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Million-Year-Old Mammoths Sequenced, Giving Insight into Evolution
One of the ancient mammoths sequenced belongs to a previously unknown lineage that hybridized with woolly mammoths to give rise to Columbian mammoths.
Annotation Analysis Looks at Variants in SARS-CoV-2 Genomes From First Phase of Pandemic
Using sequence data from nearly 2,500 isolates submitted to GISAID before April, researchers tallied coding and non-coding changes in the virus across locations and conditions.
Ebola Virus Appears to Undergo Distinct Changes in Bat, Human Host Cell Line Experiments
Ebola viruses passaged in bat renal cells appeared to be subject to RNA editing by host enzymes, while more adaptive mutations arose after passaging in a human kidney cell line.
Genetic Study of Sled Dogs Traces Specific Haplotypes Related to Arctic Adaptation
The genomes of modern sled dogs, an ancient Siberian dog, and an ancient wolf revealed genetic similarity between the ancient dog and modern sled dogs.
Northern, Southern Italian Populations Began to Diverge Genetically Thousands of Years Ago
Northern and southern Italians further developed what appear to be genetic adaptations affecting susceptibility to obesity and melanoma, respectively.