Excited to share our latest preprint - โFunctional divergence & spectral tuning of microbial rhodopsins from an ancestral proton pumpโ!
Here, we reconstruct the paleobiological history of this essential family of photoactive transmembrane proteins ๐ขโ๏ธ๐ฆ
https://t.co/lSPQgNFLC0
MCB graduate and Outstanding Senior Cathryn Sephus (2019) was a guest on comedian @shanecomedy Stand Up Science event last night in Tucson! Cathryn is the youngest scientist he's had on his show and gave a fun talk on some of her #astrobiology research! #youngscientists
After a lifetime of reaching for the stars, today, Katherine Johnson landed among them. She spent decades as a hidden figure, breaking barriers behind the scenes. But by the end of her life, she had become a hero to millionsโincluding Michelle and me.