Humans exhibit considerable variability in their immune responses to the same immune
challenges. Such variation is widespread and affects individual and population‐level …

Agricultural intensification at field and landscape scales, including increased use of
agrochemicals and loss of semi‐natural habitats, is a major driver of insect declines and …

Infection with Lassa virus (LASV) can cause Lassa fever, a haemorrhagic illness with an
estimated fatality rate of 29.7%, but causes no or mild symptoms in many individuals. Here …

Abstract The Holocene (beginning around 12,000 years ago) encompassed some of the
most significant changes in human evolution, with far-reaching consequences for the …

Several popular haplotype-based statistics for identifying recent or ongoing positive
selection in genomes require knowledge of haplotype phase. Here, we provide an update to …

Nonreference sequences (NRSs) are DNA sequences present in global populations but
absent in the current human reference genome. However, the extent and functional …

Apricot, belonging to the Armeniaca section of Rosaceae, is one of the economically
important crop fruits that has been extensively cultivated. The natural wild apricots offer …

Abstract Theory predicts that compensatory genetic changes reduce negative indirect effects
of selected variants during adaptive evolution, but evidence is scarce. Here, we test this in a …

The signature of selection is a crucial concept in evolutionary biology that refers to the
pattern of genetic variation which arises in a population due to natural selection. In the …

The BMPR1B gene is a major determinant of sheep reproductive capacity. Previous studies
revealed that Q249R (FecB) is a profound variant of BMPR1B that influences the ovulation …