B. Morel

Order of amino acid recruitment into the genetic code resolved by Last Universal Common Ancestor's protein domains

The paper infers the order of amino acid recruitment into the genetic code by analyzing ancestral protein domain frequencies, finding smaller amino acids were added earlier and metal-binding/sulfur-containing amino acids earlier than previously thought.

The power and limitations of species tree-aware phylogenetics

This paper reviews species tree-aware phylogenetic methods, evaluates their reliability, and discusses their applications and limitations in inferring gene and species trees.

Are fleas highly modified Mecoptera? Phylogenomic resolution of Antliophora (Insecta: Holometabola)

This study uses transcriptomic data to resolve the phylogenetic relationships within Antliophora, finding fleas are sister to either a monophyletic Mecoptera or arose within mecopteran families, potentially making Mecoptera paraphyletic.

Phylogenetic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 data is difficult

The paper reviews challenges in inferring reliable SARS-CoV-2 phylogenies due to high sequence similarity and low mutation rates, highlighting difficulties in rooting and classification.