Study on the evolution of chitinase genes in placental mammals published in Science Advances

Our study on the evolution of chitinase genes and pseudogenes in placental mammal genomes is published in Science Advances (doi:10.1126/sciadv.aar6478). The stunning picture of a spectral tarsier kindly provided by Quentin Martinez (http://www.quentinmartinez.com/) to illustrate our study was featured on the journal website and has been also used in numerous press outlets highlighting our results.

Citation:

Emerling C.A., Delsuc F. & Nachman M.W. (2018). Chitinase genes (CHIAs) provide genomic footprints of a post-Cretaceous dietary radiation in placental mammals. Science Advances 4:eaar6478. doi:10.1126/sciadv.aar6478

Associated media coverage:

Berkeley News:

What we inherited from our bug-eating ancestors

XinhuaNet:

Genome study confirms human's ancestors are bug eaters

Technology Networks Genomics Research:

Our bug-eating ancestors revealed

Sci-News:

Common ancestor of all placental mammals was insect-eater

Futurity:

Our tiny, furry genetic ancestors were bug eaters

Sciences & Avenir :

Nos ancêtres insectivores ont laissé leur héritage dans nos gènes

CNRS INEE :

Le génome des mammifères porte les traces de leur passé insectivore du temps des dinosaures

Pour La Science :

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