A recent Science study considers the wide-ranging effects that transposable elements impose on the genomic architecture of placental mammals. https://scim.ag/2XJ #Zoonomia #press

A recent Science study considers the wide-ranging effects that transposable elements impose on the genomic architecture of placental mammals. https://scim.ag/2Vc #Zoonomia #press

A recent Science study described the evolution of regulatory sequences in the human genome. https://scim.ag/2RQ #Zoonomia #press

Researchers in Science have pinpointed parts of the genome linked to a few exceptional traits in the mammalian world, such as extraordinary brain size, superior sense of smell, and the ability to hibernate during the winter. https://scim.ag/2M8 #Zoonomia #press

Researchers in Science present a method used to compare genes between nearly 500 species of mammals. http://scim.ag/2sx #Zoonomia #press

By taking advantage of an unprecedented catalog of evolutionary constraint across the genomes of 240 placental mammals, the @ZoonomiaProject provides context and generates new hypotheses about human traits, a new #SciencePerspective argues. http://scim.ag/2sr #Zoonomia #press

Scientists studied the DNA of 240 different animals. Here are some of the quirkiest findings - https://www.wbur.org/news/2023/05/02/animal-study-zoonomia-project-dna-broad-institute-mit-harvard-newsletter

#zoonomia #mammals

A new Science study shows that mammals had begun to change and diverge even before the Earth was hit by the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, approximately 65 million years ago. https://scim.ag/2uj #Zoonomia #press

Researchers in Science have pinpointed parts of the genome linked to a few exceptional traits in the mammalian world, such as extraordinary brain size, superior sense of smell, and the ability to hibernate during the winter. https://scim.ag/2tp #Zoonomia #press

The @ZoonomiaProject’s sequencing of more than 240 mammal genomes is paving new roads for understanding mammalian diversity and evolution and ourselves.

Their findings are explored in this special issue of Science. (THREAD 🧵) https://scim.ag/2oO #Zoonomia #press

A new Science study investigates the genome sequence of Balto, a famed sled dog. His genome, along with others, was used to reveal his ancestry and adaptations—and predict aspects of his morphology, including coat color. https://scim.ag/2sM #Zoonomia #press

Diverse mammal genomes have opened a new portal to hidden aspects of evolutionary history.

Learn more in a new #SciencePerspective. https://scim.ag/2sG #Zoonomia #press

A new Science study shows that mammals had begun to change and diverge even before the Earth was hit by the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, approximately 65 million years ago. https://scim.ag/2so #Zoonomia #press

#Zoonomia: Genetic research reveals all we share with #animals

https://apnews.com/article/zoonomia-project-genetics-animals-f80d1570acf5a97a8ed9e2a1104e74e9

#Zoonomia paper Christmas et al 2023 reports genes TLK1 and HAT1 interact in cerebral cortex with a conserved non coding region, and "both are expressed in the cerebral cortex of 19 (TLK1) or 21 (HAT1) out of 19 or 21 mammals analyzed in a previous study, respectively (87)." How do they know? They used precomputed expression calls with comparison of homolog organs and ortholog genes in @bgeedb's Expression Comparison tool 🤓. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abn3943#body-ref-R87 #GeneExpression #evodevo

Researchers in Science have pinpointed parts of the genome linked to a few exceptional traits in the mammalian world, such as extraordinary brain size, superior sense of smell, and the ability to hibernate during the winter. https://scim.ag/2r4 #Zoonomia #press

RT @ScienceMagazine
The @ZoonomiaProject’s sequencing of more than 240 mammal genomes is paving new roads for understanding mammalian diversity and evolution and ourselves.

Learn more in a new special issue of Science: https://scim.ag/2oO #Zoonomia

#zoonomia - the power of comparative genomics to understand basic biology, biodiversity and human health at its best!
My fav findings are:
- lessons from hibernators on longevity
- use of genomes to design conservation programs
- detailed timeline for mammal evolution
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RT @eenork
Brown bears hibernate through the whole winter, hardly moving at all. They don't get blood clots and strokes.
Humans? We have to stretch during flights.
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https://twitter.com/eenork/status/1651813425947787270

RT @eenork
ANNOUNCING THE MANY, MANY MAMMALS PROJECT
400+ mammalian species
100+ scientists
11 papers #Zoonomia @ZoonomiaProject
@KltLab @broadinstitute @UMassChan @UU_University https://www.broadinstitute.org/news/zoonomia

Researchers use #genomes of 241 species to redefine #mammalian tree of life.

#phylogenetics #evolution #Zoonomia

https://phys.org/news/2023-04-genomes-species-redefine-mammalian-tree.html