and the …

TAN VAN NGUYEN, JL Lee, OSG Pauwels… - Zootaxa, 2024 - mapress.com
The Malayan banded wolf snake, Lycodon subcinctus (F. Boie, 1827) has a complicated
taxonomic and nomenclatural history. For almost a century, the combination Anoplophallus …

[HTML][HTML] Cloning and Functional Analysis of Skin Host Defense Peptides from Yakushima Tago's Brown Frog (Rana tagoi yakushimensis) and Development of Serum …

T Aono, S Tamura, Y Suzuki, T Imanara, R Niwa… - Antibiotics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background/Objective: Amphibian skin is a valuable source of host defense peptides
(HDPs). This study aimed to identify HDPs with novel amino acid sequences from the skin of …

Insights into mammalian TE diversity via the curation of 248 mammalian genome assemblies

AB Osmanski, NS Paulat, J Korstian, JR Grimshaw… - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
We examined transposable element (TE) content of 248 placental mammal genome
assemblies, the largest de novo TE curation effort in eukaryotes to date. We find that while …

The repetitive genome of the Ixodes ricinus tick reveals transposable elements have driven genome evolution in ticks

I Ronai, R de Paula Baptista, NS Paulat, JC Frederick… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Ticks are obligate blood-feeding parasites associated with a huge diversity of diseases
globally. The hard tick Ixodes ricinus is the key vector of Lyme borreliosis and tick-borne …

A new bullfrog from southern Africa (Pyxicephalidae, Pyxicephalus Tschudi, 1838)

LH du Preez, EC Netherlands, MO Rödel… - African Journal of …, 2024 - journals.co.za
Four species of African bullfrogs are currently recognised. We describe a new species from
southern Africa, which can be distinguished on the basis of morphology, advertisement call …

Taxonomic re-evaluation of the subspecies of Hebius vibakari (Boie, 1826)(Reptilia: Serpentes: Natricidae), with new evidence from central and northern China

ZY Gao, JJ Huang, LI Ding, KE Jiang, J Mao… - Zootaxa, 2024 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hebius vibakari (Boie, 1826), the type species of the genus Hebius, currently includes three
subspecies: Hebius vibakari vibakari, endemic to Japan except for the Hokkaido region; …