My latest paper, “Reconstruction of the human amylase locus reveals ancient duplications seeding modern-day variation“ has garnered significant attention from leading publications, including CNN and The New York Times, as well as praise from scientists in the field. The study, […]
Abstract: Starch digestion is a cornerstone of human nutrition. The amylase enzyme, which digests starch, plays a key role in starch metabolism. Indeed, the copy number of the human amylase gene has been associated with
Petar led this project that we designed with Stefan Ruhl Laboratory on how mucin proteins have evolved. The roles of mucins in different biological processes are becoming more appreciated recently in both evolutionary and biomedical
New paper: Mucus, slime, and a new way for biological functions to evolve Read More »
Abstract The amylase gene (AMY), which codes for a starch-digesting enzyme in animals, underwent several gene copy number gains in humans (Perry et al., 2007), dogs (Axelsson et al., 2013), and mice (Schibler et al.,
