J. Jeffrey Morris
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
69 Papers
440 Citations
J. Jeffrey Morris is an academic researcher from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Prochlorococcus & Biology. The author has an hindex of 26, co-authored 65 publications. Previous affiliations of J. Jeffrey Morris include University of Alabama at Birmingham & University of Tennessee.
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The Black Queen Hypothesis: Evolution of Dependencies through Adaptive Gene Loss
TL;DR: The Black Queen Hypothesis as mentioned in this paper predicts that the loss of a costly, leaky function is selectively favored at the individual level and will proceed until the production of public goods is just sufficient to support the equilibrium community; at that point, the benefit of any further loss would be offset by the cost.
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Dependence of the cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus on hydrogen peroxide scavenging microbes for growth at the ocean's surface.
TL;DR: This study showed that the extant microbial community plays a vital, previously unrecognized role in cross-protecting Prochlorococcus from oxidative damage in the surface mixed layer of the oligotrophic ocean, and underscores the importance of (indirect) biotic interactions in establishing niche boundaries.
Physical and functional interaction between WT1 and p53 proteins.
Shyamala Maheswaran,Seon Park,Amy Bernard,J. Jeffrey Morris,Frank J. Rauscher,David E. Hill,Daniel A. Haber +6 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that p53, the product of a tumor-suppressor gene with ubiquitous expression, physically associates with WT1 in transfected cells, and the interaction between WT1 and p53 modulates their ability to transactivate their respective targets.
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Facilitation of Robust Growth of Prochlorococcus Colonies and Dilute Liquid Cultures by “Helper” Heterotrophic Bacteria
TL;DR: A novel method for growing Prochlorococcus colonies on semisolid agar that improves the level of recovery to approximately 100% is described, which preliminary evidence suggests suggests suggests is the reduction of oxidative stress.
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Impact of ocean acidification on the structure of future phytoplankton communities
Stephanie Dutkiewicz,J. Jeffrey Morris,J. Jeffrey Morris,Michael J. Follows,Jeffery R. Scott,Orly Levitan,Sonya T. Dyhrman,Ilana Berman-Frank +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the responses of phytoplankton growth rates to ocean acidification were investigated in a meta-analysis and a marine ecosystem model calibrated with the results indicated that these different responses will result in changes in community structure.
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