The FEZ seminar series 2022 – a review
Keeping up with the literature and scientific discussions with colleagues in order to develop new ideas and projects and to reflect on old ones are important parts... Read more.
Door 24: Merry Christmas everyone from the FEZ research group
The previous 23 doors of the FEZ advent calendar 2022 opened every day for a paper published this year that group members found particularly interesting. The list... Read more.
Door 22: Tapping into Personal Genetics from Keepsakes – Breakthroughs and Concerns
Direct to consumer genetic testing of family heirlooms and keepsakes (e.g., used stamps, baby teeth) provide insight into genealogy and ancestry. Published earlier... Read more.
Door 20: Graham Budd – one of the greatest paleontologists of our time
As previously said, during this year FEZ advent calendar I have decided to briefly present you three works: a research paper, a researcher interview, and a book.... Read more.
Door 18: Ancestors in Evolutionary Biology: Linear Thinking about Branching Trees
As commented on a previous post of this 2022 Frontiers in Evolutionary Zoology advent calendar I have decided to briefly present you three works:... Read more.
Door 13: Expanding Sources of DNA in Museums
Author: Rita Austin (former group member) Diverse museum holdings offer unique and exciting potential sources of ancient DNA and other biomolecules (e.g., RNA and... Read more.
Door 12: Measuring Functional Diversity
Currently, the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) is going on in Montreal, Canada. Again a COP soon after an earlier COP, namely the UN Climate Change Conference... Read more.
Door 8: GENESPACE tracks regions of interest and gene copy number variation across multiple genomesss multiple genomes.” Elife 11 (2022): e78526.
During this year Frontiers in Evolutionary Zoology advent calendar I have decided to briefly present you three works: a research paper, a researcher interview, and... Read more.
Door 5: Immunity Genes Related to the Black Death
Published in October, startling results of natural selection in humans indicates certain immunity genes may have helped people survive the Black Death of the 1346-1350.... Read more.
Door 1: The origin of animals and fungi
Although frequently neglected, animals and fungi share a close evolutionary relationship. Despite the huge differences in morphology, ecology, life history and behaviour... Read more.