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Papers Aloud

by Arkadiy Garber

This podcasts features readings of open-access (CC BY) primary research articles and reviews relevant to evolutionary and cell biology, environmental and clinical microbiology, symbiosis, geobiology, and bioinformatics. I avoid Methods sections, and sometimes Results (depending on how amenable it is to reading out loud). Abstract, Introduction, Discussion, and Conclusions are always included.If you are an author of a research article and would like to have your work converted to an audio format, or send me an audio recording of your paper, please reach out to [email protected].

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  1. #44 - History of the ribosome and the origin of translation

    Title: History of the ribosome and the origin of translationAuthors: Anton S. Petrova, Burak Gulen, Ashlyn M. Norris, Nicholas A. Kovacs, Chad R. Bernier, Kathryn A. Lanier, George E. Fox, Stephen C. Harvey, Roger M. Wartell, Nicholas V. Hud, and Loren Dean Williams,Citation: Petrov, A. S.…

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  2. #44 - Histone-organized chromatin in bacteria - Hocher et al 2023 - BioRxiv

    Title: Histone-organized chromatin in bacteria Authors: Antoine Hocher, Shawn P. Laursen, Paul Radford, Jess Tyson, Carey Lambert, Kathryn M Stevens, Mathieu Picardeau, R. Elizabeth Sockett, Karolin Luger, Tobias Warnecke Citation: Hocher, A., Laursen, S. P., Radford, P., Tyson, J., Lambert, C.,...

  3. #44 - A Complete Nuclear Pore Complex in the Last Eukaryotic Common Ancestor - Neumann et al., 2010 - PLON One

    Title: Comparative Genomic Evidence for a Complete Nuclear Pore Complex in the Last Eukaryotic Common Ancestor Authors: Nadja Neumann, Daniel Lundin, Anthony M. Poole Citation: Neumann, N., Lundin, D., & Poole, A. M. (2010). Comparative genomic evidence for a complete nuclear pore complex in the...

  4. #44 - Origin of the nucleus - Jékely 2008 - Biology Direct

    Title: Origin of the nucleus and Ran-dependent transport to safeguard ribosome biogenesis in a chimeric cell Authors: Gáspár Jékely Citation: Jékely, G. (2008). Origin of the nucleus and Ran-dependent transport to safeguard ribosome biogenesis in a chimeric cell. Biology Direct, 3, 31. Link to...

  5. #43 - Mutation Spectrum Variation - Jiang et al., 2021 - eLife

    Title: A modified fluctuation assay reveals a natural mutator phenotype that drives mutation spectrum variation within Saccharomyces cerevisiae Authors: Pengyao Jiang, Anja R Ollodart, Vidha Sudhesh, Alan J Herr, Maitreya J Dunham, Kelley Harris Citation: Jiang, P., Ollodart, A. R., Sudhesh, V.,...

  6. #42 - Evolution in Energy Limited Microorganisms - Shoemaker et al., 2021 - MBE

    Title: Molecular Evolutionary Dynamics of Energy Limited Microorganisms Authors: William R. Shoemaker, Evgeniya Polezhaeva, Kenzie B. Givens, and Jay T. Lennon Citation: Shoemaker, W. R., Polezhaeva, E., Givens, K. B., & Lennon, J. T. (2021). Molecular Evolutionary Dynamics of Energy Limited...

  7. #41 - Diversity of Shine-Dalgarno Sequences - Wen et al., 2021 - RNA Biology

    Title: The diversity of Shine-Dalgarno sequences sheds light on the evolution of translation initiation Authors: Jin-Der Wen, Syue-Ting Kuo, and Hsin-Hung David Chou. Citation: Wen, J.-D., Kuo, S.-T., & Chou, H.-H. D. (2021). The diversity of Shine-Dalgarno sequences sheds light on the evolution…

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  8. #40 - Incipient genome erosion and metabolic streamlining for antibiotic production in a defensive symbiont - Nechitaylo et al., 2022 - PNAS

    Title: Incipient genome erosion and metabolic streamlining for antibiotic production in a defensive symbiont Authors: Taras Y. Nechitaylo, Mario Sandoval-Calderónb\, Tobias Engl, Natalie Wielsch, Diane M. Dunne, Alexander Goesmann, Erhard Strohm, Aleš Svatoš, Colin Dale, Robert B. Weiss, and...

