1. A Non-neutral Origin for Error Minimization in the Origin of the Genetic Code

   • Massimo Di Giulio

   Letter to the Editor 25 October 2018 Pages: 593 - 597

2. Folding, Assembly, and Persistence: The Essential Nature and Origins of Biopolymers

   • Calvin M. Runnels
   • Kathryn A. Lanier
   • Loren Dean Williams

   Original Article Open access 19 November 2018 Pages: 598 - 610

   

3. Why Prokaryotes Genomes Lack Genes with Introns Processed by Spliceosomes?

   • Guillermo Lamolle
   • Héctor Musto

   Random Walking 31 October 2018 Pages: 611 - 612

4. The Diabetes Susceptibility Gene SLC30A8 that Encodes the Zinc Transporter ZnT8 is a Pseudogene in Guinea Pigs Potentially Contributing to Low Guinea Pig Islet Zinc Content

   • Kristen E. Syring
   • Karin J. Bosma
   • Richard M. O’Brien

   Letter to the Editor 03 November 2018 Pages: 613 - 617

   

5. Evolutionary Genetics of Hypoxia and Cold Tolerance in Mammals

   • Kangli Zhu
   • Deyan Ge
   • Qisen Yang

   Original Article 16 October 2018 Pages: 618 - 634

   

6. Positive Selection in the Evolution of Mammalian CRISPs

   • Alberto Vicens
   • Claudia L. Treviño

   Original Article 28 October 2018 Pages: 635 - 645

   

7. Delineation of the Genera Haemoproteus and Plasmodium Using RNA-Seq and Multi-gene Phylogenetics

   • Jasper Toscani Field
   • Josh Weinberg
   • Ravinder N. M. Sehgal

   Original Article 13 November 2018 Pages: 646 - 654

   

8. Genes Encoding Mammalian Oviductal Proteins Involved in Fertilization are Subjected to Gene Death and Positive Selection

   • Carla Moros-Nicolás
   • Sophie Fouchécourt
   • Philippe Monget

   Original Article Open access 20 November 2018 Pages: 655 - 667