Horizontal gene transfer, genome innovation and evolution
JP Gogarten, JP Townsend - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2005 - nature.com
To what extent is the tree of life the best representation of the evolutionary history of
microorganisms? Recent work has shown that, among sets of prokaryotic genomes in which most …
microorganisms? Recent work has shown that, among sets of prokaryotic genomes in which most …
Eukaryotic microbes, species recognition and the geographic limits of species: examples from the kingdom Fungi
JW Taylor, E Turner, JP Townsend… - … of the Royal …, 2006 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The claim that eukaryotic micro-organisms have global geographic ranges, constituting a
significant departure from the situation with macro-organisms, has been supported by studies …
significant departure from the situation with macro-organisms, has been supported by studies …
Enabling a community to dissect an organism: overview of the Neurospora functional genomics project
…, JE Galagan, BW Birren, RL Weiss, JP Townsend… - Advances in …, 2007 - Elsevier
A consortium of investigators is engaged in a functional genomics project centered on the
filamentous fungus Neurospora, with an eye to opening up the functional genomic analysis of …
filamentous fungus Neurospora, with an eye to opening up the functional genomic analysis of …
A comprehensive phylogeny of birds (Aves) using targeted next-generation DNA sequencing
Although reconstruction of the phylogeny of living birds has progressed tremendously in the
last decade, the evolutionary history of Neoaves—a clade that encompasses nearly all living …
last decade, the evolutionary history of Neoaves—a clade that encompasses nearly all living …
The Ascomycota tree of life: a phylum-wide phylogeny clarifies the origin and evolution of fundamental reproductive and ecological traits
We present a 6-gene, 420-species maximum-likelihood phylogeny of Ascomycota, the largest
phylum of Fungi. This analysis is the most taxonomically complete to date with species …
phylum of Fungi. This analysis is the most taxonomically complete to date with species …
Brain structure and neurocognitive and behavioural function in adolescents who were born very preterm
…, L Rifkin, PN Amess, V Kirkbride, JP Townsend… - The lancet, 1999 - thelancet.com
… JP Townsend made the appointments and liaised with the parents. DPE Kingsley and IF
Moseley rated the MRIs. V Kirkbride and PN Amess interviewed the parents and, with L Rifkin …
Moseley rated the MRIs. V Kirkbride and PN Amess interviewed the parents and, with L Rifkin …
[HTML][HTML] The durability of immunity against reinfection by SARS-CoV-2: a comparative evolutionary study
Background Among the most consequential unknowns of the devastating COVID-19 pandemic
are the durability of immunity and time to likely reinfection. There are limited direct data …
are the durability of immunity and time to likely reinfection. There are limited direct data …
[HTML][HTML] Optimal COVID-19 quarantine and testing strategies
For COVID-19, it is vital to understand if quarantines shorter than 14 days can be equally
effective with judiciously deployed testing. Here, we develop a mathematical model that …
effective with judiciously deployed testing. Here, we develop a mathematical model that …
Strategies for containing Ebola in west Africa
The ongoing Ebola outbreak poses an alarming risk to the countries of West Africa and beyond.
To assess the effectiveness of containment strategies, we developed a stochastic model …
To assess the effectiveness of containment strategies, we developed a stochastic model …
Profiling phylogenetic informativeness
JP Townsend - Systematic biology, 2007 - academic.oup.com
The resolution of four controversial topics in phylogenetic experimental design hinges upon
the informativeness of characters about the historical relationships among taxa. These …
the informativeness of characters about the historical relationships among taxa. These …