Tapeworm loses its telomeres
A fully resolved, chromosome-level genome assembly of a tapeworm provides the first complete picture of a representative of one of the three major branches of… Read more »
Peter D. Olson
Peter D. Olson is a Researcher at the Natural History Museum in London, whose investigations focus on the evolution, development and genomics of parasitic flatworms. His work on the genes of tapeworms spans from the first nucleotide sequences deposited in GenBank to the first complete genomes. He is also Editor-in-Chief of the NHM journal Systematics and Biodiversity and contributes regularly to NHM Member’s magazine Evolve.
Latest posts by Peter D. Olson (see all)
- Tapeworm loses its telomeres - 9th April 2021
- It’s a tapeworm Jim, but not as we know it - 23rd March 2021
It’s a tapeworm Jim, but not as we know it
Tapeworms have two sister lineages, one of which is the Gyrocotylidea, named after their characteristic ‘rosette’ organ. Compared to… Read more »