Ver excited to share my just-published Darwin Review with @lh3lh3.bsky.social on population-scale long-read sequencing! royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...

Population-scale long-read DNA sequencing: peering under the hood of the new evolutionary genomics

Abstract. Population-scale long-read DNA sequencing (PLRS) is rapidly reshaping our understanding of genomic variation in humans and non-model species. In

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Congratulations, Wendy!🎉🎉

Society for the Study of Evolution@sse-evolution.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Congratulations to this year’s Dobzhansky Prize recipient, Dr. Wendy Valencia-Montoya! She will give the Dobzhansky Prize talk at #Evol2026 in Cleveland, OH in June. Learn more about her work: www.evolutionsociety.org/news/display... @wendyssae.bsky.social

I am looking for a postdoc to develop high-performance algorithms in computational genomics. Email or DM me if interested. For more information, see hlilab.github.io/vacancies. RTs appreciated!

Thrilled to share our new review online with @scottvedwards.bsky.social in @Trends Ecol & Evo! “pangenomics is rapidly transforming our ability to dissect the genetic basis of ecological and evolutionary change in natural systems.”

Trends in Ecology & Evolution@cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Online now: Pangenomes: new tools for ecological and evolutionary genomics

Incorporating SVs into conservation genomics can improve our understanding of population health and resilience. 🌿🔬 Paper here: doi.org/10.1093/jher... Lab website: edwards.oeb.harvard.edu #JHered #Conservation 2/2

How does population size shape the dynamics of structural variants across the genome? Check out our new paper in @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Multispecies pangenomes reveal a pervasive influence of population size on structural variation

Structural variants (SVs) are widespread in vertebrate genomes, yet their evolutionary dynamics remain poorly understood. Using 45 long-read de novo genome assemblies and pangenome tools, we analyze S...

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Bohao Fang@fangbohao.bsky.social · last yr.

How do SVs, satellite DNA & gene content shape avian genome evolution? We analyzed 45 HiFi genomes across 3 Scrub-Jay species with distinct population sizes. Grateful to be on this incredible team led by Scott Edwards! "Comparative population pangenomes" www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Please check out the newly published Murphy lab’s new paper in @nature.com! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

An ancient recombination desert is a speciation supergene in placental mammals - Nature

Deep learning methods identified a large and evolutionarily conserved X-linked low recombination region in placental mammals that serves as both a barrier to gene flow in hybridizing lineages and an a...

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Happy to share our new paper "Inferring Species Trees" led by @scottvedwards.bsky.social, which overviews coalescent models and methods for species tree inference. 📚 doi.org/10.1016/B978...

Our new preprint @scottvedwards.bsky.social 🧬🐦 Long-read genomes show songbird germline-restricted chromosomes (GRCs; expelled from somatic cells) are 70 % repeats and packed with active LTR retroviruses. A hidden reservoir for TE-driven innovation/diversification! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

How do SVs, satellite DNA & gene content shape avian genome evolution? We analyzed 45 HiFi genomes across 3 Scrub-Jay species with distinct population sizes. Grateful to be on this incredible team led by Scott Edwards! "Comparative population pangenomes" www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Thrilled to share our study featured in the Harvard Gazette!! @ScottVEdwards1 @HarvardOEB @MCZHarvard @HarvardMagazine @Harvard news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

What prompts genetic adaptation? Ask a finch. — Harvard Gazette

Groundbreaking pangenomic study suggests big DNA flip may have made small bird resistant to some diseases.

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