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socialprotist.bsky.social @socialprotist.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

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...

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The Acrasis kona genome and developmental transcriptomes reveal deep origins of eukaryotic multicellular pathways - Nature Communications

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...

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