Fantastic beasts — cephalopod RNA recoding

Fantastic Beasts and How To Sequence Them: Ecological Genomics for Obscure Model Organisms.

The application of genomic approaches to 'obscure model organisms' (OMOs), meaning species with no prior genomic resources, enables increasingly sophisticated studies of the genomic basis of evolution, acclimatization, and adaptation in real ecological contexts. I consider here ecological questions that can be addressed using OMOs, and indicate optimal sequencing and data-handling solutions for...

Fantastic beasts and how to sequence them: genomic approaches for obscure model organisms

RNA editing, DNA recoding and the evolution of human cognition.

RNA editing appears to be the major mechanism by which environmental signals overwrite encoded genetic information to modify gene function and regulation, particularly in the brain. We suggest that the predominance of Alu elements in the human genome is the result of their evolutionary co-adaptation as a modular substrate for RNA editing, driven by selection for higher-order cognitive function....

Fabulous beasts and demons

Mythical beasts and fabulous animals have always proved to be a popular theme and many books describing them have already appeared. This one, however, is probably the largest, and certainly the most sumptuously illustrated. It also deals more adequately with the rich oriental aspects of the theme than most of its predecessors. Written by a professor of oriental archaeology in the University of ...

Light fantastic

postdoctoral experience. It is important to stay close enough to your background to facilitate continuity and, at the same time, to take a different path that demonstrates originality and growth. The choice of research problems to address is obviously crucial. There will be many distractions and it is necessary to be a good citizen and accept responsibilities but also to stay focused and produc...