J. David

Mating systems and recombination landscape strongly shape genetic diversity and selection in wheat relatives

The paper quantifies how mating systems and linked selection affect genetic diversity and selection in wheat relatives, showing selfing amplifies linked selection and reduces diversity.

Using Oxford Nanopore Technology direct RNA sequencing to identify depurination events induced by ricin and other ribosome inactivating proteins

Comparative plastomics of Amaryllidaceae: Inverted repeat expansion and the degradation of the ndh genes in Strumaria truncata Jacq.

The paper compares plastomes across Amaryllidaceae, identifying structural rearrangements and gene losses, particularly in Strumaria truncata.

The road to sorghum domestication: evidence from nucleotide diversity and gene expression patterns

This study analyzes gene expression and nucleotide diversity in domesticated and wild sorghum to identify genetic changes associated with domestication.

Comparative analysis based on transcriptomics and metabolomics data reveal differences between emmer and durum wheat in response to nitrogen starvation

This study compares transcriptomics and metabolomics responses to nitrogen starvation in emmer and durum wheat, finding durum exhibits broader and stronger responses with distinct metabolic and transcriptional patterns.

Pervasive hybridizations in the history of wheat relatives

This study provides a comprehensive phylogenomic analysis of wheat relatives, revealing a complex evolutionary history with new insights into the origins of the D genome and other gene flow events.

Abundance and diversity of the fecal resistome in slaughter pigs and broilers in nine European countries

The paper quantifies and compares the resistomes of slaughter pigs and broilers across nine European countries, finding differences in AMR gene abundance and diversity linked to country-specific antimicrobial usage.

Evolutionary forces affecting synonymous variations in plant genomes

The paper investigates the evolutionary forces shaping synonymous variations in plant genomes, finding that GC-biased gene conversion is more prevalent and stronger than selection in most species.