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leonhilgers.bsky.social
Postdoc @LOEWE_TBG @Senckenberg. Evolutionary genomics, gene expression, global change, novelties, climate, turtles & eels! He/him
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Thrilled to share our work on unlocking challenging specimens for @pacbio.bsky.social #HiFi sequencing, now out in Genome Biology! genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... We show that specimens that have been stored in ethanol for decades can still be amenable for long-read sequencing:🧵

submitted 17 days ago • 2 comments

Origin and stepwise evolution of vertebrate lungs rdcu.be/eawc5 Single-cell RNA sequencing data from lungs across vertebrate species reveals genetic components in the common ancestor of jawed vertebrates, and new lung-specific enhancers that contribute to the evolution of vertebrate lungs

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

With @katiejenike.bsky.social and a bunch more of our fellow k-mer enthusiasts, we put together a manuscript on k-mers in biodiversity genomics. A guide if you will, that covers k-mers from basics to some really funky stuff... genome.cshlp.org/content/35/2...

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

#CellPlasticity—the ability of cells to change their identity—is vital for tissue growth and repair. But when it goes unchecked, it can fuel #cancer. Our latest study examines how to block #LiverCancer by actively suppressing plasticity. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #CancerBiology

submitted 14 days ago • 8 comments

We've reached 1.5°C global warming. With current policies, we're heading for a catastrophic 2.7°C warming. A new review paper in Science shows: this would change the Arctic 'beyond recognition', with knock-on effects (like rising seas) around the world. 🌊 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

submitted 20 days ago • 24 comments

Glad to see our preprint out! We reconstructed diet evolution in bats and support ancestral omnivory of the ecologically diverse bat family Phyllostomidae.

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‼️These #PSMC #peaks are #artifacts‼️ Seen #PSMC results like this🤔? They are caused by ill-set parameters, #very #common, and #easy #to #solve! For details see 🧵& OA paper @currentbiology.bsky.social 🙂🐢🧬🎉! cell.com/current-biol...

submitted 21 days ago • 1 comment

I am writing a short #review about linking #phenotype to #genotype 🧬using #comparative #genomics. There is a lot of amazing work and I would love to hear about your favorite studies 🥇 from the last 2-3 years! ✉️ Pls also send your own work here (or DM)🙂!! Please #repost!!! 🔁 (just joined bsky)

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

A news article for a lay summary also: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

Bats 🦇really are special, and so is their immune system🦠🧬!! Very happy to see this work on #bat 🦇immune system adaptations out in @nature.com 🙂! Congratulations to everyone involved, especially @ariadnamorales.bsky.social & @hillermich.bsky.social 🎉!

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments