Evolutionary Biology

  3. Divergent C. elegans toxin alleles are suppressed by distinct mechanisms

    1. Stefan Zdraljevic
    2. Laura Walter-McNeill
    3. Giancarlo N Bruni
    4. Joshua S Bloom
    5. Daniel HW Leighton
    6. Heriberto Marquez
    7. Noah Alexander
    8. Leonid Kruglyak

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      eLife Assessment

      This important study identifies a new toxin/antidote (T/A) system in the model nematode C. elegans. These results suggest there are alternative mechanisms to neutralize selfish genetic elements. The authors present solid data that robustly support their central conclusion. This work will be of broad interest to investigators in evolutionary biology and reproductive biology.

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  6. Constraints on the G1/S transition pathway may favor selection of multicellularity as a passenger phenotype

    1. Tom Louis Ducrocq
    2. Damien Laporte
    3. Bertrand Daignan-Fornier

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      eLife Assessment

      This important study implicates that changes in cell regulation may contribute to the evolution of multicellularity. The evidence supporting the conclusions is convincing, with rigorous methods used to test alternative hypotheses. The work will be of broad interest to cell and evolutionary biologists and those studying the cell cycle and cancer.

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