Search Results - "GILBERT, M. Thomas P"
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Skmer: assembly-free and alignment-free sample identification using genome skims
Published in Genome Biology (13-02-2019)“…The ability to inexpensively describe taxonomic diversity is critical in this era of rapid climate and biodiversity changes. The recent genome-skimming…”
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Reconstructing ancient genomes and epigenomes
Published in Nature reviews. Genetics (01-07-2015)“…Key Points High-throughput sequencing technologies have revolutionized ancient DNA (aDNA) research by enabling the reconstruction of whole-genome sequences…”
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Multiproxy evidence highlights a complex evolutionary legacy of maize in South America
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (14-12-2018)“…Domesticated maize evolved from wild teosinte under human influences in Mexico beginning around 9000 years before the present (yr B.P.), traversed Central…”
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Monitoring endangered freshwater biodiversity using environmental DNA
Published in Molecular ecology (01-06-2012)“…Freshwater ecosystems are among the most endangered habitats on Earth, with thousands of animal species known to be threatened or already extinct. Reliable…”
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Using paleo-archives to safeguard biodiversity under climate change
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (28-08-2020)“…Strategies for 21st-century environmental management and conservation under global change require a strong understanding of the biological mechanisms that…”
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Investigating the potential use of environmental DNA (eDNA) for genetic monitoring of marine mammals
Published in PloS one (29-08-2012)“…The exploitation of non-invasive samples has been widely used in genetic monitoring of terrestrial species. In aquatic ecosystems, non-invasive samples such as…”
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mapDamage: testing for damage patterns in ancient DNA sequences
Published in Bioinformatics (01-08-2011)“…Ancient DNA extracts consist of a mixture of contaminant DNA molecules, most often originating from environmental microbes, and endogenous fragments exhibiting…”
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Ancient and modern environmental DNA
Published in Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological sciences (19-01-2015)“…DNA obtained from environmental samples such as sediments, ice or water (environmental DNA, eDNA), represents an important source of information on past and…”
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The use of coded PCR primers enables high-throughput sequencing of multiple homolog amplification products by 454 parallel sequencing
Published in PloS one (14-02-2007)“…The invention of the Genome Sequence 20 DNA Sequencing System (454 parallel sequencing platform) has enabled the rapid and high-volume production of sequence…”
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Arctic-adapted dogs emerged at the Pleistocene-Holocene transition
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (26-06-2020)“…Although sled dogs are one of the most specialized groups of dogs, their origin and evolution has received much less attention than many other dog groups. We…”
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A Common Genetic Origin for Early Farmers from Mediterranean Cardial and Central European LBK Cultures
Published in Molecular biology and evolution (01-12-2015)“…The spread of farming out of the Balkans and into the rest of Europe followed two distinct routes: An initial expansion represented by the Impressa and Cardial…”
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Meta-barcoding of 'dirt' DNA from soil reflects vertebrate biodiversity
Published in Molecular ecology (01-04-2012)“…DNA molecules originating from animals and plants can be retrieved directly from sediments and have been used for reconstructing both contemporary and past…”
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DNA extraction from dry museum beetles without conferring external morphological damage
Published in PloS one (07-03-2007)“…A large number of dry-preserved insect specimens exist in collections around the world that might be useful for genetic analyses. However, until now, the…”
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DNA metabarcoding and spatial modelling link diet diversification with distribution homogeneity in European bats
Published in Nature communications (02-03-2020)“…Inferences of the interactions between species’ ecological niches and spatial distribution have been historically based on simple metrics such as…”
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Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 domain cassettes 8 and 13 are associated with severe malaria in children
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (26-06-2012)“…The clinical outcome of Plasmodium falciparum infections ranges from asymptomatic parasitemia to severe malaria syndromes associated with high mortality. The…”
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Bone biodeterioration-The effect of marine and terrestrial depositional environments on early diagenesis and bone bacterial community
Published in PloS one (15-10-2020)“…Bacteria play an important role in the degradation of bone material. However, much remains to be learnt about the structure of their communities in degrading…”
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Bat Biology, Genomes, and the Bat1K Project: To Generate Chromosome-Level Genomes for All Living Bat Species
Published in Annual review of animal biosciences (15-02-2018)“…Bats are unique among mammals, possessing some of the rarest mammalian adaptations, including true self-powered flight, laryngeal echolocation, exceptional…”
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Molecular clocks indicate turnover and diversification of modern coleoid cephalopods during the Mesozoic Marine Revolution
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences (15-03-2017)“…Coleoid cephalopod molluscs comprise squid, cuttlefish and octopuses, and represent nearly the entire diversity of modern cephalopods. Sophisticated…”
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Direct evidence of extensive diversity of HIV-1 in Kinshasa by 1960
Published in Nature (02-10-2008)“…Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) sequences that pre-date the recognition of AIDS are critical to defining the time of origin and the timescale of…”
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The isolation of nucleic acids from fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues-which methods are useful when?
Published in PloS one (20-06-2007)“…Museums and pathology collections around the world represent an archive of genetic material to study populations and diseases. For preservation purposes, a…”
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