[HTML][HTML] The evolution of aging and lifespan

S Li, JM Vazquez, PH Sudmant - Trends in Genetics, 2023‏ - cell.com
Aging is a nearly inescapable trait among organisms yet lifespan varies tremendously
across different species and spans several orders of magnitude in vertebrates alone. This …

[HTML][HTML] The stem cell zoo for comparative studies of developmental tempo

J Lázaro, J Sochacki, M Ebisuya - Current Opinion in Genetics & …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Highlights•Pluripotent stem cells can be used to model cell-intrinsic developmental
tempo.•The stem cell zoo allows developmental studies of unconventional …

[HTML][HTML] Into the Blue: Exploring genetic mechanisms behind the evolution of baleen whales

G Genty, J Sandoval-Castillo, LB Beheregaray… - Gene, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Marine ecosystems are ideal for studying evolutionary adaptations involved in lineage
diversification due to few physical barriers and reduced opportunities for strict allopatry …

Rapid evolution of genes with anti-cancer functions during the origins of large bodies and cancer resistance in elephants

J Bowman, VJ Lynch - bioRxiv, 2024‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Elephants have emerged as a model system to study the evolution of body size and cancer
resistance because, despite their immense size, they have a very low prevalence of cancer …

A chromatin code for limb segment identity in axolotl limb regeneration

A Kawaguchi, J Wang, D Knapp, P Murawala… - Developmental Cell, 2024‏ - cell.com
The salamander limb correctly regenerates missing limb segments because connective
tissue cells have segment-specific identities, termed" positional information". How positional …

[HTML][HTML] Extensive longevity and DNA virus-driven adaptation in nearctic Myotis bats

JM Vazquez, ME Lauterbur, S Mottaghinia, M Bucci… - …, 2024‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The genus Myotis is one of the largest clades of bats, and exhibits some of the most extreme
variation in lifespans among mammals alongside unique adaptations to viral tolerance and …

[HTML][HTML] Kimura's Theory of Non-Adaptive Radiation and Peto's Paradox: A Missing Link?

J Herrick - Biology, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Karyotype diversity, or the interspecific variation in the number of
chromosomes and their different forms and sizes in a genome, and species richness, or the …

[PDF][PDF] NEOWEISMANNISM AS A POSSIBLE PARADIGM OF THE BIOLOGY OF AGING (By a cheerful pen about the most terrible phenomenon of our existence)

OG Boyko, OG Boyko - 2024‏ - authorea.com
NEOWEISMANNISM AS A POSSIBLE PARADIGM OF THE BIOLOGY OF AGING (By a cheerful
pen about the most terrible phenomenon of our exist Page 1 P osted on 30 Dec 2024 — The …