Notes on Systems biology in the ocean: linking community structure with community function, a presentation given by C. Bowler (07/17/09)

• Evolution of the diatom genome: Bowler et al. (2008, Nature) and Moustafa * et al.* (2009, Science)
• Genome studies found the presence of a urea cycle in diatoms, a process that is usually associated to animals, not plants
• 45% of diatom genes have unknown functions