Guillaume Chomicki

This study uses ancient DNA from Song Dynasty melon seeds to show they were likely consumed as fresh or culinary fruits, not sweet dessert melons, and supports their introduction from the Asian domestication pool.

This study identifies donor species of grass-to-grass lateral gene transfer using nuclear-encoded plastid DNA, finding two lateral acquisitions from specific lineages.

The paper generates chromosome-level genomes for two Stemona species to investigate fatty acid differentiation in elaiosomes and seeds, revealing molecular mechanisms underlying wasp seed dispersal.

This study reconstructs the phylogeny of orchids using genomic data and infers their geographic origin and speciation patterns, finding their origin in Laurasia and recent speciation in Central America.

The paper analyzes a 3500-year-old watermelon leaf from a Pharaonic tomb to determine the domestication origin of watermelon, finding it was cultivated by New Kingdom Egyptians.

This study investigates the historical biogeography of Cycnoches orchids, finding that the Andes did not act as a dispersal barrier due to the species' anemochorous seeds.