  9. #39 - Pervasive translation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis - Smith et al., 2022 - eLife

    Title: Pervasive translation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Authors: Carol Smith, Jill G Canestrari, Archer J Wang, Matthew M Champion, Keith M Derbyshire, Todd A Gray, Joseph T Wade. Citation: Smith, C., Canestrari, J. G., Wang, A. J., Champion, M. M., Derbyshire, K. M., Gray, T. A., & Wade, J.…

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  10. #38 - Are aliens among us - Davies, 2006 - Scientific American

    Title: Are Aliens among Us Authors: Paul Davies Citation: Davies, P. (2007). Are Aliens among Us? Scientific American, 297(6), 62–69. Link to article

  11. #37 - Environmental stress and genome streamlining - Simonsen, 2021 - ISME

    Title: Environmental stress leads to genome streamlining in a widely distributed species of soil bacteria Authors: Anna K. Simonsen Citation: Simonsen, A. K. (2021). Environmental stress leads to genome streamlining in a widely distributed species of soil bacteria. The ISME Journal....

  12. # 36 - Principles of Geobiochemistry - Shock and Boyd, 2015 - Elements

    Title: Principles of Geobiochemistry Authors: Everett L. Shock and Eric S. Boyd Citation: Shock, E. L., & Boyd, E. S. (2015). Principles of Geobiochemistry. Elements , 11(6), 395–401. Link to article

  13. #35 - The imitation game - Cronin et al., 2006 - Nature Biotechnology

    Title: The imitation game—a computational chemical approach to recognizing life Authors: Leroy Cronin, Natalio Krasnogor, Benjamin G Davis, Cameron Alexander, Neil Robertson, Joachim H G Steinke, Sven L M Schroeder, Andrei N Khlobystov, Geoff Cooper, Paul M Gardner, Peter Siepmann, Benjamin J...

  14. #34 - Genome Evolution in Million-Year-Old Bacteria - Orsi et al., 2021 - mBio

    Title: Genome Evolution in Bacteria Isolated from Million-Year-Old Subseafloor Sediment Authors: William D. Orsi, Tobias Magritsch, Sergio Vargas, Ömer K. Coskun, Aurele Vuillemin, Sebastian Höhna, Gert Wörheide, Steven D’Hondt, B. Jesse Shapiro, Paul Carini Citation: Orsi, W. D., Magritsch…

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  15. #33 - Multiple Paths to Multiple Life - Kempes and Krakauer 2021 - Journal of Molecular Evolution

    Title: The Multiple Paths to Multiple Life Authors: Christopher P. Kempes and David C. Krakauer Citation: Kempes, C. P., & Krakauer, D. C. (2021). The Multiple Paths to Multiple Life. Journal of Molecular Evolution, 89(7), 415–426. Link to article

  16. #32 - Animal–microbe symbioses - Perreau and Moran, 2021 - Nature Reviews

    Title: Genetic innovations in animal–microbe symbioses Authors: Julie Perreau and Nancy A. Moran Citation: Perreau, J., & Moran, N. A. (2021). Genetic innovations in animal-microbe symbioses. Nature Reviews. Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41576-021-00395-z Link to article

  17. #31 - Peptidoglycan-intermediate bacteria - Atwal et al., 2021 - mBio

    Title: Discovery of a Diverse Set of Bacteria That Build Their Cell Walls without the Canonical Peptidoglycan Polymerase aPBP. Authors: Sharanjeet Atwal, Suthida Chuenklin, Edward M. Bonder, Juan Flores, Joseph J. Gillespie, Timothy P. Driscoll, Jeanne Salje. Citation: Atwal, S., Chuenklin, S.,...

  18. #30 - Pseudogenes and gene expression - Goodhead et al., 2020 - Microbial Genomics

    Title: Large-scale and significant expression from pseudogenes in Sodalis glossinidius – a facultative bacterial endosymbiont. Authors: Ian Goodhead, Frances Blow, Philip Brownridge, Margaret Hughes, John Kenny, Ritesh Krishna, Lynn McLean, Pisut Pongchaikul, Rob Beynon, and Alistair C. Darby....

  19. #29 - Rapid compensatory evolution - Sørensen et al., 2021 - Current Biology

    Title: Rapid compensatory evolution can rescue low fitness symbioses following partner switching. Authors: Megan E.S. Sørensen, A. Jamie Wood, Duncan D. Cameron, Michael A. Brockhurst. Citation: Sørensen,M.E.S. et al. (2021) Rapid compensatory evolution can rescue low fitness symbioses following...

