Sophien Kamoun
@kamounlab.bsky.social
Biologist @ The Sainsbury Lab; passionate about plant pathogens & evolution; open science advocate; loves travel, food and sports; nomad and hunter-gatherer. Web http://kamounlab.net | Medium https://medium.com/@kamounlab | GetGenome http://getgenome.net
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Gene Editing: Precision Breeding Regulations Now Live
FIRST PUBLISHED: 14.11.25 BY LAURA TURCHI AND MIA CERFONTEYN | THE SAINSBURY LABORATORY
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I just published: Gene Editing: Precision Breeding Regulations Now Live
On 13 November 2025, UK regulations for precision bred plants came into effect. We can now register precision bred plants, such as those with disease resistance and reduced reliance on fungicides.
medium.com/p/gene-editi...
On 13 November 2025, UK regulations for precision bred plants came into effect. We can now register precision bred plants, such as those with disease resistance and reduced reliance on fungicides.
medium.com/p/gene-editi...
Reposted by Sophien Kamoun
Sophien Kamoun @kamounlab.bsky.social presenting some of the exciting research we do at TSL at the Enterprise Tuesday organised by AIP at Norwich Research Park ✨
November 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Sophien Kamoun @kamounlab.bsky.social presenting some of the exciting research we do at TSL at the Enterprise Tuesday organised by AIP at Norwich Research Park ✨
I just published: Gene Editing: Precision Breeding Regulations Now Live
On 13 November 2025, UK regulations for precision bred plants came into effect. We can now register precision bred plants, such as those with disease resistance and reduced reliance on fungicides.
medium.com/p/gene-editi...
On 13 November 2025, UK regulations for precision bred plants came into effect. We can now register precision bred plants, such as those with disease resistance and reduced reliance on fungicides.
medium.com/p/gene-editi...
Gene Editing: Precision Breeding Regulations Now Live
FIRST PUBLISHED: 14.11.25 BY LAURA TURCHI AND MIA CERFONTEYN | THE SAINSBURY LABORATORY
medium.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I just published: Gene Editing: Precision Breeding Regulations Now Live
On 13 November 2025, UK regulations for precision bred plants came into effect. We can now register precision bred plants, such as those with disease resistance and reduced reliance on fungicides.
medium.com/p/gene-editi...
On 13 November 2025, UK regulations for precision bred plants came into effect. We can now register precision bred plants, such as those with disease resistance and reduced reliance on fungicides.
medium.com/p/gene-editi...
Reposted by Sophien Kamoun
Check our November 2025 newsletter.
Remember, you can find our previous newsletters here - getgenome.net/network
Remember, you can find our previous newsletters here - getgenome.net/network
November 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Check our November 2025 newsletter.
Remember, you can find our previous newsletters here - getgenome.net/network
Remember, you can find our previous newsletters here - getgenome.net/network
Agroinfiltration art by @HsuanPai1 comes to life thanks to Gemini 3 @GeminiApp
November 23, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Agroinfiltration art by @HsuanPai1 comes to life thanks to Gemini 3 @GeminiApp
🔥 😳 Nano Banana Pro @NanoBanana interpretation of Madhuprakash @JMadhuprakash et al.
#NLRbiology #plantsci #planthealth #Immunology doi.org/10.1126/scia...
#NLRbiology #plantsci #planthealth #Immunology doi.org/10.1126/scia...
November 22, 2025 at 9:39 AM
🔥 😳 Nano Banana Pro @NanoBanana interpretation of Madhuprakash @JMadhuprakash et al.
#NLRbiology #plantsci #planthealth #Immunology doi.org/10.1126/scia...
#NLRbiology #plantsci #planthealth #Immunology doi.org/10.1126/scia...
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Not all heroes wear capes! Thank you to @adelineharant.bsky.social for keeping the Kamounity running smoothly and supporting so many of us all these years! 🙏🙏🙏
I just published: Adeline Harant: Keeping an open mind is key for a fulfilling career in science
A much-deserved tribute to the amazing Adeline Harant and her leadership at the bench and beyond. She also brings a dose of sanity to the @KamounLab madhouse. kamounlab.medium.com/adeline-hara...
A much-deserved tribute to the amazing Adeline Harant and her leadership at the bench and beyond. She also brings a dose of sanity to the @KamounLab madhouse. kamounlab.medium.com/adeline-hara...
