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What we're reading: Caribbean admixture and the genetics of fruit fly pigmentation

In the journals Moreno-Estrada, A., Gravel, S., Zakharia, F., Mccauley, J.L., Jake, K., Gignoux, C.R., et al. n.d. Reconstructing the population genetic history of the Caribbean. arXive: 1306.0558. Based on demographic models, we reconstruct the complex population history of the … Continue reading

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What we're reading: The origins of Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, GWAS of "educational attainment", and the trouble with impact metrics

In the journals Hardy, G.H. 1908. Mendelian proportions in a mixed population. Science 28: 49. doi: 10.1126/science.28.706.49. Suppose that Aa is a pair of Mendelian characters, A being dominant, and that in any given generation the numbers of pure dominants … Continue reading

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What we're reading: The trouble with novelty and the Norway spruce genome

In the journals Arnqvist, G. 2013. Editorial rejects? Novelty, schnovelty! Trends in Ecology & Evolution 5: 2012–2013. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2013.05.007. Firstly, because an assessment of novelty critically depends upon a reader’s knowledge and perspective, the degree of novelty is arguably more … Continue reading

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What we're reading: Grouper spawning, pollinator-mediated isolation, and ambivalent advice about grad school

In the journals Almany, G.R., Hamilton, R.J., Bode, M., Matawai, M., Potuku, T., Saenz-Agudelo, P., et al. 2013. Dispersal of grouper larvae drives local resource sharing in a coral reef fishery. Current Biology 23: 626–630. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.03.006. Using genetic parentage … Continue reading

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What we're reading: Evolutionary context for disease markers and why everyone has at least one famous ancestor

In the journals Dudley, J.T., Chen, R., Sanderford, M., Butte, A.J. & Kumar, S. 2012. Evolutionary meta-analysis of association studies reveals ancient constraints affecting disease marker discovery. Molecular Biology and Evolution 29: 2087–94. doi: 10.1093/molbev/mss079. We find that the current … Continue reading

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What we're reading: GWA with low coverage and rare variants, cardenolide resistance, and felony experimentation

As we head into the weekend, here’s a few things we’ve noticed that are worth your screen-time. In the journals Navon, O., Sul, J.H., Han, B., Conde, L., Bracci, P., Riby, J., et al. 2013. Rare variant association testing under … Continue reading

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What we're reading: readings for DNA Day, estimating Ne, and open-sourced data visualization

As we head into the weekend, here’s a few things we’ve noticed that might be worth your screen-time. In the journals Sixty years ago Thursday, Nature published three papers that unravelled (ha!) the molecular structure of DNA. They’re freely available online. … Continue reading

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What we're reading: Coelocanth genomics, barcoded pollen, and publication priorities

As we head into the weekend, here’s a few things we’ve noticed that might be worth your screen-time. In the journals Amemiya, C.T., Alföldi, J., Lee, A.P., Fan, S., Philippe, H., MacCallum, I., et al. 2013. The African coelacanth genome … Continue reading

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What we're reading: Ring species, hominid timescales, and E.O. Wilson versus math versus the blogosphere

As we head into the weekend, here’s a few things we’ve noticed that might be worth your screen-time. In the journals Martins, A.B., De Aguiar, M.A.M. & Bar-Yam, Y. 2013. Evolution and stability of ring species. Proceedings of the National … Continue reading

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What we're reading: Tapeworm genomes, population structure in rivers, and Mendelian pythons

As we head into the weekend, here’s a few things we’ve noticed that might be worth your screen time. In the journals Tsai, I.J., Zarowiecki, M., Holroyd, N., Garciarrubio, A., Sanchez-Flores, A., Brooks, K.L., et al. 2013. The genomes of … Continue reading

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