  20. #28 - At the Gate of Mutualism - Renoz et al., 2021 - Frontiers in Microbiology

    Title: At the Gate of Mutualism: Identification of Genomic Traits Predisposing to Insect-Bacterial Symbiosis in Pathogenic Strains of the Aphid Symbiont Serratia symbiotica. Authors: François Renoz, Vincent Foray, Jérôme Ambroise, Patrice Baa-Puyoulet, Bertrand Bearzatto, Gipsi Lima Mendez, Alina...

  21. #27 - Borgs - Al-Shayeb et al., 2021 - BioRxiv preprint

    Title: Borgs are giant extrachromosomal elements with the potential to augment methane oxidation. Authors: Basem Al-Shayeb, Marie C. Schoelmerich, Jacob West-Roberts, Luis E. Valentin-Alvarado, Rohan Sachdeva, Susan Mullen, Alexander Crits-Christoph, Michael J. Wilkins, Kenneth H. Williams,...

  22. #26 - Bacterial and archaeal symbioses with protists - Husnik et al., 2021 - Current Biology

    Title: Bacterial and archaeal symbioses with protists. Authors: Filip Husnik, Daria Tashyreva, Vittorio Boscaro, Emma E. George, Julius Lukes, and Patrick J. Keeling. Citation: Husnik,F. et al. (2021) Bacterial and archaeal symbioses with protists. Curr. Biol., 31, R862–R877. Link to article

  23. #25 - Cytoklepty in the plankton - Uwizeye et al., 2021 - PNAS

    Title: Cytoklepty in the plankton: A host strategy to optimize the bioenergetic machinery of endosymbiotic algae. Authors: Clarisse Uwizeye, Margaret Mars Brisbin, Benoit Gallet, Fabien Chevalier, Charlotte LeKieffre, Nicole L. Schieber, Denis Falconet, Daniel Wangpraseurt, Lukas Schertel…

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  24. #24 - Fungal Symbionts in a Lichen Symbiosis - Tagirdzhanova et al., 2021 - GBE

    Title: Predicted Input of Uncultured Fungal Symbionts to a Lichen Symbiosis from Metagenome-Assembled Genomes. Authors: Gulnara Tagirdzhanova, Paul Saary, Jeffrey P. Tingley, David Dıaz-Escando, D. Wade Abbott, Robert D. Finn2 and Toby Spribille. Citation: Tagirdzhanova, G. et al. (2021)…

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  25. #23 - Small RNAs in divergent host-restricted bacteria - Thairu et al., 2021 - MBE

    Title: Natural selection shapes maintenance of orthologous sRNAs in divergent host-restricted bacterial genomes. Authors: Margaret W. Thairu, Venkata Rama Sravani Meduri, Patrick H. Degnan, Allison K. Hansen. Citation: Thairu, M.W. et al. (2021) Natural selection shapes maintenance of orthologous...

  26. #22 - Streamlined extracellular electron transfer pathway - Otero et al., 2021 - AEM

    Title: Evidence of streamlined extracellular electron transfer pathway from biofilm structure, metabolic stratification, and long-range electron transfer parameters. Authors: Fernanda Jiménez Otero, Grayson L. Chadwick, Matthew D. Yates, Rebecca L. Mickol, Scott H. Saunders, Sarah M. Glaven,...

  27. #21 - Modeling host-associating microbes under selection - Bansept et al., 2021 - ISME

    Title: Modeling host-associating microbes under selection Authors: Florence Bansept, Nancy Obeng, Hinrich Schulenburg, and Arne Traulsen Citation: Bansept, F. et al. (2021) Modeling host-associating microbes under selection. ISME J. Link to article

  28. #20 - Ancient microbial genomes from the human gut - Wibowo et al., 2021 - Nature

    Title: Reconstruction of ancient microbial genomes from the human gut Authors: Marsha C. Wibowo, Zhen Yang, Maxime Borry, Alexander Hübner, Kun D. Huang, Braden T. Tierney, Samuel Zimmerman, Francisco Barajas-Olmos, Cecilia Contreras-Cubas, Humberto García-Ortiz, Angélica Martínez-Hernández,...

