O. K. Silander

Correlated substitutions reveal SARS-like coronaviruses recombine frequently with a diverse set of structured gene pools

This paper infers recombination rates in SARS-like coronaviruses using a coalescent model, revealing frequent recombination and diverse gene pools.

Bacterial lipopolysaccharide modulates immune response in the colorectal tumor microenvironment

This study identifies bacterial lipopolysaccharides (LPS) that modulate immune responses in colorectal cancer subtypes, showing differential effects on cytokine production and immunogenicity.

Growth Condition Dependent Differences in Methylation Implies Transiently Differentiated DNA Methylation States in E. coli

The paper profiles DNA methylation in E. coli under different growth conditions, finding consistent differences in methylation states that suggest transient differentiation.

Transcriptional control of the lacZ promoter is under directional and diversifying selection

The paper investigates how natural selection shapes transcriptional phenotypes of the lacZ promoter in E. coli by comparing segregating and random variants.

Gene regulation is commonly selected for high plasticity and low noise

The paper compares gene regulation in naturally selected Escherichia coli promoter variants to random mutations, showing selection favors plasticity and low noise in expression.

Population structure and dispersal across small and large spatial scales in a direct developing marine isopod

This study investigates population structure and dispersal in a direct developing marine isopod, finding high gene flow at small scales and isolation-by-distance at larger scales, with unexpected genetic breaks in the absence of biogeographic barriers.

New tools for diet analyses: nanopore sequencing of metagenomic DNA from rat stomach contents to quantify diet

This paper demonstrates the use of nanopore sequencing to analyze rat stomach contents and quantify diet composition with high accuracy and low cost.