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Vanya Paralanov

J. Craig Venter Institute

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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David RossiD· 1 shared Drew S. TackiD· 1 shared Elena MusteataiD· 1 shared Elizabeth A. StrychalskiiD· 1 shared Eugenia F. RomantsevaiD· 1 shared Feilun WuiD· 1 shared J. Craig VenteriD· 1 shared John I. GlassiD· 1 shared

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Selection-free whole genome transplantation revives dead microbes

Zumra Peksaglam, Nacyra Assad-Garcia, Vanya Paralanov, Feilun Wu, Olivia Chao, Elizabeth A. Strychalski, Eugenia F. Romantseva, Tyler Goshia, J. Craig Venter, John I. Glass

The paper demonstrates a method to revive dead microbes by transplanting synthetic genomes, eliminating the need for antibiotic resistance markers in the process.

bioRxiv · Mar 14, 2026 · PreprintSynthetic Biology

Improved stability of an engineered function using adapted bacterial strains

Drew S. Tack, Peter D. Tonner, Elena Musteata, Vanya Paralanov, David Ross

The paper shows that adapting bacterial strains to growth conditions improves the stability of engineered functions across generations without genomic changes.

bioRxiv · Mar 5, 2020 · PreprintSynthetic Biology