Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Microbiology & Immunology at Stanford. ‪Previously at MIT, Broad Institute, and Harvard Society of Fellows. Microbiology and biotech 🧬 https://gaolab.bio/https://bsky.app/profile/algao.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/algao.bsky.social/post/3mjunvd3mjc2cGreat summary by @philipcball.bsky.social! Our findings certainly don’t invalidate the central dogma, but rather demonstrate an unexpected (and cool!) structural mechanism by which a sequence-specific DNA is created in a cell. (1/6) [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Apr 2026 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:wiplginyiwhw5f7jfjdl575b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjunvd3mjc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/algao.bsky.social/post/3mjn3pzm6522dExcited to share our new findings in @science.org on how the DRT3 bacterial defense system uses a reverse transcriptase that builds DNA repeats without a nucleic acid template. Microbes never cease to amaze! https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aed165616 Apr 2026 18:58 +0000at://did:plc:wiplginyiwhw5f7jfjdl575b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjn3pzm6522d