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The evolutionary history of humans

August 4, 2021August 5, 2021 Sanger Institute ancestry, evolution, evolutionary genetics, history, human genetics min read

Mohamed Almarri has recently completed a PhD studying population history and global genetic diversity.

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Super-speed Salmonella evolution

January 28, 2016June 29, 2018 Communications Team evolution, Salmonella min read

28/01/2016: Thousands of years’ worth of evolution in just one person: Elizabeth Klemm explains how a Salmonella Enteritidis infection evolved to survive for 15 years in an immunocompromised patient.

Experimental design and population data. Credit: Carneiro et al., Science/AAAS DOI: 10.1126/science.1253714

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How do animals become domesticated?

September 8, 2014July 2, 2018 Communications Team animals, behaviour, domestication, ebi, embl, encode, ensembl, evolution, rabbits min read

08.09.14 Rabbits provide an excellent model for studying the genetics of domestication. Bronwen Aken explains how changes in their genomes explain shifts in behaviour

How researchers cracked the secrets of the turtle’s shell and answered some of evolution’s most intriguing puzzles

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Cracking the secrets of the turtle’s shell

June 10, 2013July 2, 2018 Communications Team ensembl, evolution, genomes, softshell turtles, wellcome trust sanger institute min read

10.06.13: How researchers cracked the secrets of the turtle’s shell and answered some of evolution’s most intriguing puzzles