Fayza Daboussi

This study identifies RITMO1 as a key circadian regulator in the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum, showing its impact on fluorescence, photosynthesis, and clock-controlled gene expression.

The paper shows that mitotic interhomolog recombination generates genomic diversity in diatom clonal populations, with recombination rates exceeding 4% per cell division and increasing under stress.