The genome of Acrasis kona, my favorite organism, one of my first taxonomic descriptions, and my lab logo’s feature is finally out. Ecstatic to be a part of this important study of the only mutlicellular clade in Discoba. More to come out of the Acrasidae! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
My lab is currently looking for a postdoc interested in phylogenomics to work with our group on PhyloFisher. Please reach out if you or anyone you know is interested.
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Acrasis kona is a solitary amoeba which builds a multicellular fruiting body, despite being a distant relative of other multicellular eukaryotes. This study analysed A. kona’s genome and developmental...
