Tag Archives: genomics

Feral chickens are a-changing: updates on the rapid evolution of Kauai's hybrid Gallus gallus

Posted on March 8, 2018 by hageyt

This post is by MSU research associate Eben Gering. After an hour of trying to trap chickens at Hanalei Beach Park, we had only caught odd looks from locals. Finally, one bold rooster approached our buried net, cautiously tapped the spring-loaded … Continue reading →

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A Tail of Two Ascidians

Posted on February 19, 2018 by hageyt

This post is written by UW grad student Alexander Fodor Searching through the lower intertidal and subtidal rocky beaches you notice a small strange creature attached to the underside of a rock in a small pool of water. It has a round … Continue reading →

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Determining functionality in a genome

Posted on December 20, 2017 by hageyt

This post is written by MSU grad student Bethany Moore Imagine you are traveling in space, searching for a hospitable planet. Not only does the planet have to have elements present on earth, but it has to be the right distance … Continue reading →

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Uncovering the function of host-associated microbial communities

Posted on October 25, 2017 by hageyt

This post is by MSU grad student Connie Rojas Microbes colonize every surface of their hosts. Once established, they do not live in isolated patches, but instead form highly regulated, structurally and functionally organized communities, termed ‘microbiota’. Due to the … Continue reading →

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Exploring Genetic Design Space with Phylosemantics

Posted on June 16, 2017 by hageyt

This post is written by UW grad student Bryan Bartley  Synthetic biology is a fascinating, interdisciplinary field at the intersection of biology and engineering. Synthetic biologists envision that life can be re-programmed by rewriting the genetic code of organisms. A … Continue reading →

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Individual and Population Variation Pop-Up Institute at UT Austin

Posted on February 27, 2017 by hageyt

This post is written by UT Austin grad student Rayna Harris and postdoc Tessa Solomon-Lane Innovative science is increasingly interdisciplinary. With our Pop-Up Institute in May 2017, we aim to expand beyond the traditional scope of interdisciplinary collaboration to make meaningful … Continue reading →

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Making lemonade out of lemons: the genetics of yeast cell clumping in continuous culture experiments

Posted on February 14, 2017 by hageyt

This post is written by UW postdoc Elyse Hope. There is a lot of genetic complexity that can contribute to what an organism looks like. Far from a single gene controlling a single trait (e.g. a gene for height or … Continue reading →

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Studying the Evolutionary Dynamics of Emergent Phenotypes

Posted on February 2, 2017 by hageyt

This post is written by MSU faculty Mark Reimers and Arend Hintze Let us marvel about the complexity of life for a moment. We have DNA transcribed into mRNA, just to get that translated into proteins, which metabolize, catabolize, or process … Continue reading →

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It’s a (Selective) Sweep for the Good Genes!

Posted on June 27, 2016 by hageyt

This Evolution 101 post is by MSU grad student Douglas Kirkpatrick In baseball, ice hockey, and basketball, when a team wins all of the games in a playoff series, they are said to have swept the other team out of the … Continue reading →

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Pseudogenes

Posted on June 23, 2016 by hageyt

This Evolution 101 post is by MSU grad student Tyler Derr I’m sure you’ve heard the saying that our DNA is the “blueprint” of who we are. Well, our genes are the sequences in our DNA that actually encode instructions for … Continue reading →

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