Petar Pajic, currently an NSF Postdoctoral Fellow at Yale University (Department of Chemistry), has published a new review article in the journal Genome Biology and Evolution. Co-authored with Omer Gokcumen (Department of Biological Sciences, University
Structured Abstract INTRODUCTION Human adaptation to a wide range of diets is a hallmark of our species, sometimes even reflected in our genomic diversity. The amylase gene encodes an enzyme that digests starch, a complex
Abstract: Starch digestion is a cornerstone of human nutrition. The amylase enzyme, which digests starch, plays a key role in starch metabolism. Indeed, the copy number of the human amylase gene has been associated with
Petar led this project that we designed with Stefan Ruhl Laboratory on how mucin proteins have evolved. The roles of mucins in different biological processes are becoming more appreciated recently in both evolutionary and biomedical
New paper: Mucus, slime, and a new way for biological functions to evolve Read More »
