Genome–Enabled Biology* (*and other topics) Journal Club
This group meets 1:00-2:00 p.m. on Fridays in Lasry Biosciences 355 to discuss recent publications in evolution, genomics, development and other topics of interest to participants. All are welcome.
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| SPRING 2013 | TOPIC |
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| Jan 25 | Real-time evolution of new genes by innovation, amplification, and divergence. Näsvall et al. 2010 June. Curr Opin Struct Biol 20(3): 330. |
| Feb 1 | MicroRNAs and essential components of the microRNA processing machinery are not encoded in the genome of the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi. Maxwell et al. BMC Genomics 2012, 13:714; doi:10.1186/1471-2164-13-714. Presenter: Neva Meyer |
| Feb 8 | MEETING CANCELLED DUE TO PREDICTED BLIZZARD -- discussion to be rescheduled at a later date. |
| Feb 15 | Enterotypes of the human gut microbiome. M. Arumugam, et al. doi:10.1038/nature09944 Presenter: Heather Wiatrowski |
| Feb 22 | |
| Mar 1 | The evolutionary landscape of alternative splicing in vertebrate species. Barbosa-Morais et al. 2012. Science 338, 1593. Perspective: Splicing in 4D. Panagiotis Papasaikas and Juan Valcárcel. 2012. doi:10.1126/science.1233219 Presenter: David Hibbett |
| Mar 15 | A high-coverage genome sequence from an archaic Denisovan individual. Barbosa-Morais et al. . doi:30 August 2012; 10.1126/science.1224344 Presenters: Romina Gazis |
| Mar 22 | |
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| Apr 5 | Founder Effects Persist Despite Adaptive Differentiation: A Field Experiment with Lizards. Kolbe et al. 2012. Science. 335: 1086-1089. Presenter: Alfredo Justo |
Apr 12 |
Adaptive horizontal transfer of a bacterial gene to an invasive insect pest of coffee. Acunaa, et al. PNAS March 13, 2012 vol. 109 no. 11 4197-4202. |
| Apr 19 | Rapid Global Expansion of the Fungal Disease Chytridiomycosis into Declining and Healthy Amphibian Populations. James TY, Litvintseva AP, Vilgalys R, Morgan JAT, Taylor JW, et al. (2009)PLoS Pathog 5(5): e1000458. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1000458 |