Morgan GAIA

Evolutionary microbiologist at Genoscope/CEA
- eukaryotes/viruses evolutionary & functional interactions -

[bioRxiv Microbiology @biorxiv_micrbio]

Membrane-bounded nucleoid discovered in a cultivated bacterium of the candidate phylum 'Atribacteria' https://t.co/WxeHX4b5It #biorxiv_micrbio

[Simonetta Gribaldo @SGribaldo]

Hi Twitterverse, I'm looking for a candidate to apply for a MC fellowship
https://t.co/ny3S9LvA1q
Many new research lines to study major evolutionary transitions in both Archaea and Bacteria, involving phylogenomics, metagenomics, and experimental work. Deadline Sept 11, RT pliz

[Morgan GAIA @Morgan_Gaia]

Great!

[Martial Marbouty @MarboutM]

our pipeline to analyse 3C data from metagenomes is now online !!!!
visit our github: https://t.co/plZbHs7QlP

[tom delmont @tomodelmont]

2-years POSTDOC opportunity on large-scale PLANKTON GENOMICS at the Genoscope (France): #Bioinformatics #Metagenomics #Metatranscriptomics #TARAOceans #Eukaryotes #Ecologie #Evolution #anvio*. Must be French living abroad and start before December 2019**. Contact me for details

[Morgan GAIA @Morgan_Gaia]

Fantastic work!

[Morgan GAIA @Morgan_Gaia]

Our new correspondence is out: https://t.co/dgCV5TcJln

[Ed Rybicki 🇿🇲🇿🇦🍷🚀 @edrybicki]

Absolutely true: giant viruses do NOT escape the central definition of a virus, which is an intracellular parasitic organism requiring host ribosomes for expression of its proteins.

[VirHostNet 2.0 @virhostnet]

The genomic underpinnings of eukaryotic virus taxonomy: creating a sequence-based framework for family-level virus classification https://t.co/41ZBA4p7P3

[Thijs J. G. Ettema 🦠🔬🇳🇱🇸🇪🇪🇺 @Ettema_lab]

Our latest paper on NCLDV diversity in Loki's Castle marine sediments, great collaboration between @disavlynx and the Koonin-lab https://t.co/hwknC6f9d4

[FORTERRE Patrick @PatrickForterre]

I started reading the #Tangletree. It nicely complement #Microbesfromhell. One focuses on north American scientists, the other on Europeans and some Japaneses, both discussing Woese history from different perspectives.

[VirHostNet 2.0 @virhostnet]

#PLOSBiology: The placenta goes viral: Retroviruses control gene expression in pregnancy https://t.co/Do9CuHKiCy

[Arshan Nasir, PhD @NasirArshan]

Scientific American used this research to frame the provocative question: Did viruses help spur the evolution of complex life? https://t.co/Y34XU2XOv8

[FORTERRE Patrick @PatrickForterre]

Why eucaryotes became so complex. The answer might be to look for in their unique viruses, absent (lost?) in Archaea and absent or very rare in Bacteria

[Stephen Turner 🦋 @stephenturner.us @strnr]

Misunderstood parameter of NCBI BLAST impacts the correctness of bioinformatics workflows https://t.co/gtbYgY5y4i Seems the importance of this can't be understated: 1/n

[FORTERRE Patrick @PatrickForterre]

Viruses played a major role in the history of life but also in the history of biology

[Aris Katzourakis @ArisKatzourakis]

Debate about whether viruses are alive is heating up again on various timelines. Quite absurd to think than an entity that makes up 5-8% of our own genomes as humans should not be considered as part of life

[FORTERRE Patrick @PatrickForterre]

Phylogenomics of DNA topoisomerases: their origin and putative roles in the emergence of modern organisms https://t.co/ofOF3iDMeo

[Simonetta Gribaldo @SGribaldo]

yes great session, with also a contribution of Guillaume Borrel from our lab. Pity I won't be there!

[Curtis Suttle @Virosphere2012]

It's not all about viruses! See this story on the mitochondrion-hijacking, protistolytic bacterium Chromulinavorax destructans led by @_viral_Chris @UBCMicroImmuno https://t.co/dQ0J7mluZE

[FORTERRE Patrick @PatrickForterre]

Now, en route for the #GRC on #DNA topisomerases, my favourite enzymes. I am talking tonight about their origin and evolution