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D. A. Morrison

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A. B. Dalia· 1 shared A. Harish· 1 shared C. K. Ellison· 1 shared T. Lam· 1 shared

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Type IV competence pili in Streptococcus pneumoniae are highly dynamic structures that retract to promote DNA uptake

T. Lam, C. K. Ellison, A. B. Dalia, D. A. Morrison

This study shows that type IV competence pili in Streptococcus pneumoniae dynamically extend and retract, with retraction essential for DNA uptake during natural transformation.

bioRxiv · Jan 17, 2021Microbiology

The Deep(er) Roots of Eukaryotes and Akaryotes

A. Harish, D. A. Morrison

The paper evaluates two hypotheses about the root of the tree of life by examining which molecular features better resolve the universal common ancestor.

bioRxiv · Jan 17, 2020Evolutionary Biology