November 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Not all heroes wear capes! Thank you to @adelineharant.bsky.social for keeping the Kamounity running smoothly and supporting so many of us all these years! 🙏🙏🙏
I just published: Adeline Harant: Keeping an open mind is key for a fulfilling career in science
A much-deserved tribute to the amazing Adeline Harant and her leadership at the bench and beyond. She also brings a dose of sanity to the @KamounLab madhouse. kamounlab.medium.com/adeline-hara...
A much-deserved tribute to the amazing Adeline Harant and her leadership at the bench and beyond. She also brings a dose of sanity to the @KamounLab madhouse. kamounlab.medium.com/adeline-hara...
November 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I just published: Adeline Harant: Keeping an open mind is key for a fulfilling career in science
A much-deserved tribute to the amazing Adeline Harant and her leadership at the bench and beyond. She also brings a dose of sanity to the @KamounLab madhouse. kamounlab.medium.com/adeline-hara...
A much-deserved tribute to the amazing Adeline Harant and her leadership at the bench and beyond. She also brings a dose of sanity to the @KamounLab madhouse. kamounlab.medium.com/adeline-hara...
These French Canadians don’t speak proper French — it’s Londres Hee-tro, not Londres Hee-throw 😜 🇨🇦
November 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
These French Canadians don’t speak proper French — it’s Londres Hee-tro, not Londres Hee-throw 😜 🇨🇦
IN PLANTA meeting in Toronto 🇨🇦 with nextgen plant biologists Sylvia Mutinda @MutindaSylvia 🇰🇪 and Mohammad Daud @itsmudaud 🇮🇩 #TheFutureIsBright #FoodSecurity
November 19, 2025 at 11:11 PM
IN PLANTA meeting in Toronto 🇨🇦 with nextgen plant biologists Sylvia Mutinda @MutindaSylvia 🇰🇪 and Mohammad Daud @itsmudaud 🇮🇩 #TheFutureIsBright #FoodSecurity
November 18, 2025 at 11:32 AM
CIFAR signs San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment cifar.ca/cifarnews/20...
CIFAR signs San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment - CIFAR
In an effort to promote responsible research assessment, CIFAR has signed the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA).
cifar.ca
November 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
CIFAR signs San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment cifar.ca/cifarnews/20...
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And here’s the second blog: “Tales from the plague — more phylloxera anecdotes,” featuring:
1. Van Gogh’s Red Vineyards at Arles
2. Phylloxera and the Algerian War
3. PHYLLOXERA, une épopée humaine et scientifique
kamounlab.medium.com/tales-from-t...
1. Van Gogh’s Red Vineyards at Arles
2. Phylloxera and the Algerian War
3. PHYLLOXERA, une épopée humaine et scientifique
kamounlab.medium.com/tales-from-t...
Tales from the plague — more phylloxera anecdotes
Following the post “Death to the hybrids” on how technology saved the wine industry from an insect pest, here is some surprising…
kamounlab.medium.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:13 PM
And here’s the second blog: “Tales from the plague — more phylloxera anecdotes,” featuring:
1. Van Gogh’s Red Vineyards at Arles
2. Phylloxera and the Algerian War
3. PHYLLOXERA, une épopée humaine et scientifique
kamounlab.medium.com/tales-from-t...
1. Van Gogh’s Red Vineyards at Arles
2. Phylloxera and the Algerian War
3. PHYLLOXERA, une épopée humaine et scientifique
kamounlab.medium.com/tales-from-t...
Thanks, Francis @fmartin54.bsky.social — much appreciated 🥂
Here’s the first of my two blogs on phylloxera: “Death to the hybrids — cancelling plant breeding technologies.”
kamounlab.medium.com/death-to-the...
Here’s the first of my two blogs on phylloxera: “Death to the hybrids — cancelling plant breeding technologies.”
kamounlab.medium.com/death-to-the...
November 17, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Thanks, Francis @fmartin54.bsky.social — much appreciated 🥂
Here’s the first of my two blogs on phylloxera: “Death to the hybrids — cancelling plant breeding technologies.”
kamounlab.medium.com/death-to-the...
Here’s the first of my two blogs on phylloxera: “Death to the hybrids — cancelling plant breeding technologies.”
kamounlab.medium.com/death-to-the...
