Jess
@jumpinggenomes.bsky.social
Mitos, plastids, endosymbiosis, gene transfer, origins of life, tRNAs and all things wonky in mol. evolution 🧬 Postdoc in McCutcheon lab. HHMI Hanna Gray Fellow
The nested endosymbiont system of the citrus mealybug. Outer bacteria labeled in green (lipid stain), the inner bacteria in blue (DNA). These endosymbionts are normally tightly packed into eukaryotic cells but with osmotic shock, you can “pop” them out. Pink cell is a host cell with mitos in magenta
April 14, 2025 at 5:09 AM
The nested endosymbiont system of the citrus mealybug. Outer bacteria labeled in green (lipid stain), the inner bacteria in blue (DNA). These endosymbionts are normally tightly packed into eukaryotic cells but with osmotic shock, you can “pop” them out. Pink cell is a host cell with mitos in magenta