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Incompatibility between mitochondrial and nuclear genomes isolates many nematode populations
Constant mutation and shaping by natural selection can make the once-identical genomes of isolated populations of organisms very different from one another. This genetic divergence can lead to two such populations no longer being able to interbreed successfully—speciation. In their paper in the March issue of G3, Lamelza and Ailion show that harmful interactions between…
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April GENETICS Highlights
Check out the April issue of GENETICS by looking at the highlights or the full table of contents! ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS Mismatch repair incompatibilities in diverse yeast populations, pp. 1459-1471 Duyen T. Bui, Anne Friedrich, Najla Al-Sweel, Gianni Liti, Joseph Schacherer, Charles F Aquadro, and Eric Alani Microbial populations with elevated mutation rates can adapt more rapidly to new…
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Early Career Scientist Leadership Spotlight — Emily Lescak
We’re taking time over the following weeks to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us every week to learn more about our early career scientist advocates. Emily Lescak Co-Chair Policy Subcommittee University of Alaska Anchorage Research Interest: Given the importance of the microbiome…
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Explore your career options effectively
Guest post by Bob Dolan, MIT “What will I do next in my career?” can be a daunting question when there are so many options and variables to consider. Whether you are interested in a non-research career or a research-intensive track in academia or industry, this article will help you design a career exploration strategy. Your…
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Is science of value?
I had hoped that it would be a bit of cheery news that dragged me out of retirement from this blog to subject you to another edition of frameshifts. Alas, no. Instead it is the war on science that compels me again to set electrons to screen. The narrative that has become popular in some…