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A burst of genomic innovation at the origin of placental mammals mediated embryo implantation (2023)
Journal Article
Taylor, A. S., Tinning, H., Ovchinnikov, V., Edge, J., Smith, W., Pullinger, A. L., …O'Connell, M. J. (2023). A burst of genomic innovation at the origin of placental mammals mediated embryo implantation. Communications Biology, 6, Article 459. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04809-y

The origin of embryo implantation in mammals ~148 million years ago was a dramatic shift in reproductive strategy, yet the molecular changes that established mammal implantation are largely unknown. Although progesterone receptor signalling predates... Read More about A burst of genomic innovation at the origin of placental mammals mediated embryo implantation.

Improving Orthologous Signal and Model Fit in Datasets Addressing the Root of the Animal Phylogeny (2023)
Journal Article
McCarthy, C. G., Mulhair, P. O., Siu-Ting, K., Creevey, C. J., & O’Connell, M. J. (2023). Improving Orthologous Signal and Model Fit in Datasets Addressing the Root of the Animal Phylogeny. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 40(1), Article msac276. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac276

There is conflicting evidence as to whether Porifera (sponges) or Ctenophora (comb jellies) comprise the root of the animal phylogeny. Support for either a Porifera-sister or Ctenophore-sister tree has been extensively examined in the context of mode... Read More about Improving Orthologous Signal and Model Fit in Datasets Addressing the Root of the Animal Phylogeny.