Gene Tyson

Jan 26, 2024 | cosmosmagazine.com | Gene Tyson

I first peered down a microscope at the microbial world when I was an undergraduate at the University of Queensland. I had been debating whether to go on to medicine or do an honours project, but as soon as I took in the sight of this unexplored universe I felt utter amazement. I was astounded at the diversity of cellular morphology in this seemingly simple microbial community.

Sep 30, 2023 | nature.com | Jing Zhao |Hesamoddin Rabiee |Bernardino Virdis |Gene Tyson |Simon J. McIlroy

AbstractAnaerobic methanotrophic archaea (ANME) carry out anaerobic oxidation of methane, thus playing a crucial role in the methane cycle. Previous genomic evidence indicates that multi-heme c-type cytochromes (MHCs) may facilitate the extracellular electron transfer (EET) from ANME to different electron sinks.