Paper by Biology Professors and Students Plesa and Shaw Accepted by Journal of Bacteriology

2017 Sep 27

A paper cowritten by Assistant Professor of Biology David R. Angelini, Biology Laboratory Technician Serena M. Graham, Assistant Professor of Biology Ronald F. Peck, Alexandru M. Plesa '17, and Emily L. Shaw '19 was accepted by the Journal of Bacteriology and will be featured on the cover of the September issue. Titled "Opsin-mediated inhibition of bacterioruberin synthesis in halophilic Archaea," the paper "deals with one of Archaea's survival adaptations: a protein that allows the cells to generate energy from sunlight." The team has been working with Archaea, "single-celled organisms that inhabit the most extreme environments on the planet: toxic pools, deep sea vents, anywhere that conjure images of Precambrian Earth," Graham said.