  29. #19 - The Hunt for Ancient Prions - Zajkowski et al., 2021 - MBE

    Title: The Hunt for Ancient Prions: Archaeal Prion-Like Domains Form Amyloid-Based Epigenetic Elements Authors: Tomasz Zajkowski, Michael D. Lee, Shamba S. Mondal, Amanda Carbajal, Robert Dec, Patrick D. Brennock, Radoslaw W. Piast, Jessica E. Snyder, Nicholas B. Bense, Wojciech Dzwolak, Daniel…

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  30. #18 - Endosymbiont Capture - Skalický et al., 2021 - Pathogens

    Title: Endosymbiont Capture, a Repeated Process of Endosymbiont Transfer with Replacement in Trypanosomatids Angomonas spp. Authors: Tomáš Skalický, João M. P. Alves , Anderson C. Morais, Jana Režnarová, Anzhelika Butenko, Julius Lukeš, Myrna G. Serrano, Gregory A. Buck, Marta M. G....

  31. #17 - Sodalis: From Insect Symbionts to Inhabitants of Decomposing Deadwood - Tláskal et al., 2021 - Frontiers in Microbiology

    Title: Ecological Divergence Within the Enterobacterial Genus Sodalis: From Insect Symbionts to Inhabitants of Decomposing Deadwood Authors: Vojtēch Tláskal, Victor Satler Pylro, Lucia Žifčáková, and Petr Baldrian Citation: Tláskal,V. et al. (2021) Ecological Divergence Within the...

  32. #16 - A microbial eukaryote with purple bacteria and green algae endosymbionts - Muñoz-Gómez et al., 2021 - Science Advances

    Title: A microbial eukaryote with a unique combination of purple bacteria and green algae as endosymbionts Authors: Sergio A. Muñoz-Gómez, Martin Kreutz, Sebastian Hess Citation: Muñoz-Gómez, S.A. et al. (2021) A microbial eukaryote with a unique combination of purple bacteria and green algae…

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  33. #15 - Shewanella electrode biofilms - Kees et al., 2021 - Nature Communications

    Title: Survival of the first rather than the fittest in a Shewanella electrode biofilm Authors: Eric D. Kees, Caleb E. Levar, Stephen P. Miller, Daniel R. Bond, Jeffrey A. Gralnick, and Antony M. Dean Citation: Kees, E.D. et al. (2021) Survival of the first rather than the fittest in a Shewanella...

  34. #14 - Hypermutation in the global microbiome - Roux et al., 2021 - Nature Communications

    Title: Ecology and molecular targets of hypermutation in the global microbiome Authors: Simon Roux , Blair G. Paul, Sarah C. Bagby, Stephen Nayfach, Michelle A. Allen, Graeme Attwood, Ricardo Cavicchioli, Ludmila Chistoserdova, Robert J. Gruninger, Steven J. Hallam, Maria E. Hernandez, Matthias...

  35. #13 - Transposable elements and genome streamlining - Dijk et al., 2021 - bioRxiv preprint

    Title: Transposable elements drive the evolution of genome streamlining Authors: Bram van Dijk, Frederic Bertels, Lianne Stolk, Nobuto Takeuchi, and Paul B. Rainey Citation: van Dijk, B. et al. (2021) Transposable elements drive the evolution of genome streamlining. bioRxiv, 2021.05.29.446280.…

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  36. #12 - Dinoflagellate symbionts - Jacobovitz et al., 2021 - Nature Microbiology

    Title: Dinoflagellate symbionts escape vomocytosis by host cell immune suppression Authors: Marie R. Jacobovitz, Sebastian Rupp, Philipp A. Voss, Ira Maegele, Sebastian G. Gornik, and Annika Guse Citation: Jacobovitz, M.R. et al. (2021) Dinoflagellate symbionts escape vomocytosis by host cell...

  37. #11 - Interface between Vacuoles and Mitochondria - Elbaz-Alon et al., 2014 - Cell Press

    Title: A Dynamic Interface between Vacuoles and Mitochondria in Yeast. Authors: Yael Elbaz-Alon, Eden Rosenfeld-Gur, Vera Shinder, Anthony H. Futerman, Tamar Geiger, and Maya Schuldiner. Citation: Elbaz-Alon, Y. et al. (2014) A dynamic interface between vacuoles and mitochondria in yeast. Dev....

  38. #10 - Engineering yeast endosymbionts - Mehta et al., 2018 - PNAS

    Title: Engineering yeast endosymbionts as a step toward the evolution of mitochondria Authors: Angad P. Mehta, Lubica Supekova, Jian-Hua Chen, Kersi Pestonjamasp, Paul Webster, Yeonjin Ko, Scott C. Henderson, Gerry McDermott, Frantisek Supeke, and Peter G. Schultz Citation: Mehta,A.P. et al.…

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  39. #9 - Novel Chemoautotrophic Symbiosis - Dattagupta et al., 2009 - ISME

    Title: A novel symbiosis between chemoautotrophic bacteria and a freshwater cave amphipod Authors: Sharmishtha Dattagupta, Irene Schaperdoth, Alessandro Montanari, Sandro Mariani, Noriko Kita, John W Valley, and Jennifer L Macalady Citation: Dattagupta, S. et al. (2009) A novel symbiosis between...

