Israela Turgeman-Grott

This study shows CRISPR-Cas targeting in Haloferax volcanii increases within-species mating and recombination, promoting gene exchange while limiting inter-species transfer.

This paper discovers a new archaeal virus that suppresses host immunity gene transcription, leading to faster growth of its host when the virus is removed.

This study measures allele-specific expression in archaeal hybrids to reveal cis-regulatory evolution in prokaryotes, finding lineage-specific selection on kinase genes under low phosphate conditions.