Lin Cong

Shotgun Transcriptome and Isothermal Profiling of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Reveals Unique Host Responses, Viral Diversification, and Drug Interactions

This study uses rapid diagnostics and metatranscriptomics to analyze SARS-CoV-2 infection, revealing viral evolution, host responses, and drug interactions in NYC samples.

Capturing volumetric dynamics at high speed in the brain by confocal light field microscopy

The paper introduces confocal light field microscopy to capture fast volumetric dynamics in thick brain tissue, demonstrating its use in recording calcium transients and blood cell movement in zebrafish and mice.

Rapid whole brain imaging of neural activity in freely behaving larval zebrafish (Danio rerio)

This study develops a technique to image whole brain neural activity in freely behaving larval zebrafish during specific behaviors.

Accelerated DNA evolution in rats is driven by differential methylation in sperm

The paper investigates epigenetic and DNA variation in rat subspecies, finding that differential methylation in sperm drives accelerated DNA evolution through environment-associated chromatin changes.

Recent evolution in Rattus norvegicus is shaped by declining effective population size

This study analyzes genome sequences of brown rats to show recent population size decline and its impact on genetic diversity and mutation patterns.