Evolutionary Biology

Evolutionary Biology

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    1. Immunology and Inflammation
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Evolutionary Adaptations of IRG1 Refines Itaconate Synthesis and Mitigates Innate Immunometabolism Trade-offs

    Richard V Szeligowski, Francois Miros ... Hongying Shen
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
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    1. Evolutionary Biology

    Sending mixed signals: convergent iridescence and divergent chemical signals in sympatric sister-species of Amazonian butterflies

    Joséphine Ledamoisel, Bruno Buatois ... Violaine Llaurens
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Valuable
    • Solid
    1. Cancer Biology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Punctuated mutagenesis promotes multi-step evolutionary adaptation in human cancers

    Christopher Graser, Wenbo Wu ... Franziska Michor
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Valuable
    • Solid
    • Incomplete
    1. Evolutionary Biology
    2. Physics of Living Systems

    Adaptations in wing morphology rather than wingbeat kinematics enable flight in small hoverfly species

    Camille Le Roy, Nina Tervelde ... Florian T Muijres
    Small hoverflies compensate for size-related flight challenges through evolutionary changes in wing shape rather than altered wingbeat kinematics.
    1. Evolutionary Biology

    Viral genome sequence datasets display pervasive evidence of strand-specific substitution biases that are best described using non-reversible nucleotide substitution models

    Rita Sianga-Mete, Penelope Hartnady ... Darren P Martin
    Non-reversible nucleotide substitution models best describe strand-specific nucleotide substitution biases of viral genomes.
    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Molecular dynamics of the matrisome across sea anemone life history

    B Gideon Bergheim, Alison G Cole ... Suat Özbek
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Valuable
    • Convincing
    1. Evolutionary Biology

    Heterozygote advantage cannot explain MHC diversity, but MHC diversity can explain heterozygote advantage

    Joshua L Cherry
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Valuable
    • Incomplete
    1. Computational and Systems Biology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Importance of higher-order epistasis in protein sequence-function relationships

    Palash Sethi, Juannan Zhou
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
    • Solid
    1. Evolutionary Biology

    Forecasting protein evolution by integrating birth-death population models with structurally constrained substitution models

    David Ferreiro, Luis Daniel González-Vázquez ... Miguel Arenas
    Forecasting protein evolution in terms of folding stability using state-of-the-art population genetics and substitution models is feasible in rugged fitness landscapes, whereas forecasting exact amino acid sequences remains more challenging.
    1. Evolutionary Biology

    Parallel HIV-1 fitness landscapes shape viral dynamics in humans and macaques that develop broadly neutralizing antibodies

    Kai S Shimagaki, Rebecca M Lynch, John P Barton
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Important
    • Compelling
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Highlights

    1. Evolutionary Biology
    2. Neuroscience

    Taking a close look at the cerebellum

    Héloïse de Vareilles
    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Natural History of Model Organisms: E. coqui

    Sarah E Westrick, Mara Laslo, Eva K Fischer
    1. Ecology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Plant Biology: Hiding in plain smell

    Youngsung Joo, Meredith C Schuman

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    New York University, United States
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    University of Toronto, Canada
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    Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Germany
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