V. J. Schuenemann

This study uses ancient and modern mitogenomes to show a dramatic reduction in mitochondrial diversity in Alpine ibex during near extinction, with one lineage becoming dominant and another surviving in isolation.

The paper reports leprosy-like lesions in wild chimpanzees and identifies M. leprae strains with rare genotypes, suggesting multiple introductions from an unknown source.

This paper identifies PDIP38 as a mitochondrial adaptor protein that interacts with CLPX and modulates the CLPXP protease function by stabilizing CLPX and facilitating substrate recognition.

This study traces the origin of modern wolves to a late Pleistocene expansion from Beringia, using ancient mitochondrial genomes and spatial-temporal modeling.