Volume 39, Issue 3
March 2022
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Caption: Metal ions could mediate early protein-RNA interactions in the absence of positively charged and aromatic amino acids. This illustration depicts the blossoming of the first protein-RNA complexes in prebiotic metal ion space.
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Volume 39, Issue 3, March 2022
Perspectives
Rethinking Opsins
Molecular Biology and Evolution, Volume 39, Issue 3, March 2022, msac033, https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac033
Embracing Green Computing in Molecular Phylogenetics
Molecular Biology and Evolution, Volume 39, Issue 3, March 2022, msac043, https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac043
Discoveries
Dynamic RNA Fitness Landscapes of a Group I Ribozyme during Changes to the Experimental Environment
Molecular Biology and Evolution, Volume 39, Issue 3, March 2022, msab373, https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msab373
Long-Read Genome Sequencing Provides Molecular Insights into Scavenging and Societal Complexity in Spotted Hyena Crocuta crocuta
Molecular Biology and Evolution, Volume 39, Issue 3, March 2022, msac011, https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac011
A Collaborative Classroom Investigation of the Evolution of SABATH Methyltransferase Substrate Preference Shifts over 120 My of Flowering Plant History
Molecular Biology and Evolution, Volume 39, Issue 3, March 2022, msac007, https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac007
Evolution of Brain-Expressed Biogenic Amine Receptors into Olfactory Trace Amine-Associated Receptors
Molecular Biology and Evolution, Volume 39, Issue 3, March 2022, msac006, https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac006
In Vitro Evolution Reveals Noncationic Protein–RNA Interaction Mediated by Metal Ions
Molecular Biology and Evolution, Volume 39, Issue 3, March 2022, msac032, https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac032
The Slowing Rate of CpG Depletion in SARS-CoV-2 Genomes Is Consistent with Adaptations to the Human Host
Molecular Biology and Evolution, Volume 39, Issue 3, March 2022, msac029, https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac029
Phylotranscriptomics Reveals Discordance in the Phylogeny of Hawaiian Drosophila and Scaptomyza (Diptera: Drosophilidae)
Molecular Biology and Evolution, Volume 39, Issue 3, March 2022, msac012, https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac012
Convergent Adaptation of Ootheca Formation as a Reproductive Strategy in Polyneoptera
Molecular Biology and Evolution, Volume 39, Issue 3, March 2022, msac042, https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac042
The Toggle Switch Model for Gene Expression Change during the Prenatal-to-Postnatal Transition in Mammals
Molecular Biology and Evolution, Volume 39, Issue 3, March 2022, msac036, https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac036
The Carbon Footprint of Bioinformatics
Molecular Biology and Evolution, Volume 39, Issue 3, March 2022, msac034, https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac034
Evolution of Amino Acid Propensities under Stability-Mediated Epistasis
Molecular Biology and Evolution, Volume 39, Issue 3, March 2022, msac030, https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac030
Host Adaptation in Legionellales Is 1.9 Ga, Coincident with Eukaryogenesis
Molecular Biology and Evolution, Volume 39, Issue 3, March 2022, msac037, https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac037
Limitations of Phylogenomic Data Can Drive Inferred Speciation Rate Shifts
Molecular Biology and Evolution, Volume 39, Issue 3, March 2022, msac038, https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac038
Fine-Scale Genetic Structure in the United Arab Emirates Reflects Endogamous and Consanguineous Culture, Population History, and Geography
Molecular Biology and Evolution, Volume 39, Issue 3, March 2022, msac039, https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac039
Transcription Factors Evolve Faster Than Their Structural Gene Targets in the Flavonoid Pigment Pathway
Molecular Biology and Evolution, Volume 39, Issue 3, March 2022, msac044, https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac044
The Runaway Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 Leading to the Highly Evolved Delta Strain
Molecular Biology and Evolution, Volume 39, Issue 3, March 2022, msac046, https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac046
Episodes of Diversification and Isolation in Island Southeast Asian and Near Oceanian Male Lineages
Molecular Biology and Evolution, Volume 39, Issue 3, March 2022, msac045, https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac045
Pairs of Mutually Compensatory Frameshifting Mutations Contribute to Protein Evolution
Molecular Biology and Evolution, Volume 39, Issue 3, March 2022, msac031, https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac031
Rapid Decline of Ceftazidime Resistance in Antibiotic-Free and Sublethal Environments Is Contingent on Genetic Background
Molecular Biology and Evolution, Volume 39, Issue 3, March 2022, msac049, https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac049
Population-Genomic Analysis Identifies a Low Rate of Global Adaptive Fixation in the Proteins of the Cyclical Parthenogen Daphnia magna
Molecular Biology and Evolution, Volume 39, Issue 3, March 2022, msac048, https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac048
Methods
A2B-COVID: A Tool for Rapidly Evaluating Potential SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Events
Molecular Biology and Evolution, Volume 39, Issue 3, March 2022, msac025, https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac025
Similarity-Based Analysis of Allele Frequency Distribution among Multiple Populations Identifies Adaptive Genomic Structural Variants
Molecular Biology and Evolution, Volume 39, Issue 3, March 2022, msab313, https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msab313
Phylodynamic Inference of Bacterial Outbreak Parameters Using Nanopore Sequencing
Molecular Biology and Evolution, Volume 39, Issue 3, March 2022, msac040, https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac040
Resources
IAGS: Inferring Ancestor Genome Structure under a Wide Range of Evolutionary Scenarios
Molecular Biology and Evolution, Volume 39, Issue 3, March 2022, msac041, https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac041
A Thermodynamic Atlas of Proteomes Reveals Energetic Innovation across the Tree of Life
Molecular Biology and Evolution, Volume 39, Issue 3, March 2022, msac010, https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac010
