The lives of cells, recorded
A paradigm for biology is emerging in which cells can be genetically programmed to write their histories into their own genomes. These records can …
Tag: Phylogenetics
A phylogenetic approach to comparative genomics
Comparative genomics, whereby the genomes of different species are compared, has the potential to address broad and fundamental questions at the in…
Transposon proliferation drives genome architecture and regulatory evolution in wild and domesticated peppers
Pepper (Capsicum spp.) is a widely consumed vegetable with exceptionally large genomes in Solanaceae, yet its genomic evolutionary history r…
Chimeric origins and dynamic evolution of central carbon metabolism in eukaryotes
The origin of eukaryotes was a key event in the history of life. Current leading hypotheses propose that a symbiosis between an asgardarchaeal host…