Most land plants are now known to be ancient polyploids that have rediploidized.
Diploidization involves many changes in genome organization that ultimately restore …

Approximately 10% of bacterial genomes are split between two or more large DNA
fragments, a genome architecture referred to as a multipartite genome. This multipartite …

Phylogenetic comparative methods comprise the general endeavor of using an estimated
phylogenetic tree (or set of trees) to make secondary inferences: about trait evolution …

Investment in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) sequencing
in Africa over the past year has led to a major increase in the number of sequences that …

Understanding why some evolutionary lineages generate exceptionally high species
diversity is an important goal in evolutionary biology. Haplochromine cichlid fishes of Africa's …

Summary The Alpha, Beta, and Gamma SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) co-
circulated globally during 2020 and 2021, fueling waves of infections. They were displaced …

Understanding the dynamics of speciation, extinction and phenotypic evolution is a central
challenge in evolutionary biology. Here, we present BAMM tools, an r package for the …

Background Transmission of multidrug-resistant Candida auris infection has been reported
in the USA. To better understand its emergence and transmission dynamics and to guide …

Despite continued efforts to improve health systems worldwide, emerging pathogen
epidemics remain a major public health concern. Effective response to such outbreaks relies …

Species of the Bos genus, including taurine cattle, zebu, gayal, gaur, banteng, yak, wisent
and bison, have been domesticated at least four times and have been an important source …