{
  "id": 2012383,
  "title": "Genomic signatures of selection and putative adaptive introgression during the African expansion of the house mouse",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/genomic-signatures-of-selection-and-putative-adaptive-introgression",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-19T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.08.14.744291v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "How species adapt to novel environments following biological invasion remains a central question in evolutionary biology. The recent human-mediated expansion of the western house mouse (Mus musculus domesticus) across Africa provides an opportunity to investigate the genomic basis of these rapid evolutionary responses. Using whole-genome data from 218 wild mice sampled across Europe and Africa,…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}