  40. #8 - Metabolic Integration of Bacterial Endosymbionts - Mergaert et al., 2017 - Cell Press

    Title: Metabolic Integration of Bacterial Endosymbionts through Antimicrobial Peptides Authors: Peter Mergaert, Yoshitomo Kikuchi, Shuji Shigenobu, and Eva C.M. Nowack Citation: Mergaert, P. et al. (2017) Metabolic Integration of Bacterial Endosymbionts through Antimicrobial Peptides. Trends...

  41. #7 - Horizontal genome transfer - Hertle et al., 2021 - Science Advances

    Title: Horizontal genome transfer by cell-to-cell travel of whole organelles. Authors: Alexander P. Hertle, Benedikt Haberl, Ralph Bock. Citation: Hertle, A.P. et al. (2021) Horizontal genome transfer by cell-to-cell travel of whole organelles. Science Advances, 7, eabd8215. Link to Article:...

  42. #6 - Origin and Diversification of Mitochondria - Roger et al., 2017 - Current Biology Review

    Title: The Origin and Diversification of Mitochondria. Authors: Andrew J. Roger, Sergio A. Muñoz-Gómez, and Ryoma Kamikawa. Citation: Roger,A.J. et al. (2017) The Origin and Diversification of Mitochondria. Curr. Biol., 27, R1177–R1192. Link to article:...

  43. #5 - Common Statistical Mistakes - Markin and Orban de Xivry, 2019

    Title: Ten common statistical mistakes to watch out for when writing or reviewing a manuscript. Authors: Tamar R. Markin and Jean-Jacques Orban de Xivry. Citation: Makin,T.R. and Orban de Xivry,J.-J. (2019) Ten common statistical mistakes to watch out for when writing or reviewing a manuscript....

  44. #4 - Simplification of Ribosomes - Nikolaeva et al., 2021 - MBE

    Title: Simplification of Ribosomes in Bacteria with Tiny Genomes. Authors: Daria D. Nikolaeva, Mikhail S. Gelfand, and Sofya K. Garushyants. Citation: Nikolaeva, D.D. et al. (2021) Simplification of Ribosomes in Bacteria with Tiny Genomes. Mol. Biol. Evol., 38, 58–66. Link:...

  45. #3 - Genome Reduction and Pathogenicity - Murray et al., 2020 - MBE

    Title: Genome Reduction Is Associated with Bacterial Pathogenicity across Different Scales of Temporal and Ecological Divergence. Authors: Gemma G.R. Murray, Jane Charlesworth, Eric L. Miller, Michael J. Casey, Catrin T. Lloyd, Marcelo Gottschalk, Alexander W. (Dan) Tucker, John J. Welch, and…

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  46. #2 - Aphid-Buchnera Symbiosis - Smith and Moran, 2019 - PNAS

    Title: Coordination of host and symbiont gene expression reveals a metabolic tug-of-war between aphids and Buchnera Authors: Thomas E. Smith and Nancy A. Moran Citation: Smith, T.E. and Moran,N.A. (2020) Coordination of host and symbiont gene expression reveals a metabolic tug-of-war between…

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  47. #1 - Paulinella chromatophora symbiosis - Nowack et al., 2016 - PNAS

    Title: Gene transfers from diverse bacteria compensate for reductive genome evolution in the chromatophore of Paulinella chromatophora. Authors: Eva C. M. Nowacka, Dana C. Price, Debashish Bhattacharya, Anna Singer, Michael Melkonian, and Arthur R. Grossman. Citation: Nowack, E.C.M. et al. (2016)...

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This podcasts features readings of open-access (CC BY) primary research articles and reviews relevant to evolutionary and cell biology, environmental and clinical microbiology, symbiosis, geobiology, and bioinformatics. I avoid Methods sections, and sometimes Results (depending on how amenable it is to reading out loud). Abstract, Introduction, Discussion, and Conclusions are always included.If you are an author of a research article and would like to have your work converted to an audio format, or send me an audio recording of your paper, please reach out to [email protected].

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