CellBioNewsMar 5, 2025

#Genetic mixing: The secret to #killer_whale resilience and adaptability

#orca #gene_flow #genetic_diversity #australasia

https://phys.org/news/2025-03-genetic-secret-killer-whale-resilience.html

Genetic mixing: The secret to killer whale resilience and adaptability

An international team of marine biologists have published research in Molecular Ecology that shows the benefits of gene flow between geographically distant and genetically different killer whale populations. The paper is titled "Admixture Increases Genetic Diversity and Adaptive Potential in Australasian Killer Whales."

CellBioNewsMar 3, 2025

#Mollusk family tree helps resolve long-standing #evolutionary questions.

#genomics #phylogenomics #biodiversity #genetic_diversity

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-mollusk-family-tree-evolutionary.html

Mollusk family tree helps resolve long-standing evolutionary questions

An international team of experts has resolved long-standing questions about the evolutionary history of mollusks, one of the most diverse zoological groups on the planet. The study, published in Science, reconstructs the family tree of mollusks and provides a genome-based perspective on their evolutionary history.

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CellBioNewsFeb 15, 2025

Celebrating World #Pangolin Day with new #genomes to aid the world's most trafficked animal

#conservation #biodiversity #Manis #genomics #genetic_diversity

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-celebrating-world-pangolin-day-genomes.html

Celebrating World Pangolin Day with new genomes to aid the world's most trafficked animal

Pangolins are unique as they are the only mammal to be covered in scales. Even though they are scaly, photos of them are typically met with "awwws" from the viewers, who find them adorable. Importantly, though, pangolins play an essential role in maintaining their ecosystem.

Santiago C. González-MartínezNov 25, 2022

Just back from the kick-off meeting of #OptFORESTS, a new #HorizonEU project

Among many other things, we will design & establish a new common garden network including species and provenance mixtures, as well as testing underused tree species and ecologically-marginal & peripheral populations

Here is a summary of the options we are considering. Any suggestions? Also, any other similar initiatives around that would like to link with us?

#genetic_diversity #adaptation #climate_change #forests