JGI Podcast on Diatom’s Shell

In this Genome Insider episode, meet diatoms, a group of tiny algae also known as “living opals.” But what genes are responsible for such mesmerizing shells? Setsuko Wakao and Kris Niyogi of the Biosciences Area’s Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division aim to find out. https://jgi.doe.gov/genome-insider-s2ep2-cracking-the-secrets-of-the-diatoms-shell/