Baldwin-Brown et al. confined pigeon lice to color-mismatched hosts for ca. 60 generations, and tracked genomic changes, revealing parallel phenotypic adaptation in color via largely non-overlapping loci. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf083 #genome #pigeon #lice

The June cover of Genome Biology and Evolution features the work of @mirimerenciano.bsky.social @sianalarue.bsky.social et al., who explore the relationships between transposable elements and aging in a new Review article. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf088 🖌️ Merenciano et al. #genome #TEsky

@celineh2ooo.bsky.social and @stevensalzberg.bsky.social compared 3,493 vertebrate genomes to identify 342 gains of introns in human genes, tracing their origins and identifying cases of intronization as a mechanism of intron emergence. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf091 #genome #evolution #introns

Our structural core gene pipeline Unicode is now published at GBE 📄 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/... Please also check out @dongwookkim.bsky.social’s 🧵 bsky.app/profile/dong...

Very excited that Pedro Andrade has joined the Genome Biology and Evolution team, publishing this nice highlight on nonvisual opsins: academic.oup.com/gbe/article/... Follow his work @genomebiolevol.bsky.social

Genome and phenotypic analyses support domestication of Aspergillus sojae from A. parasiticus for soy production. A. sojae shows reduced diversity, loss of aflatoxin genes, and traits suited to miso-like salt conditions. Link: doi.org/10.1093/gbe/... #soy #fungi #domestication

Horizontal Transfer of Bacterial Operons into Eukaryote Genomes #protists #protistsonsky academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...

New research by @tylervkent.bsky.social @samurscicop.bsky.social & D. Matute analysed 131 genomes of the globally invasive Aedes aegypti, and found high genomic resilience despite historical eradication attempts for this globally invasive vector. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/... #genome #mosquitoes

@phessenauer.bsky.social et al. find that moisture drives adaptation in the pathogens that cause Dutch elm disease, dothistroma needle blight, and Swiss needle cast, revealing convergent evolution in response to precipitation and humidity. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf069 #genome #evolution #fungi

The May cover of Genome Biology and Evolution features the work of Romero & de Souza, who compared the genomes of lizards and the tuatara to study the evolution of non-visual opsin genes. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf058 🖌️ Eugenia Amado #genome #opsins #vision #lizards #evolution

📖 SMBE journals on Bluesky Interested in learning the latest advances in evolutionary biology, genomics, and molecular biology? Follow the SMBE sister journals MBE and GBE here on Bluesky and get updates on new articles coming out. MBE: @molbioevol.bsky.social GBE: @genomebiolevol.bsky.social

Research by Ghione & Dean uses 268 mammal genomes to test if the number of androgen/estrogen response elements scales with sexual size dimorphism, finding this relationship for small-bodied taxa (Chiroptera and Rodentia) but not larger groups. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/... #genome #mammals

Excited to see the final version of this paper with @samurscicop.bsky.social and Daniel Matute out in @genomebiolevol.bsky.social! We took a dive into the complicated demographic history of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and its impact on the distribution of genetic diversity doi.org/10.1093/gbe/...

Bacterial operons may persist in eukaryotes (e.g. fungi) after horizontal gene transfer, according to Kogay et al. Operon-derived gene pairs suggest initial neutral retention and later functional integration or degeneration. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/... #NewPaperAlert #genome #evolution #fungi

Buso et al. studied parallel selection in two domestic lineages of Atlantic salmon. Shared sweeps in MHC genes suggest combined long-term balancing selection and recent domestication selection. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/... ✏️ P. Buso @marie-saitou.bsky.social #evobio #molbio

Ancona et al. investigated transposable elements in the Apennine Yellow-Bellied Toad: TEs are more active in male gonads, while TE-silencing pathways increase in ovaries. These findings challenge a simple "genomic arms race" model of host-TE evolution. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/... #evobio #genomics

🤝 At GBE, we are committed to simplifying the initial submission of manuscripts. Check our Instructions for Authors page to learn more: academic.oup.com/gbe/pages/Ge...

Comparative transcriptomics of nematodes C. elegans and Brugia malayi supports Ohno’s hypothesis of X-linked genes showing upregulation following Y degeneration, which depends on the dosage-sensitive gene content of proto-X. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/... #NewPaperAlert #genome #evolution #celegans

New paper by Howell et al. infers the demographic history of Boston Harbor’s white-footed mice, demonstrating that integrating multiple summaries of genome-wide variation enhances the temporal resolution of population history. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/... #NewPaperAlert #genome #mice #demography

Do signaling pathways evolve in a predictable order? Picolo et al. studied 47 pathways across 315 animal species, finding little evidence for a universal link between gene age and pathway position - this suggests stochastic pathway evolution. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/... #NewPaperAlert #evolution

How do plants from different environments handle temperature extremes? Andrew et al. studied 20 Australian species and found conserved gene expression responses to heat and cold (with biome-specific differences). 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/... #NewPaperAlert #plants #stress

Happy to share that our paper "Analyses of Transposable Elements in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Support Evolutionary Parallels With Filamentous Plant Pathogens" is out. academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...

Now published in @genomebiolevol.bsky.social 🥳 academic.oup.com/gbe/advance-...

📝 The early bird deadline for registration in SMBE 2025 in Beijing is TOMORROW, April 20th! Make sure to register for our annual meeting, where we will discuss the latest advances and emerging themes in molecular biology and evolution. More info: smbe2025.scimeeting.cn #SMBE2025 #evobio #molbio

Our April cover features the work of Teterina et al., who compared the genomes of various Caenorhabditis nematode species, including the hyper polymorphic C. brenneri. Link: doi.org/10.1093/gbe/... 📷 Teterina et al. #evolution #genetics

Penn announces hiring freeze. Pitt has done the same thing. Harvard also announced one today. This will devastate departments and future missions www.inquirer.com/education/up...

Thank you @nature.com for this piece based on the 2024 Patrusky Lecture, given by Joe Graves at #SciWri24. Watch the video of his talk on CASW's YouTube channel.

March issue: Amino acids that are more different do have lower rates of exchange over evolutionary time, and this result is general to different taxonomic groups. doi.org/10.1093/gbe/... #MolecularEvolution #AminoAcids #OpenAccess

This week in @nature.com, Joe Graves published a thunderous column "The financial shackling of historically Black universities in the United States." 🚨Despite underfunding, HBCUs graduate disproportionately high numbers of Black students in STEM. Screenshots follow: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

📢📢📢 Announcement: SMBE Faculty Award Nominations 2025 are due by April 15, 2025 www.smbe.org/smbe/FEATURE...

Very proud of this manuscript on codon usage in Foraminifera… another example of how microbial eukaryotes expand our understanding of the rules of genome evolution: journals.asm.org/doi/full/10....

We did it! We caught Starship #transposons moving between #fungal species in the lab, including between species separated by ~100my. We think Starships are a mediator of HGT in fungi, akin to conjugative elements in bacteria. Check out the preprint. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced that it is reinstating dozens of probationary employees that the Trump administration fired last month.

Reading for today: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

An PLEASURE chatting with @markowenmartin.bsky.social on the #mattersmicrobial podcast about microbial **eukaryotes**, including the super high temp amoebae we (notably @hbrappap.bsky.social) have found in geothermal springs. 
If you want to hear more:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uxxi... #microsky 🧪🦠

Upon learning that yesterday would be my last day as a program officer at the National Science Foundation, I shared this parting message with my colleagues. The next few months will be frenetic and stressful for them. Here are some things that you can do to help them with the mission ahead. (1)