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Rapid and sensitive detection method for Karlodinium veneficum by recombinase polymerase amplification coupled with lateral flow dipstick.

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Rapid and sensitive detection method for Karlodinium veneficum by recombinase polymerase amplification coupled with lateral flow dipstick.
Harmful Algae. 2019 Apr;84:1-9
Authors: Fu M, Chen G, Zhan…

Colorimetric DNA-based assay for the specific detection and quantification of Ostreopsis cf. ovata and Ostreopsis cf. siamensis in the marine environment.

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Harmful Algae. 2019 Apr;84:27-35
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Subcellular Compartments Interplay for Carbon and Nitrogen Allocation in Chromera velia and Vitrella brassicaformis.

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Genome Biol Evol. 2019 Jul 01;11(7):1765-1779
Authors: Füssy Z, Faitová T, Oborn…

Sulfur metabolites that facilitate oceanic phytoplankton-bacteria carbon flux.

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ISME J. 2019 Jun 21;:
Authors: Landa M, Burns AS, Durham BP, Esson K, Nowinski B, Sharma S, Vorobev A, Nielsen T, Kien…

Single-cell genomics unveiled a cryptic cyanobacterial lineage with a worldwide distribution hidden by a dinoflagellate host.

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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 Jun 24;:
Authors: Nakayama T, Nomura M, T…

Symbiosis, Selection and Novelty: Freshwater Adaptation in the Unique Sponges of Lake Baikal.

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Mol Biol Evol. 2019 Jun 25;:
Authors: Kenny NJ, Plese B, Riesgo A, Itskovich VB
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Dalhousie University opens Minor in Bioinformatics

Minor in bioinformatics is now available at Dalhousie University

SEMINAR: Philosophy of Fungi

SEMINAR IN EVOLUTION AND PHILOSOPHY Austin Booth Department of Philosophy Harvard University “Evolution and the Individuality of Fungi and Holobionts” 10:30 AM, Thursday 17 April Room 3H1, Sir Charles Tupper Building College and Carleton Streets Abstract: Using a Darwinian framework, I articulate accounts of individuality in two kinds of biological systems: heterokaryotic fungi and holobionts. …

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Postdoctoral position in evolutionary genomics of fungi

The Corradi Lab is currently seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow in the field of Fungal Comparative and Population Genomics. The research will be led by Dr. Nicolas Corradi and carried out in a CIFAR (Canadian Institute for Advanced Research) – affiliated laboratory located in the Department of Biology of the University of Ottawa, Canada.   The …

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W. Ford Doolittle wins Herzberg gold medal, top Science prize in Canada

We are thrilled to congratulate our colleague Ford Doolittle for this exceptional achievement. Ford is one of the pioneers in microbial evolutionary genetics, well known for his contributions to discover and understand the importance of lateral gene transfer (LGT or HGT) in evolution. Ford coined the expression “You are what you eat” to reflect that …

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