• Investigating the relationship between repeated DNA and gene silencing in the model organism Neurospora crassa 

    Dripps, Isaac; Hammond, Thomas; Shiu, Patrick (University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2008)
    In order to maintain genomic integrity, organisms must possess the capability to combat unwanted elements such as retroviruses and transposons. In the filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa, the expression from repeated ...
  • Map-based cloning and characterization of meiotic drive resistance 

    Rehard, David G., 1987-; Hammond, Thomas; Shiu, Patrick (University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2008)
    Recent sequencing of the Neurospora crassa genome by The Broad Institute, in collaboration with the Neurospora research community, has given considerable insight into the understanding of Neurospora's DNA as well as its ...