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The Middle Pleistocene hominin fossil record is taxonomically diverse, with Homo sapiens, Homo neanderthalesis, Homo naledi, and Homo erectus, all existing at various times during this period. These species are generally...

In previous studies, the antifungal capacity of kefir, an ancient, fermented beverage, was evaluated. In the present work, 6 strains of fungi isolated from spoiled breads were identified and the antifungal activity of ga...

Abstract A key factor contributing to the success of Darwin and Wallace’s theory of biological evolution by natural selection was its population-level perspective. This conceptual framework was not immediately adopted,...

The Modern Synthesis was not widely adopted by paleoanthropologists until the 1950s, but the perception has been that this event had important theoretical and methodological consequences for the study of hominid evolutio...

Dr. Carla Riva-Rossi has over 25 years’ experience studying the evolutionary ecology of anadromous fishes. She received an MS in biological sciences from the Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de la P...

The fragmentary early Homo fossil record represents a temporally expansive and complex lineage that is morphologically and geographically diverse. This large amount of variation, which also captures the transition period...

Abstract Among oilseeds crops, Brassica napus L., is of great importance globally. The economic yield and harvest efficiency are significantly limited by seed shattering, which represents a persistent agronomic constrain...

ABSTRACT The application of molecular techniques to tackle ecological and evolutionary questions requires genomic DNA in good quality and quantity. The quality of the isolated DNA, however, can be influenced by the tissu...

In evolutionary algorithms based on genetics, the crossover operation creates individuals by interchanging genes. On the other side selection mechanisms aim to favour reproduction of better individuals imposing a directi...

Genomic and darwinian medicine deal with the application of hereditary and evolutionary principles for the understanding of health and disease. The progress in molecular and bioinformatic knowledge is making possible thr...

El objetivo de este trabajo es describir los patrones de variación del tamaño corporal de las poblaciones del Holoceno tardío de Pampa y Patagonia Continental con el fin de discutir los procesos evolutivos que los hab...

Provision of population diversity is one of the main goals to avoid premature convergence in Evolutionary Algorithms (EAs). In this way the risk of being trapped in local optima is minimised. Eshelman and Shaffer [4] att...

Optimal resource allocation is an important issue in computer network administration. One of these problems involves finding an optimal route to transport certain traffic from a source node to a destination node. For me...

Our interest is to define evolutionary algorithms to solve Constraint Satisfaction Problems (CSP), which indlude benefits of taditional resolution methods of CSPs as well as inherent characteristics of these kind of prob...

Abstract Background Poly(A) tails play crucial roles in regulating mRNA degradation and translation, yet their evolutionary dynamics remain largely unexplored. Results Here, we generate a comprehensive full-length RNA at...

Abstract Background An in-depth analysis was conducted on the mitochondrial genomes of three newly introduced Terebelliformia species (Amaeana sp., Terebellides sp.A and Terebellides sp.B), focusing on their genomic feat...

Abstract We conducted a Phenome-Wide Association Study (PheWAS) to investigate whether alleles previously shown to be associated with problem behaviors in Labrador Retrievers from the U.S. Transportation Security Adminis...

Abstract Introduction Thalassemia, a hereditary blood disorder characterized by abnormal hemoglobin production, is prevalent in malaria-endemic regions, particularly among individuals of African descent. This hemoglobino...

The genus Hypochaeris has a recent evolutionary history caused by long-distance dispersal in conjunction with adaptive radiation in the South American continent. Hypochaeris lutea is a perennial herb that grows mostly at...

Abstract Background Tenacious glume a key trait limiting threshing efficiency in synthetic hexaploid wheat (SHW), represents an ancestral defense mechanism inherited from wild progenitors. Despite its evolutionary import...

Abstract Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are important nutrients that play critical roles in sea urchin reproduction and early development. Strongylocentrotus intermedius, the only commercially cultured sea urchin sp...

Abstract Background Comparative studies of mitochondrial genomes can assist in determining evolutionary and phylogenetic relationships. In the Ceratocystidaceae fungal family, mitochondrial genomes from only two genera a...

Abstract Recent advances in protein structure prediction have opened new avenues for understanding the potential impact of genetic mutations and how they might affect protein structure. In this study, we analyzed the dis...

Abstract Background Repetitive elements, particularly satellite DNA (satDNA), play a significant role in genome evolution and organisation. However, their diversity and evolutionary dynamics remain poorly understood in n...