Identification of novel bat coronaviruses sheds light on the evolutionary origins of SARS-CoV-2 and related viruses
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.06.008
Abstract: Despite the discovery of animal coronaviruses related to SARS-CoV-2, the evolutionary origins of this virus are elusive. We describe a meta-transcriptomic study of 411 bat samples collected from a small geographical region in Yunnan province,… read more here.
Keywords: evolutionary origins; related viruses; cov related; sars cov ... See more keywords
On the evolutionary origins of the bifocal stance
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DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x22001273
Abstract: Abstract In this commentary we advance Jagiello et al.'s proposal by zooming in on the possible evolutionary origins of the “bifocal stance” that may have enabled a major transition in human cultural evolution, arguing that… read more here.
Keywords: bifocal stance; stance; evolutionary origins; origins bifocal ... See more keywords
Function and Constraint in Enhancer Sequences with Multiple Evolutionary Origins
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DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evac159
Abstract: Abstract Thousands of human gene regulatory enhancers are composed of sequences with multiple evolutionary origins. These evolutionarily “complex” enhancers consist of older “core” sequences and younger “derived” sequences. However, the functional relationship between the sequences… read more here.
Keywords: variation; sequences multiple; evolutionary origins; derived sequences ... See more keywords
Multiple evolutionary origins reflect the importance of sialic acid transporters in the colonization potential of bacterial pathogens and commensals
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DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000614
Abstract: Located at the tip of cell surface glycoconjugates, sialic acids are at the forefront of host–microbe interactions and, being easily liberated by sialidase enzymes, are used as metabolites by numerous bacteria, particularly by pathogens and… read more here.
Keywords: acid transporters; pathogens commensals; evolutionary origins; acid ... See more keywords
Exploring the evolutionary origins of overimitation: a comparison across domesticated and non-domesticated canids.
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DOI: 10.1111/desc.12460
Abstract: When learning from others, human children tend to faithfully copy - or 'overimitate' - the actions of a demonstrator, even when these actions are irrelevant for solving the task at hand. We investigate whether domesticated… read more here.
Keywords: overimitation; exploring evolutionary; irrelevant action; evolutionary origins ... See more keywords
Multiple evolutionary origins of glyphosate resistance in Lolium multiflorum
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DOI: 10.1111/eva.13344
Abstract: The multitude of herbicide resistance patterns that have evolved in different weed species is a remarkable example of the rapid adaptation to anthropogenic‐driven disturbance. Recently, resistance to glyphosate was identified in multiple populations of Lolium… read more here.
Keywords: glyphosate resistance; multiple evolutionary; lolium multiflorum; resistance ... See more keywords
What are the evolutionary origins of stomatal responses to abscisic acid in land plants?
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DOI: 10.1111/jipb.12523
Abstract: The evolution of active stomatal closure in response to leaf water deficit, mediated by the hormone abscisic acid (ABA), has been the subject of recent debate. Two different models for the timing of the evolution… read more here.
Keywords: stomatal responses; abscisic acid; model stomatal; evolutionary origins ... See more keywords
Evolutionary Origins of Teeth in Jawed Vertebrates: Conflicting data from Acanthothoracid dental plates ('Placodermi')
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DOI: 10.1111/pala.12318
Abstract: Placoderms (Devonian fossil fishes) are resolved phylogenetically to the base of jawed vertebrates and provide important evidence for evolutionary origins of teeth, particularly with respect to the Arthrodira. The arthrodires represent a derived group of… read more here.
Keywords: jawed vertebrates; acanthothoracid dental; teeth jawed; origins teeth ... See more keywords
The evolutionary origins of syntax: Event cognition in nonhuman primates
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DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abn8464
Abstract: Languages tend to encode events from the perspective of agents, placing them first and in simpler forms than patients. This agent bias is mirrored by cognition: Agents are more quickly recognized than patients and generally… read more here.
Keywords: cognition; syntax; origins syntax; syntax event ... See more keywords
Cryptic and abundant marine viruses at the evolutionary origins of Earth’s RNA virome
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DOI: 10.1126/science.abm5847
Abstract: Whereas DNA viruses are known to be abundant, diverse, and commonly key ecosystem players, RNA viruses are insufficiently studied outside disease settings. In this study, we analyzed ≈28 terabases of Global Ocean RNA sequences to… read more here.
Keywords: rna; earth rna; rna virus; evolutionary origins ... See more keywords
Abstract IA018: The evolutionary origins of cancer lethality
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DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.genfunc25-ia018
Abstract: Cancer is fundamentally a disease of evolution. But why do some cancers evolve into lethal entities while others rarely if ever evolve the capacity to metastasize and become lethal? We will explore how each of… read more here.
Keywords: cancer; lethality; origins cancer; cancer lethality ... See more keywords