Justen B. Whittall

The paper analyzes the evolutionary patterns of three microneme proteins in Toxoplasma gondii, finding purifying selection and phylogenetic discord rather than positive selection.

The paper analyzes floral pigment frequencies across three regions, finding UV-absorbing phenylpropanoids are widespread, while anthocyanins, carotenoids, and chlorophylls are less common, with frequencies influenced by environmental and pollinator factors.

The paper identifies and functionally characterizes MIPs lost in RIB72A/B knockout Tetrahymena cells using proteomics and cryo-electron tomography.

The paper uses ITS DNA barcoding to authenticate Ganoderma species in herbal supplements, finding that ITS reliably identifies G. lingzhi despite some sequence variation.

The paper analyzes BHLHE41 coding sequences across 27 mammals, finding strong purifying selection and unexpected indels in the gorilla sequence that may indicate an annotation error.