phylogenetic analysis
Multiple Plague Pathogen Introductions to Europe Proposed by Genomic, Other Evidence
Yersinia pestis may have arrived in Europe multiple times based on an analysis of microbial genome sequences, archeological, epidemiological, and other data.
Rhinoceros Genomic Analysis of Living and Extinct Species Uncovers Low Genetic Diversity
As rhinoceroses are highly endangered, the findings could inform conservation efforts and enable researchers to monitor inbreeding and mutational load.
Genomic Study Highlights Summer Travel Role in SARS-CoV-2 Variant Spread in Europe
Investigators found that a strain that first appeared in Spain last spring was introduced to additional European locations hundreds of times with the help of summer travel.
Genomic, Epidemiological Analysis Traces SARS-CoV-2 P.1 Lineage Emergence in Brazil
A group led by University of São Paulo researchers timed the lineage's emergence to mid-November and examined its transmissibility and immune evasion.
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.