This study identifies reversible chromatin remodeling in Prosopis cineraria that enables survival under recurrent heat stress through epigenetic activation of heat-protective genes and metabolic buffering.

bioRxiv · Jul 20, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology

Desert Cucurbit Microbiomes: Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Functional Adaptations

Miranda Procter, Biduth Kundu, Naganeeswaran Sudalaimuthuasari, Raja Saeed Al-Maskari, Iltaf Shah, Shaima T. Alnuaimi, Farah Husain, Khawla Al-Dhaheri, Khaled M. Hazzouri, Khaled M. A. Amiri

This study examines the spatiotemporal dynamics of the microbiome in desert C. colocynthis, linking microbial community changes to functional traits and cultivable traits relevant to arid survival.

bioRxiv · Jul 1, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Multi-omics decipher the molecular mechanisms driving high-lipid production in an artificially-evolved Chlamydomonas mutant

David R. Nelson, Amphun Chaiboonchoe, Weiqi Fu, Basel Khraiwesh, Bushra Dohai, Ashish Kumar Jaiswal, Dina Al-Khairy, Alexandra Mystikou, Latifa Al Nahyan, Amnah Salem Alzahmi, Layanne Nayfeh, Sarah Daakour, Matthew John O’Connor, Mehar Sultana, Khaled M. Hazzouri, , Kourosh Salehi‐Ashtiani

The paper identifies mutations and multi-omic changes in a Chlamydomonas mutant (H5) that enhance lipid production without affecting growth.

bioRxiv · Aug 5, 2025 · PreprintGenomics

A near telomere-to-telomere phased reference assembly for the male mountain gorilla

David Roy Nelson, Richard Muvunyi, Khaled M. Hazzouri, Jean-Claude Tumushime, Gaspard Nzayisenga, Julius Nziza, Wim Meert, Latifa Karim, Wouter R. Coppieters, Katherine M. Munson, DongAhn Yoo, Evan E. Eichler, Kourosh Salehi‐Ashtiani, Jean‐Claude Twizere

The paper presents a high-quality, near telomere-to-telomere, haplotype-phased reference genome for a male mountain gorilla using long-read sequencing technologies.

Scientific Data · May 22, 2025Peer-reviewedGenomics