@barrygoldman1 The LTEE case persists, is transcribed and translated but has no signs of functionalizing mutations - analysis of TN-aww reveals no adverse effects to disrupting it. However parallel deletion in the same region indicates it swept due to benefit of deletion -Arya
๐ New year, NEW PREPRINT!
Bacteria exhibit astonishing genetic diversity, but where do new genes come from?
My best friend Arya Kau (/labmate in the @baym lab) investigates how advantageous deletions can spawn new genes - "deletion-born fusions." ๐งต:
Arya (my best friend) does not have social media, he asked me to tweet this for him. But if you want to chat about science (or offer him a job) you can contact him at https://t.co/qoQV3Fy80v. Heโll (probably) be defending soon!
Manuscript Code: https://t.co/TrPtCuuyCV
Prefix-Suffix Approach: https://t.co/UAkbPfh8VC
Many thanks to co-authors @fernpizza, @KarelBrinda & @baym + GenScale/Baym lab! Funded by NIH, Packard, Pew, Sloan & @ChateaubriandUS