Our preprint exploring the role of Ne and gene expression on purifying selection in penguins has been recommended by @PCIEvolBiol! Approaches can be extended to many non-model organisms, including using expression bins as a proxy for selection coefficients https://t.co/MHvpi0Zdsn
Gene expression is the main driver of purifying selection in large penguin populations. bioRxiv, ver. 2 peer-reviewed and recommended by PCI Evolutionary Biology. https://t.co/eoopsrHCUR recommended by Bruce Rannala for @PCIEvolBiol… 🔽
...and we got recommended in PCI Evol Biol! https://t.co/DYZu6t5ftK. Check out our revised version with great add-ons by @Phylogenetrips. Main THM: purifying selection is effective even at rather small pop size on ca. half of the genes due to high gene exp = high sel coef
Our paper exploring gene expression adaptive responses in the Emperor penguin (EP)🧊🇦🇶🐧is out on bioRxiv! EPs breed in the harsh, dark Antarctic winters at temps <-45C! We identify genes involved in temperature homeostasis, fasting, and energy metabolism https://t.co/ZMOWkUbH5w
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Finally our work on a Sensitive, variant-robust POC device for SARS-CoV-2 detection based on a ACE2 chimera is out on Nano Today! Great work from a multidisciplinary and international team. https://t.co/ojQHj9WUKe @UnivPoliMarche@StefanoMotta9@pippomancia@emitruc@FCicconardi
..and structural analyses (by @mollab_univpm) of one of the candidate genes under selection, the noxious cold receptor #TRPM8, suggest tolerance for colder temperature in Emperor penguin! With @evolinus@silviafux @feteceh Pirri Le Bohec Perta Ancona Zane
Mark your calendars! This time next year, SMBE's annual conference will be in person in Ferrara, Italy on July 23-27! We look forward to seeing you and hearing about your science in a beautiful and historic setting! @OfficialSMBE
Just in time for the @evomics Workshop on Population and Speciation Genomics #WPSG2022 we managed to put together a manuscript about it: https://t.co/r8JoqcAwd5
Would you fancy an Evolutionary Biology conference in Italy? EVOLUZIONE2022, Ancona, 4-7 September: https://t.co/fyBRyhvLMB @sibe_iseb@UnivPoliMarche@erga_biodiv
It did not take place in January, but it will happen in 2022! We're excited to announce the summer edition of the @evomics Workshop on Population and Speciation Genomics (#wpsg2022). With @disequilibber, @SpeciationLab, Thorfinn Korneliussen, @3rdreviewer, @WSalzburger,... (1/3)
Bertorelle et al. review the definition of the genetic load and its components as well as the impact of whole-genome sequencing on the theoretical and applied study of the genetic load