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Engineering the Microbiome: CRISPR Leads the Way
Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD
| Mar 15, 2024
| 10+ min read
Scientists have genetically modified isolated microbes for decades. Now, using CRISPR, they intend to target entire microbiomes.
Picozoans Are Algae After All: Study
Christie Wilcox, PhD
| May 6, 2021
| 5 min read
Phylogenomics data place the enigmatic plankton in the middle of the algal family tree, despite their apparent lack of plastids—an organelle characteristic of all other algae.
Genome Spotlight: Edith’s Checkerspot Butterfly (
Euphydryas editha
)
Christie Wilcox, PhD
| Aug 25, 2022
| 3 min read
A high-quality genome sequence for this versatile insect will likely aid eco-evolutionary research.
Genomes Gone Wild
Megan Scudellari
| Jan 1, 2014
| 10+ min read
Weird and wonderful, plant DNA is challenging preconceptions about the evolution of life, including our own species.
Genome Spotlight: C-fern (
Ceratopteris richardii
)
Christie Wilcox, PhD
| Sep 22, 2022
| 5 min read
Sequences for the model organism and two of its kin reveal how these plants got their oversized genomes.
Monir Moniruzzaman Studies the Secrets of Giant Viruses
James M. Gaines
| Jan 2, 2023
| 4 min read
The University of Miami researcher studies how a mysterious group of supersized viruses infects and influences the evolution of their hosts.
Genome Spotlight: Black Abalone (
Haliotis cracherodii
)
Christie Wilcox, PhD
| Jun 23, 2022
| 3 min read
The researchers who constructed the first reference genome for this critically endangered mollusk say it will assist restoration efforts.
Genome Spotlight: Mandarinfish (
Synchiropus splendidus
)
Christie Wilcox, PhD
| Oct 28, 2021
| 3 min read
The high-quality genome sequence sheds light on the colorful nature of these popular aquarium fish.
Fruit Flies Evolve in Time with the Seasons: Study
Natalia Mesa, PhD
| Mar 17, 2022
| 5 min read
Researchers find that evolution can operate on extraordinarily fast timescales.
Archaea Family Tree Blossoms, Thanks to Genomics
Amber Dance
| Jun 1, 2018
| 10+ min read
Identification of new archaea species elucidates the domain’s unique biology and sheds light on its relationship to eukaryotes.
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