Kun Wang

TL;DR: It is proposed that ITS/ITS2 should be incorporated into the core barcode for seed plants, because in cases where it is difficult to amplify and directly sequence ITS in its entirety, just using ITS2 is a useful backup because it is easier to amplified and sequence this subset of the marker.

TL;DR: Positively selected and rapidly evolving genes in the yak lineage are found to be significantly enriched in functional categories and pathways related to hypoxia and nutrition metabolism, which may have important implications for understanding adaptation to high altitude in other animal species and for Hypoxia-related diseases in humans.

TL;DR: The genome sequence of the desert poplar, Populus euphratica, which exhibits high tolerance to salt stress is reported, which provides an important background for understanding tree adaptation to salt Stress and facilitating the genetic improvement of cultivated poplars for saline soils.

TL;DR: The controversies in the ruminant phylogeny are resolved and the genetic basis underpinning the evolutionary innovations in ruminants is revealed, demonstrating the power of using comparative phylogenomic approaches in resolving the deep branches of phylogeny that result from rapid radiations.

TL;DR: The authors analyse the genomes of 49 modern breeds and eight ancient samples and identify three distinct ancestries and multiple adaptive introgressions from other bovine species, providing new insights into the evolutionary history of cattle and the importance of introgression in adaptation of cattle to new environmental challenges in East Asia.