Maximilian J. Telford

The paper analyzes phylogenomic datasets to resolve relationships among Spiralian phyla, finding that interphylum branches are short and relationships are poorly supported, suggesting an explosive radiation.

The paper integrates phylogenomics and functional annotations to trace gene function evolution across species, revealing convergent adaptations in multicellular and terrestrial transitions.

The paper investigates whether deuterostome monophyly is supported by systematic errors, finding strong support under certain conditions and ambiguity when errors are mitigated.

This study compares Dollo parsimony and maximum likelihood methods for ancestral gene content reconstruction, finding Dollo parsimony overestimates ancestral gene content, especially near the root of the tree.

The paper assembles and annotates the genome of the polyclad flatworm Prostheceraeus crozieri using long-read sequencing, revealing a highly repetitive genome with extensive transposable element activity.

CeLaVi is a web-based tool for visualizing and interacting with cell lineages, integrating spatial distribution and cell properties.

The paper identifies a hidden break in 28S rRNA across eukaryotes, showing its presence in protostomes and rare occurrence in vertebrates and non-animal eukaryotes, with implications for RNA Integrity Numbers.

OMA standalone is a tool for orthology inference across public and custom genomes, enabling analysis of both existing and user-provided data.

This study uses simulations to evaluate the accuracy of CRISPR-based lineage reconstruction under various biological and technical conditions.

The paper investigates uterine tumors in C. elegans as a senescent pathology caused by quasi-programs, showing similarities to teratomas and senescence.

The paper uses molecular data to show Orthonectid worms are part of the Annelida, not Mesozoa, revealing extreme body plan simplification.