Ruibao Li

A close unicellular relative reveals aggregative multicellularity was key to the evolution of animals

The paper investigates aggregation in a unicellular relative of animals, finding that it uses genes involved in animal multicellularity, suggesting aggregation was key to animal evolution.

First Efficient Transfection in Choanoflagellates using Cell-Penetrating Peptides

This paper introduces a reliable and efficient transfection method using cell-penetrating peptides in choanoflagellates, enabling gene silencing and functional studies.