Luke Richards

The paper uses time-lapse imaging to study CRISPR-Cas dynamics in bacterial plasmid defense, finding that Cascade provides partial plasmid clearance with tradeoffs between clearance and cell growth.

This study observes synchronized growth oscillations in Serendipita indica fungi during sporulation using a microfluidic setup and links it to cell-cell communication.

The paper examines the relationship between mitochondrial and plastid genome reduction across eukaryotic species, finding a generally positive correlation in gene retention but limited evidence for coevolution of specific gene pairs.

The paper shows that ammonia leakage from bacteria enables nitrogen sharing with fungi in soil, highlighting a previously underappreciated mechanism of microbial interaction.