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Tumoral group phenotypic compositions and their relationships with the fitness of individual malignant cells in different ecological contexts represent crucial, previously unexplored dynamics in tumor progression.

Gut microbial signatures of domestication parallel those of industrialization, implicating shared ecological drivers.

Changes in diet associated with domestication may have shaped the composition of microbes found in the guts of animals.

In mountain gorillas, as in certain human populations, relationships between group members can act as a social buffer, breaking the link between maternal loss, increased social adversity, and decreased fitness.

High-quality genomes can be obtained from roadkill samples and used in population genomics for species delimitation with conservation implications.

Duplication of tumor suppressor genes contributed to the evolution of large, long-lived elephants.

The transcription factor HAND2 evolved uterine expression during the origins of pregnancy and may be important for maternal-fetal immune signaling and parturition.

Comparing the genes expressed at the maternal-fetal interface in different species helps to pinpoint those that contribute to a healthy pregnancy by regulating the activity of the immune system.

An investigation of transposable element evolution in a group of long-term asexual animals shows that many of the predicted effects of asexuality are not observed.

Mathematical modelling suggests that the evolution of communication between bacterial viruses requires repeated outbreak events, and the model then predicts typical communication strategies.