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Natasha Picciani

University of California, Santa BarbaraORCID 0000-0001-9615-5020Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Evolutionary Biology· 1 Genomics· 1

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Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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A. Phillip OeliD· 1 shared Anders L. GarmiD· 1 shared Casey W. DunniD· 1 shared Catriona MunroiD· 1 shared Cory A. BergeriD· 1 shared Dalila DestanovićiD· 1 shared Darrin T. SchultziD· 1 shared Detlev ArendtiD· 1 shared

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GenomicsPLoS ONEPeer-reviewedJul 2, 2026

A Chromosome-Scale Genome of Nanomia septata Reveals Extensive Rearrangement But No Clear Driver of the Unique Colony-Level Organization of Siphonophores

Namrata Ahuja, Darrin T. Schultz, Dalila Destanović…·Casey W. Dunn

The paper sequenced the chromosome-scale genome of Nanomia septata, revealing genome rearrangements and expansion but no clear genomic drivers for siphonophore colony-level organization.

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non-human primatewhole-genome sequencing

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Evolutionary BiologyEcology and EvolutionPeer-reviewedJul 1, 2025

Comparative analysis of convergent jellyfish eyes reveals extensive differences in expression of vision-related genes

Natasha Picciani, Cory A. Berger, Sofie Nielsen…·Todd H. Oakley

The paper compares gene expression in convergent jellyfish eyes, finding mostly lineage-specific expression but shared conserved vision genes across species.

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bulk RNA-seqstatistical model

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