Resolving mechanisms of cell division across the tree of life. This project aims to identify principles of cell division that span the tree of life. It will determine the fundamental mechanism of cell

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Resolving mechanisms of cell division across the tree of life. This project aims to identify principles of cell division that span the tree of life. It will determine the fundamental mechanism of cell division in an archaeal model organism that is common in Australian salt-lake environments (Haloferax volcanii), and thereby identify key commonalities and differences amongst archaeal, bacterial, and eukaryotic cell division mechanisms. This is expected to lead to future improvements in the selectivity of a wide range of treatments targeting cell division, such as antimicrobials and the control of archaeal methane emissions in agriculture. The project also takes a pioneering step towards the ground-up engineering of stable synthetic archaeal division and nano-fiber systems in advanced bio-manufacturing.. Scheme: Discovery Projects. Field: 3107 - Microbiology. Lead: A/Prof Iain Duggin