Read more about the article A Surfing Virus
Surfing Virus: Pathogens like the Vaccinia virus exploit the actin cytoskeleton to move around on the surface of cells – this ‘surfing’ accelerates virus spreading between cells.

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Pathogens like the Vaccinia virus exploit the actin cytoskeleton to move around on the surface of cells – this ‘surfing’ accelerates virus spreading between cells. This drawing was created to…

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Read more about the article Mito-Train
Mito-Train: To transcribe the mitochondrial genome, TEFM deflects obstacles from RNA secondary structures, like a cowcatcher on a train breaking through a barricade.

Mito-Train

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The circular DNA of human mitochondria must be both replicated and transcribed. For transcription, the RNA polymerase 'train' requires a protein called TEFM. This drawings shows how TEFM acts as…

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Read more about the article Moonshining Transcription
A protein called Moonshiner can initiate transcription within a sea of tightly packed DNA.

Moonshining Transcription

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My new artwork for a fantastic Nature paper that shows a new mechanism for gene-expression! Many genome-defense pathways are based on small RNA molecules that turn off foreign or harmful…

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Read more about the article A Knitted Network of DNA
A Knitted Network of DNA: Following mitosis, a protein called BAF cross-bridges DNA strands within a knitted network of DNA to form a single nucleus.

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During division, cells disassemble their nucleus and release many independent chromosomes - but how are all those chromosomes enclosed in a single nucleus after mitosis? The protein BAF cross-bridges DNA…

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Read more about the article A Perfect Tomato Plant
CRISPR Tomatoes: CRISPR genome engineering can be used to balance the expression of key genes to create a perfect tomato plant.

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My new artwork for a recent Cell paper that used CRISPR to increase yield in tomato plants! Today's tomatoes are the result of thousands of years of domestication, illustrated by…

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Read more about the article Nature Methods Cover – An Arrow Poison for CRISPR
Ouabain, a molecule traditionally used as an arrow poison in Africa, is used as a new selection method for CRISPR. Nature Methods cover, June 2017.

Nature Methods Cover – An Arrow Poison for CRISPR

My new artwork on the current Nature Methods cover - what a great honor! Congratulations to the Doyon lab for a fantastic paper! Ouabain, a molecule traditionally used as an…

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Read more about the article EMBO Journal Cover – Self Organization in Cerebral Organoids
Minibrain Organoid: The drawing symbolizes the remarkable self-organization capacity of cerebral organoids. EMBO Journal cover, May 2017.

EMBO Journal Cover – Self Organization in Cerebral Organoids

So excited have my drawing on the current issue of EMBO Journal! This artwork illustrates how 'minibrains' self-organize their cells into distinct zones - like a yin-yang symbolizing the balance…

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