Alex Phillips

Journal Article Stem cell reports · February 2019 The cerebral cortex has expanded in size and complexity in primates, yet the molecular innovations that enabled primate-specific brain attributes remain obscure. We generated cerebral cortex organoids from human, chimpanzee, orangutan, and rhesus pluripote ... Full text Cite

The essential genome of the crenarchaeal model Sulfolobus islandicus.

Journal Article Nature communications · November 2018 Sulfolobus islandicus is a model microorganism in the TACK superphylum of the Archaea, a key lineage in the evolutionary history of cells. Here we report a genome-wide identification of the repertoire of genes essential to S. islandicus growth in culture. ... Full text Cite

Designer diatom episomes delivered by bacterial conjugation.

Journal Article Nature communications · April 2015 Eukaryotic microalgae hold great promise for the bioproduction of fuels and higher value chemicals. However, compared with model genetic organisms such as Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae, characterization of the complex biology and biochemist ... Full text Cite