Curr Biol May 2023 PMID 37030294

Genomics of adaptive evolution in the woolly mammoth.

David Díez-Del-Molino, Marianne Dehasque, J Camilo Chacón-Duque, Patrícia Pečnerová, Alexei Tikhonov, Albert Protopopov, Valeri Plotnikov, Foteini Kanellidou, Pavel Nikolskiy, Peter Mortensen, Gleb K Danilov, Sergey Vartanyan, M Thomas P Gilbert, Adrian M Lister, Peter D Heintzman

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Numerous discussions mention the adaptive traits of the woolly mammoth, including genetic modifications for cold environments and references to specific genes impacting traits like ear size. Phrases like 'still resonates in the media' and 'growing interest' suggest a positive tone and widespread acknowledgment of the publication’s contribution to the field, indicating the community values these insights.

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Scientists studied 23 woolly mammoth genomes to learn how these creatures adapted over time, even looking at one that was 700,000 years old.
They found that the woolly mammoth already had many important genes for things like hair, fat storage, and its immune system when it first appeared.
The research shows that different genes helped the woolly mammoth change during its long existence, including some that affected its size and ear shape in later years.

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Marc Robinson-Rechavi

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Dalén: studying adaptive evolution by determining when mammoth specific non synonymous changes were fixed. CD4 changes might indicate epidemic among mammoths. FLG mutation might be related to smaller ears (fun but weak evidence alas). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.03.084 #ESEB2025

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Al Roca

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RT @IndianaDiez: Our study on genomics of adaptive evolution in the woolly mammoth still resonates in the media. Also, look at that hot pi…

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María Martinón-Torres

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RT @IndianaDiez: Our study on genomics of adaptive evolution in the woolly mammoth still resonates in the media. Also, look at that hot pi…

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David Díez-del-Molino

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Our study on genomics of adaptive evolution in the woolly mammoth still resonates in the media. Also, look at that hot pic of mine holding a mammoth molar

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Al Roca

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Here's their original paper: https://t.co/G38WrmYlPm

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Dr Robert Bohan

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