New paper by Lewin & Eyre-Walker finds a strong negative correlation between generation time and yearly mutation rate. This highlights generation time as a key driver of molecular evolution across eukaryote clades.

https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf069

Queen–worker differences are linked to gene duplication and differential gene expression, in particular in reproductive tissues. Study by Xu & Colgan sheds light on how social insects resolve genomic conflict to produce distinct castes.

https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf063

A large, rare, 225 kb deletion containing six snake venom metalloproteinase genes in eastern diamondback rattlesnake adds to the striking venom diversity shaped by structural variation.

https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf058

New study by Chan et al. reveals the evolutionary dynamics of self-splicing introns in mitochondrial genomes of Epichloë fungi. Results support rapid intron loss and evolution of homing suppressors.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf076

New graph-based tool ska lo enables reference-free detection of SNPs, indels, and variant groups from pathogen WGS data. Benchmarking shows high sensitivity, including in regions with dense mutations.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf077

How does recurrent drug exposure shape selection in parasites? Early et al. look at French Guiana malaria genomes to show how repeat adaptation is governed by both large-effect loci and a polygenic architecture.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf075

#NewPaperAlert. #Hydrogen is not the panacea for #aviation that some make it out to be. It can come with substantial #ClimateForcing, depending on the production route and the routing of the #airplane. Limiting #AirTravel becomes more urgent with these results.

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c06286

Uncertainty about the inner workings of #machinelearning models holds back the application of ML-enabled systems in real estate markets. How do ML models arrive at their estimates?
How can practitioners guarantee that ML systems do not run afoul of the law?

Wayne Wan and I show how ML systems can be externally tested with dedicated system tests (as commonly done in software development).

#newpaperalert #appliedML #realestate #proptech #explainableML

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1540-6229.12416

: Using #tags will help people find your stuff. Here are some suggestions (note that there is no "correct" way to do this, but coordination helps):

#introduction (for introductions)

#econjobmarket (if you are on either side this year)

#conference
#seminar
#webinar

#newpaperalert
#TeachEcon
#EconResearch
#EconMedia

And the best for last:
#memes