Position Summary This position will be in the lab of Dr. Joseph E. Peters in the Department of Microbiology. Research in the Peters’ lab broadly involves deciphering mechanisms in genome stability and...

Programmable DNA integration using CRISPR-associated transposons (CASTs) offers powerful capabilities for genome engineering. The single effector Cas12k CAST examples evolved from a fixed guide TnpB n...

Nature Reviews Microbiology - Metal ions are required for all cells, and their homeostasis relies on ancient mechanisms that facilitate their import, distribution and storage. In this Review,...

Eukaryotes have linear DNA, and their telomeres are hotspots for transposons, which in some cases took over telomere maintenance. We identified several families of independently evolved telomeric tran...

Eukaryotes have linear DNA and their telomeres are hotspots for transposons, which in some cases took over telomere maintenance. Here we identify several families of independently evolved telomeric tr...

Eukaryotes have linear DNA and their telomeres are hotspots for transposons, which in some cases took over telomere maintenance. Here we identify several families of independently evolved telomeric tr...

Charles F. “Chuck” Feeney ’56, founding chairman of The Atlantic Philanthropies and Cornell University’s most generous donor, died Oct. 9 in San Francisco. He was 92.

One strange piece of mobile DNA has spread itself through...

Our understanding of the factors underlying the evolutionary success of different lineages of pandemic Vibrio cholerae remains incomplete. Interestingly, two unique genetic signatures define the West ...

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Cell physiology requires innumerable metalloenzymes supported by the selective import of metal ions. Within the crowded cytosol, most enzymes acquire their cognate cofactors from a buffered labile poo...

In bacteria, it is estimated that 2%–4% of all translation reactions terminate with the ribosome stalled on a damaged mRNA lacking a stop codon. Mechanisms that rescue these ribosomes are essential for viability. We determined the functional overlap ...

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Eukaryotes have linear DNA and their telomeres are hotspots for transposons, which in some cases took over telomere maintenance. While many bacteria also have linear chromosomes and plasmids, no trans...

Tn7 family transposons are mobile genetic elements known for precise target site selection, with some co-opting CRISPR-Cas systems for RNA-guided transposition. We identified a novel group of Tn7-like...

Abstract. Tn3 family transposons are a widespread group of replicative transposons, notorious for contributing to the dissemination of antibiotic resistanc

Abstract. Mobile genetic elements play an important role in the acquisition of antibiotic and biocide resistance, especially through the formation of resistance

In Feb., the American Academy of Microbiology elected 65 new fellows to the Class of 2024.