Jamie Orr

This study identifies HvXRCC2 as critical for meiosis and recombination in barley, showing reduced crossovers and infertility, contrasting with Arabidopsis.

The paper analyzes RNA-seq data from barley anthers and meiocytes to show that gene expression changes are most significant at meiosis entry, with lncRNAs being downregulated and only 24% of meiotic gene orthologues showing differential expression.

This paper assembles the genome of Pasteuria penetrans, revealing a reduced genome, host dependency, genomic plasticity, and BclA-like proteins potentially involved in attachment to nematodes.