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Anthropogenic climate change is one of the main threats to global biodiversity, with amphibians being among the most vulnerable vertebrate groups. In this context, the IUCN currently lists 69 species of Neotropical glass...

ABSTRACT Although the issue of temporality has mainly been studied from Physics, this topic also exhibits diverse interesting aspects that could be addressed from a biological perspective. One possible way of approaching...

The extended evolutionary synthesis (EES) emphasizes integrative approaches to understanding distributed adaptability, incorporating development and intergenerational effects, inclusive inheritance and niche construction...

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 Laccases (LACs) are multicopper oxidases that play vital roles in lignin polymerization, cell wall formation, and various stress responses in plants. Despite their importance, genome-wide investigatio...

Many plant parasitic and entomopathogenic nematode lineages harbor specialized and obligate bacteria as well as viruses. Given their evolutionary persistence, such cryptic species are considered to play effective roles d...

Abstract Vertebrate chemoreceptor genes play a central role in detecting environmental chemical compounds through the olfactory organs and taste buds, enabling the perception of odors and tastants that are critical for s...

As the twentieth century neared its midpoint, paleoanthropology was in dire need of revitalization and some coherent concept of evolution.  Sadly, as introduced to paleoanthropology by Ernst Mayr in 1950, the Modern Evo...

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...

Abstract Background Optimization of biotechnological processes is traditionally limited by time-consuming trial-and-error approaches and the complexity of simultaneously optimizing multiple, often conflicting objectives....

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...

Background - Plants in over one hundred families in habitats worldwide bear extrafloral nectaries (EFNs). EFNs display a remarkable diversity of evolutionary origins, as well as diverse morphology and location on the pla...

Multiple myeloma (MM) is best understood as a dynamically evolving genomic ecosystem shaped by inherited susceptibility, early oncogenic events, and continuous selective pressures. We propose an evolutionary genomics fra...

IntroductionDNGR-1 (CLEC9A), a C-type lectin receptor specifically expressed on human BDCA3+ and murine CD8α+/CD103+ conventional type 1 dendritic cells (cDC1), acts as a damage-associated molecular pattern (DAMP) recep...

Parasitic worms have significant medical, veterinary and economic importance. Numerous studies have therefore addressed various aspects of parasitic worms’ biology. In contrast, the ploidy of parasitic worms remains co...

Abstract. Evolvability is an emerging and synthetic topic that is making an impact in a variety of evolutionary fields. Although several definitions of evolvability have earned currency, most share a focus on the capacit...

Abstract Selenoproteins incorporate the rare selenium-containing amino acid selenocysteine (Sec) and play crucial roles for redox homeostasis, stress response, and hormone regulation. Sec is inserted by co-translational ...

Abstract In sessile animals, body surface-associated water currents are essential for integrating feeding, cleaning, and boosting metabolic exchange across colonies or communities of solitary individuals. The evolutionar...

Abstract Background Comparative genomics and plastome phylogenomics have advanced significantly in recent years, highlighting the diversity, possible admixture, and non-neutral evolution of the predominantly considered n...

Abstract The first truly terrestrial apex predators were carnivorous synapsids, which emerged in the Permian over 260 million years ago and evolved against a backdrop of harsh ecological change. In many ways, these preda...

Abstract The natural occurrence of 2,6-diaminopurine (Z) as a substitute for adenine (A) in certain bacteriophage genomes has profound evolutionary implications and promising biotechnological potential. Progress in this ...

El debate actual en biología evolutiva está focalizado en los aportes de la epigenética, en los cambios conceptuales del término "gen" y sus repercusiones en la teoría sintética de la evolución. En este sentido, s...

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...

Aunque variados hayan sido los tipos de estudio, durante el siglo XX la paleoantropología fue gobernada básicamente por dos paradigmas. En la primera mitad, el fraude de Piltdown sirvió de parámetro para dictar qué ...