Study finds that bats most likely originated in Europe around 65 million years ago, before spreading across the world. 30 bat genomes for the study were sequenced at MPI-CBG. 

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An updated phylogeny of bats is presented, based on new genome assemblies and many ancient fossils and including all known bat families.

An updated phylogeny of bats is presented, based on new genome assemblies and many ancient fossils and including all known bat families.

Inferring orthologs and annotating coding genes remain central challenges in genomics, evident by the growing gap between assembled and annotated genomes. TOGA (Tool to infer Orthologs from Genome Ali...

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Annevo uses deep learning to achieve unprecedented accuracy in eukaryotic gene annotation, approaching the performance of evidence-based methods.

High-sugar diets cause human metabolic diseases, yet several bird lineages convergently adapted to feeding on sugar-rich nectar or fruits. We investigated the underlying molecular mechanisms in hummin...

The Ampli-Fi protocol is a new workflow that will enable HiFi sequencing from as little as 1 ng of genomic DNA.

Museum collections harbor millions of samples, largely unutilized for long-read sequencing. Here, we use ethanol-preserved samples containing kilobase-sized DNA to show that amplification-free protoco...

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The mammals carry immune adaptations that emerged when their ancestors took to the skies.

A systematic analysis of 115 mammalian genomes, including 10 new bat genomes, reveals prevalent positive selection in immune genes in bats and shows key adaptations in the antiviral gene ISG15 that ai...