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rate of adaptive evolution in animal mitochondria by James, Jennifer E, Piganeau, Gwenael, Eyre‐Walker, Adam

“…We have investigated whether there is adaptive evolution in mitochondrial DNA, using an extensive data set containing over 500 animal species from a wide range…”
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Selective sweeps on novel and introgressed variation shape mimicry loci in a butterfly adaptive radiation by Moest, Markus, Van Belleghem, Steven M, James, Jennifer E, Salazar, Camilo, Martin, Simon H, Barker, Sarah L, Moreira, Gilson R P, Mérot, Claire, Joron, Mathieu, Nadeau, Nicola J, Steiner, Florian M, Jiggins, Chris D

“…Natural selection leaves distinct signatures in the genome that can reveal the targets and history of adaptive evolution. By analysing high-coverage genome…”
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“Prison life is very hard and it’s made harder if you’re isolated”: COVID-19 risk mitigation strategies and the mental health of incarcerated women in California by James, Jennifer E., Riddle, Leslie, Perez-Aguilar, Giselle

“…Purpose This study aims to describe the COVID-19 risk mitigation strategies implemented in California prisons and the impact of these policies on the mental…”
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Universal and taxon-specific trends in protein sequences as a function of age by James, Jennifer E, Willis, Sara M, Nelson, Paul G, Weibel, Catherine, Kosinski, Luke J, Masel, Joanna

“…Extant protein-coding sequences span a huge range of ages, from those that emerged only recently to those present in the last universal common ancestor…”
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“Good luck, social distance”: rapid decarceration and community care for serious mental illness and substance use disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic by James, Jennifer E., Dauria, Emily F., Desai, Riya, Bell, Adelaide, Izenberg, Jacob M.

“…The COVID-19 pandemic inspired calls for rapid decarceration of prisons and jails to slow the spread of disease in a high-risk congregate setting. Due to the…”
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Creativity, Resilience and Resistance: Black Birthworkers' Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic by Oparah, Julia Chinyere, James, Jennifer E, Barnett, Destany, Jones, Linda Marie, Melbourne, Daphina, Peprah, Sayida, Walker, Jessica A

“…This article documents the experiences of Black birthworkers supporting pregnant and birthing people and new mamas during the first six months of the COVID-19…”
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Reproductive Justice and Abolition: Important Lessons Black Feminists Have Been Teaching Us for Years by James, Jennifer E.

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Is It Ethical to Mandate Vaccination among Incarcerated Persons? Consider Enforcement and Ask People Living in Prisons and Jails by James, Jennifer E.

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Race, Racism, and Bioethics: Are We Stuck? by James, Jennifer E.

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Corrigendum: Creativity, Resilience and Resistance: Black Birthworkers’ Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic by Oparah, Julia Chinyere, James, Jennifer E., Barnett, Destany, Jones, Linda Marie, Melbourne, Daphina, Peprah, Sayida, Walker, Jessica A.

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Differential Retention of Pfam Domains Contributes to Long-term Evolutionary Trends by James, Jennifer E, Nelson, Paul G, Masel, Joanna

“…Abstract Protein domains that emerged more recently in evolution have a higher structural disorder and greater clustering of hydrophobic residues along the…”
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Beyond Seeing Race: Centering Racism and Acknowledging Agency Within Bioethics by James, Jennifer E., Iacopetti, Corina L.

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Black Bioethics in the Age of Black Lives Matter by Ray, Keisha, Fletcher, Faith E., Martschenko, Daphne O., James, Jennifer E.

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Racial Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Bioethics: Recommendations from the Association of Bioethics Program Directors Presidential Task Force by Lee, Sandra Soo-Jin, Walker, Alexis, Callier, Shawneequa L., Fletcher, Faith E., Galarneau, Charlene, Garrison, Nanibaa', James, Jennifer E., McLeod-Sordjan, Renee, Ogbogu, Ubaka, Sederstrom, Nneka, Smith, Patrick T., Braddock, Clarence H., Mitchell, Christine

“…Recent calls to address racism in bioethics reflect a sense of urgency to mitigate the lethal effects of a lack of action. While the field was catalyzed…”
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Inferring Genome-Wide Correlations of Mutation Fitness Effects between Populations by Huang, Xin, Fortier, Alyssa Lyn, Coffman, Alec J, Struck, Travis J, Irby, Megan N, James, Jennifer E, León-Burguete, José E, Ragsdale, Aaron P, Gutenkunst, Ryan N

“…Abstract The effect of a mutation on fitness may differ between populations depending on environmental and genetic context, but little is known about the…”
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COVID-19 and the reimaging of compassionate release by James, Jennifer E., Foe, Meghan, Desai, Riya, Rangan, Apoorva, Price, Mary

“…Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a historical overview of compassionate release policies in the USA and describe how these policies have been…”
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Molecular Evolutionary Consequences of Island Colonization by James, Jennifer E, Lanfear, Robert, Eyre-Walker, Adam

“…Island endemics are expected to have low effective population sizes (Ne), first because some may experience population bottlenecks when they are founded, and…”
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Correction to: Black Bioethics in the Age of Black Lives Matter by Ray, Keisha, Fletcher, Faith E., Martschenko, Daphne O., James, Jennifer E.

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Hospice Quality, Race, and Disenrollment in Hospice Enrollees With Dementia by Hunt, Lauren J, Gan, Siqi, Smith, Alexander K, Aldridge, Melissa D, Boscardin, W John, Harrison, Krista L, James, Jennifer E, Lee, Alexandra K, Yaffe, Kristine

“…Racial and ethnic minoritized people with dementia (PWD) are at high risk of disenrollment from hospice, yet little is known about the relationship between…”
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The protein domains of vertebrate species in which selection is more effective have greater intrinsic structural disorder by Weibel, Catherine A, Wheeler, Andrew L, James, Jennifer E, Willis, Sara M, McShea, Hanon, Masel, Joanna

“…The nearly neutral theory of molecular evolution posits variation among species in the effectiveness of selection. In an idealized model, the census population…”
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