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Ming Zhang, Yichen Liu, Zhipeng Li, Peng Lu, Jacob D. Gardner, Maolin Ye, Jihuai Wang, Miaomiao Yang, Jing Shao, Weilin Wang, Qingyan Dai, Peng Cao, Ruowei Yang, Feng Liu, Xiaotian Feng, Lizhao Zhang, Enwei Li, Yunzheng Shi, Zehui Chen, Shilun Zhu, Weiwei Zhai, Tao Deng, Ziyuan Duan, E. Andrew Bennett, Songmei Hu, Qiaomei Fu
Summary: This study reveals the maternal genetic continuity of East Asian domestic pigs dating back to the Early to Middle Neolithic, while European domestic pigs experienced a near-complete genomic replacement. Two major population expansions of East Asian domestic pigs coincided with changes in climate, the adoption of introduced crops, and the development of agrarian societies.
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Weifeng Peng, Yiyuan Zhang, Lei Gao, Cailing Feng, Yujiao Yang, Bingyi Li, Lili Wu, Ali Wu, Shuping Wang, Xue Ren, Zehui Chen, Min Zhang, Danni Cai, Xin Wang, Mengqi Lv, Yitong Zhang, Simeng Li, Yunxia Zhang, Li Huang, Shiwei Li
Summary: The study found that goat breeds from South China have the highest genetic diversity, with lineage B likely originating from Southwest China, and lineage A originating from South China and expanding earlier than breeds from the Middle East. The results also confirm two migration phases in goat breeds of North China, contributing to a better understanding of the origin and migration history of domestic goats.
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Bin Feng, Wei-Hai Zhuo
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NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNIQUES
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Axel Sanno, Thomas Rosendal, Anna Aspan, Annette Backhans, Magdalena Jacobson
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Summary: By analyzing paleobotanical evidence and multidisciplinary data, we found that vegetation shifts in East Africa may have stimulated the emergence of human bipedalism, while the stable living conditions of the southeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau acted as a refuge for arboreal primates, preventing further evolution.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Bo Wang, Gongle Shi, Chunpeng Xu, Robert A. Spicer, Vincent Perrichot, Alexander R. Schmidt, Kathrin Feldberg, Jochen Heinrichs, Cedric Cheny, Hong Pang, Xingyue Liu, Taiping Gao, Zixi Wang, Adam Slipinski, Monica M. Solorzano-Kraemer, Sam W. Heads, M. Jared Thomas, Eva-Maria Sadowski, Jacek Szwedo, Dany Azar, Andre Nel, Ye Liu, Jun Chen, Qi Zhang, Qingqing Zhang, Cihang Luo, Tingting Yu, Daran Zheng, Haichun Zhang, Michael S. Engel
Summary: A study reported a rich middle Miocene rainforest biome preserved in amber, indicating that the rainforest during this period was more widespread than previously estimated and likely had a significant impact on the evolution of Asian biota.
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Veterinary Sciences
Kim M. Pepin, Tomasz Borowik, Maciej Frant, Kamila Plis, Tomasz Podgorski
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FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
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Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Yuheng Tang, Anmin Duan, Die Hu
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ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
(2023)
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Summary: This study investigated the prevalence and genetic diversity of RVA in domestic pigs and wild boars, and found a higher prevalence in domestic pigs compared to wild boars. Remarkable genetic diversity of RVA was observed in domestic pigs, with 23 different combinations identified. Interspecies transmission events were frequent between domestic pigs and wild boars, and even involved bovines and humans.
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Virology
Nataliia Rudova, Jeremy Buttler, Ganna Kovalenko, Mykola Sushko, Vitaliy Bolotin, Larysa Muzykina, Oleksandr Zinenko, Borys Stegniy, Yurii Dunaiev, Mykola Sytiuk, Anton Gerilovych, Devin M. Drown, Eric Bortz, Oleksii Solodiankin
Summary: Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) is a virus that severely affects domestic pig herds. This study conducted a research on the diversity of PCV2 genotypes in Ukraine and found that genotype b is the most common in wild boars and domestic pigs. Additionally, genotype f was detected for the first time in a wild boar in Ukraine, suggesting a possible interaction between wild boar and domestic pig populations in northeastern Ukraine.
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Plant Sciences
Qingxiang Han, Ye Liu, Hongsheng Jiang, Xietian Chen, Huizhe Feng
Summary: Climate change has a significant impact on the geographic distribution of East Asian wild radish. The precipitation of the driest month and precipitation seasonality are the main factors influencing its distribution. In the future, the potential suitable areas for wild radish will increase and expand northwards. This research provides important scientific information for sustainable agriculture development.
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Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Zijian Zhang, Zhongshi Zhang, Zhilin He, Ning Tan, Zhengtang Guo, Jiang Zhu, Sebastian Steinig, Yannick Donnadieu, Jean-Baptiste Ladant, Wing-Le Chan, Ayako Abe-Ouchi, Igor Niezgodzki, Gregor Knorr, David K. Hutchinson, Agatha M. de Boer
Summary: This study conducted experiments using the Norwegian Earth System Model 1-F and found that the mountains in Southern China, especially the Southeast Mountains, have a significant impact on the simulated Eocene climate. The height of the Southeast Mountains determines whether the mid-latitude China has an arid or humid climate during this period.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES
(2022)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Tsukasa Yoshidomi, Kensuke Hirose, Takeshi Kuge, Yukio Okada, Yaetsu Kurosawa, Tatsuya Takizawa, Kazuaki Tanaka
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CZECH JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE
(2021)