Fitness landscapes of human microsatellites. by Ryan J Haasl, Bret A Payseur

“…Despite this progress, most population genetic methods for characterizing selection assume that variants mutate in a simple manner and at a low rate. …”
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An Experiment on the Use of Genetic Algorithms for Topology Selection in Deep Learning by Fernando Mattioli, Daniel Caetano, Alexandre Cardoso, Eduardo Naves, Edgard Lamounier

“…This task normally demands knowledge from previous experience, as the higher amount of required computational resources makes trial and error approaches prohibitive. Evolutionary computation algorithms have shown success in many domains, by guiding the exploration of complex solution spaces in the direction of the best solutions, with minimal human intervention. …”
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On the space of SARS-CoV-2 genetic sequence variants by A. Yu. Palyanov, N. V. Palyanova

“…The coronavirus pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which humanity resisted using the latest advances in science, left behind, among other things, extensive genetic data. …”
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Downregulation of an Evolutionary Young miR-1290 in an iPSC-Derived Neural Stem Cell Model of Autism Spectrum Disorder by Dalia Moore, Brittney M. Meays, Lepakshe S. V. Madduri, Farah Shahjin, Subhash Chand, Meng Niu, Abrar Albahrani, Chittibabu Guda, Gurudutt Pendyala, Howard S. Fox, Sowmya V. Yelamanchili

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The Impact of Transposable Elements in Genome Evolution and Genetic Instability and Their Implications in Various Diseases by Selvam Ayarpadikannan, Heui-Soo Kim

“…For the past two decades, many studies have shown that TEs are the causative factors of various genetic disorders and cancer. TEs are a subject of interest worldwide, not only in terms of their clinical aspects but also in basic research, such as evolutionary tracking. …”
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Genetic ancestry and the colonial legacies of race in genomics: a cross-disciplinary dialogue by Ernesto Schwartz-Marin, Tayyaba Jiwani, Sarah Abel, Yulia Egorova, Amade M’charek, Diogo Meyer, Andrés Moreno Estrada, Katharina Schramm, Peter Wade, Michel Naslavsky, Michel Naslavsky

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Can Cryptogonimids of the Same Genus Influence Each Other’s Level of Genetic Variation? by Ekaterina S. Tokarskaya, Yulia V. Tatonova, Haneef Ahmed Amissah, Polina G. Shumenko, Mikhail Yu. Shchelkanov

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Genomic adaptation of Clostridium perfringens to human intestine by Ke Wu, Juan Wang, Zelin Yan, Yanyan Zhu, Shaolin Wang, Bo Fu, Chengtao Sun, Ruichao Li, Edward M. Fox, Séamus Fanning, Li Bai, Yang Wang, Yizhi Tang, Zhe Yin, Rong Zhang, Hongning Wang

“…We further conducted evolutionary and pan‐genomic analyses, incorporating isolates from humans and animals worldwide. …”
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Whole Genome Sequencing Reveals Substantial Genetic Structure and Evidence of Local Adaptation in Alaskan Red King Crab by Carl A. St. John, Laura E. Timm, Kristen M. Gruenthal, Wesley A. Larson

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A Highly Divergent Mitochondrial Genome in Extant Cape Buffalo From Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa by Deon deJager, Marlo Möller, Eileen Hoal, Paul vanHelden, Brigitte Glanzmann, Cindy Harper, Paulette Bloomer

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Pathogenicity of Virulent Species of Group C Streptococci in Human by Marta Kłos, Jadwiga Wójkowska-Mach

“…Group C streptococci (GCS) are livestock pathogens and they often cause zoonotic diseases in humans. They are Gram-positive, in mostly β-hemolytic and facultative anaerobes. …”
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On the state of nature and social life: thinking about humans and chimpanzees by Eliane Sebeika Rapchan

“…Ever since, primatological and human evolutionary research has contributed to an understanding of a surprising and uncomfortable similarity of human and non-human behaviors as well as to their deep differences. …”
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Increased DNA Copy Number Variation Mosaicism in Elderly Human Brain by Darine Villela, Claudia K. Suemoto, Renata Leite, Carlos Augusto Pasqualucci, Lea T. Grinberg, Peter Pearson, Carla Rosenberg

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Within-species variation in the gut microbiome of medaka (Oryzias latipes) is driven by the interaction of light intensity and genetic background by Evangelista, Charlotte, Kamenova, Stefaniya, Diaz Pauli, Beatriz, Sandkjenn, Joakim, Vøllestad, Leif Asbjørn, Edeline, Eric, Trosvik, Pål, de Muinck, Eric Jacques

“…Unravelling evolution-by-environment interactions on the gut microbiome is particularly relevant considering the unprecedented level of human-driven disruption of the ecological and evolutionary trajectories of species. …”
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Plastome data provides new insights into population differentiation and evolution of Ginkgo in the Sichuan Basin of China by Liyun Nie, Fangling Liu, Meixia Wang, Zhuying Jiang, Jiali Kong, Luke R. Tembrock, Shenglong Kan, Penghao Wang, Jie Wang, Zhiqiang Wu, Xiaoli Liu

“…Ancient trees (314–784 years) provided evidence for interaction between natural processes and historical human dispersal in shaping current genetic patterns. …”
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Trajectory of human migration: insights from autosomal and non-autosomal variant clustering patterns by Samayeta Sarkar Tuli, Joyatry Sarker, Mrinmoy Saha Roddur, Anik Biswas, Reefa Nawar, Tahmina Akter, Md. Wahid Murad, Abu Ashfaqur Sajib

“…Moreover, the genetic markers on the Y chromosome constitute only a minor fraction of the entire human genome. …”
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Genetic analysis of ocular tumour-associated genes using large genomic datasets: insights into selection constraints and variant representation in the population by Jose S Pulido, Mandeep S Sagoo, Omar A Mahroo, Alexander Tanner

“…Background Large genomic databases enable genetic evaluation in terms of haploinsufficiency and prevalence of missense and synonymous variants. …”
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Deep-Sea Ecosystems as an Unexpected Source of Antibiotic Resistance Genes by Wei Zhang, Yingdong Li, Yunmeng Chu, Hao Liu, Hongmei Jing, Qianfeng Xia

“…The ratio of nonsynonymous to synonymous substitutions (pN/pS) values of these genes suggest different evolutionary strategies in response to deep-sea conditions and possible human impacts. …”
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Human Development X: Explanation of Macroevolution Top-Down Evolution Materializes Consciousness. The Origin of Metamorphosis by Tyge Dahl Hermansen, Søren Ventegodt, Joav Merrick

“…We propose the most important genetic and biochemical process that we think is behind the evolutionary shift as a complicated symbiosis of mechanisms leading to metamorphosis in all biological individuals, from bacteria to humans. …”
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The role of Beringia in human adaptation to Arctic conditions based on results of genomic studies of modern and ancient populations by B. A. Malyarchuk

“…The results of studies in Quaternary geology, archeology, paleoanthropology and human genetics demonstrate that the ancestors of Native Americans arrived in mid-latitude North America mainly along the Pacific Northwest Coast, but had previously inhabited the Arctic and during the last glacial maximum were in a refugium in Beringia, a land bridge connecting Eurasia and North America. …”
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