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Ancient AMY1 gene duplications primed the amylase locus for adaptive evolution upon the onset of agriculture

December 27, 2023 / Evolution, Genetics, Tradeoffs

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

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New paper: Mucus, slime, and a new way for biological functions to evolve

August 19, 2022 / Evolutionary Genetics, Tradeoffs

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

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Ancient AMY1 gene duplications primed the amylase locus for adaptive evolution upon the onset of agriculture

New paper: Mucus, slime, and a new way for biological functions to evolve

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