Genomics of Endosymbiosis and Cells Within Cells

The Illumina Genomics Podcast

Genomics of Endosymbiosis and Cells Within Cells

Mar 29, 2018 | Episode 17 | 18 mins

Eukaryotic cells and their membrane bound organelles evolved from the uptake of a prokaryotic cell into another cell - a process called endosymbiosis. Professors Bebashish Bhattacharya and Dana Price of Rutgers University discuss how single-cell genomics of algae can help unravel the mystery of endosymbiosis and its impact on our health and the environment.

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