Transposable elements (TEs) are key contributors to genome evolution, yet their macroevolutionary roles in adaptive radiations remain poorly understood, as high-quality genomic resources at sufficient...

Background Subsocial insects transition from solitary to social behavior during reproduction. They engage in cooperative and parental care activities that increase their offspring’s survival. Elucidat...

Abstract. Horizontal gene transfer (HGT), the transmission of genetic material across species, is an important innovation source in prokaryotes. In contras

A research team led by Dr Jaime Anaya-Rojas and Prof Joachim Kurtz from the Institute of Evolution and Biodiversity has found experimental evidence of how tapeworm infections of three-spined stickleba...

Scientific Data - Annotation of 200 Insect Genomes with BRAKER for Consistent Comparisons across Species

Anlässlich des „Darwin-Tags“ am 12. Februar fordert der Evolutionsbiologe Prof. Dr. Joachim Kurtz im „Umdenken“-Podcast eine schnelle und entschlossene Antwort der Gesellschaft auf den Klimawandel und...

Abstract. Subsociality and wood-eating or xylophagy are understood as key drivers in the evolution of eusociality in Blattodea (cockroaches and termites),

De novo gene evolution entails the birth of new genes from previously non-coding DNA. In this Review, Bornberg-Bauer and Eicholt overview how protein-coding de novo genes are identified, the mechanist...

Website for the i5k 5,000 insect genome initiative.

Termites, the largest lineage of non-hymenopteran social insects, are important decomposers of plant organic matter in the tropics. Here, the authors sequence the genomes of 45 termites and two cockro...

Open Positions – GEvol – DFG SPP 2349

Abstract. Host–parasite relationships are often shaped by coevolutionary arms races. While abiotic influences on these dynamics are well documented, a comb

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AbstractMotivation. De novo genes emerge from previously non-coding regions of the genome, challenging the traditional view that new genes primarily arise

The Journal of Experimental Zoology – B (JEZ-B): Molecular and Developmental Evolution covers the structure & evolution of animal & non-animal organisms.

Pallares et al. collect over a thousand RNA-seq and DNA samples from Drosophila melanogaster flies to investigate the genetic basis of gene expression variation. They find eQTLs for 98% of the genes a...

We discovered that 20%–30% of protein-coding genes in Drosophila melanogaster and Aedes aegypti are only expressed during specific stages of development. Surprisingly, many of these stage-specific ge...

Principle of ATAC-seq (left), overview of arthropod species with published ATAC-seq data (middle), summary of experimental design (right).