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Rory Craig

@rorycraig.bsky.social

Interested in mobile DNA and genome evolution, mostly working with eukaryotic algae. Lecturer in Genomics at the University of Melbourne.

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Characterization of the transposable element landscape shaping the Ectocarpus genome | Genome Biology

So happy to see my first first-author paper published! 🎈
A short thread on how Ectocarpus and its TE secrets have kept me busy lately:

rdcu.be/eITQH

01.10.2025 08:12 — 👍 64    🔁 20    💬 5    📌 0

Fortunate to have played a small role in this project led by @caroleduchene.bsky.social. Phaeoviruses likely integrate into their host genomes using a promiscuous tyrosine recombinase, before reactivating in reproductive cells. Exciting to see diverse latency mechanisms emerging for giant viruses

24.09.2025 23:35 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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