Susan I. Fuerstenberg

TL;DR: It is shown that N. gaditana has highly favourable lipid yields, and is a promising production organism, and the availability of a genome sequence and transformation methods will facilitate investigations into N. Gaditana lipid biosynthesis and permit genetic engineering strategies to further improve this naturally productive alga.

TL;DR: The genome sequence of the oomycete Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis is reported, an obligate biotroph and natural pathogen of Arabidopsis thaliana, which exhibits dramatic reductions in genes encoding RXLR effectors, proteins associated with zoospore formation and motility, and enzymes for assimilation of inorganic nitrogen and sulfur.

TL;DR: Access to the P. ultimum genome has revealed not only core pathogenic mechanisms within the oomycetes but also lineage-specific genes associated with the alternative virulence and lifestyles found within the pythiaceous lineages compared to the Peronosporaceae.

TL;DR: It is found that genes implicated in cognition show an unexpectedly high rate of duplicate gene retention after the teleost genome duplication event, suggesting a hypothesis for the evolution of the behavioral complexity in fish, which exceeds that found in amphibians and reptiles.

TL;DR: The genome sequence and genetic transformation of the oleaginous alga Nannochloropsis gaditana are described, and the proposed “gene-by-gene correspondence” describes the “cell reprograming” of the GANs into “cells” and “plaques” that secrete non-volatile substance called “ghostly RNA” during cell division.