Reposted by Sophien Kamoun
Polar winds are sweeping through Toronto’s streets—all the more reason to stay cozy indoors for the CIFAR Fungal Kingdom meeting! 🍄
November 16, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Polar winds are sweeping through Toronto’s streets—all the more reason to stay cozy indoors for the CIFAR Fungal Kingdom meeting! 🍄
Wildlife Photographer of the Year | Natural History Museum @ROMtoronto www.nhm.ac.uk/wpy/gallery?...
Gallery | Wildlife Photographer of the Year | Natural History Museum
Browse the WPY winning images in our immersive gallery. Use the filter tab to customise your search
www.nhm.ac.uk
November 16, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Wildlife Photographer of the Year | Natural History Museum @ROMtoronto www.nhm.ac.uk/wpy/gallery?...
On the exit tax proposal to tax people on unconverted capital gains…
“The issue here is the absolutely amateurish, unstable, shooting-from-the-hip proposals from a government that … won’t properly consult people on the plan.” apple.news/AT9EyTnkQSCu...
“The issue here is the absolutely amateurish, unstable, shooting-from-the-hip proposals from a government that … won’t properly consult people on the plan.” apple.news/AT9EyTnkQSCu...
I’m worth £780m at 37 — and I’m leaving Britain for Dubai — The Times and The Sunday Times
“Ah! I see you’ve met Daphne,” said Herman Narula when I arrived at his Hertfordshire estate and was greeted by his friendly chihuahua-cross. “She was a stray in Romania. Nigel Farage probably wants t...
apple.news
November 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
On the exit tax proposal to tax people on unconverted capital gains…
“The issue here is the absolutely amateurish, unstable, shooting-from-the-hip proposals from a government that … won’t properly consult people on the plan.” apple.news/AT9EyTnkQSCu...
“The issue here is the absolutely amateurish, unstable, shooting-from-the-hip proposals from a government that … won’t properly consult people on the plan.” apple.news/AT9EyTnkQSCu...
Reposted by Sophien Kamoun
What is the most profitable industry in the world, this side of the law? Not oil, not IT, not pharma.
It's *scientific publishing*.
We call this the Drain of Scientific Publishing.
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Background: doi.org/10.1162/qss_...
Thread @markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy 👇
It's *scientific publishing*.
We call this the Drain of Scientific Publishing.
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Background: doi.org/10.1162/qss_...
Thread @markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy 👇
November 12, 2025 at 10:31 AM
What is the most profitable industry in the world, this side of the law? Not oil, not IT, not pharma.
It's *scientific publishing*.
We call this the Drain of Scientific Publishing.
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Background: doi.org/10.1162/qss_...
Thread @markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy 👇
It's *scientific publishing*.
We call this the Drain of Scientific Publishing.
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Background: doi.org/10.1162/qss_...
Thread @markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy 👇
Reposted by Sophien Kamoun
Great example of “journal-free” presentations by using PMID to cite articles instead of journal name. Thank you @pabnik.bsky.social ! #DMS2025
November 10, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Great example of “journal-free” presentations by using PMID to cite articles instead of journal name. Thank you @pabnik.bsky.social ! #DMS2025
NextGen predoc — great evening with Dylan Bradizza @DSBrad_ in Toronto 🍁 🇨🇦
November 15, 2025 at 3:23 AM
NextGen predoc — great evening with Dylan Bradizza @DSBrad_ in Toronto 🍁 🇨🇦
I admit, I was confused for a second. #GOHREP kamounlab.medium.com/gohrep-and-p...
November 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I admit, I was confused for a second. #GOHREP kamounlab.medium.com/gohrep-and-p...
Reposted by Sophien Kamoun
Today is a big day as the Precision Breeding Act comes into force 🌱
@kamounlab.bsky.social: “This is a milestone for UK science and innovation. We now have the regulatory framework to translate discovery into impact — improving crops, strengthening food security, and benefiting society” 🌿
@kamounlab.bsky.social: “This is a milestone for UK science and innovation. We now have the regulatory framework to translate discovery into impact — improving crops, strengthening food security, and benefiting society” 🌿
November 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Today is a big day as the Precision Breeding Act comes into force 🌱
@kamounlab.bsky.social: “This is a milestone for UK science and innovation. We now have the regulatory framework to translate discovery into impact — improving crops, strengthening food security, and benefiting society” 🌿
@kamounlab.bsky.social: “This is a milestone for UK science and innovation. We now have the regulatory framework to translate discovery into impact — improving crops, strengthening food security, and benefiting society” 🌿
If you’d yanked 2015-me into today’s lab meeting, I’d assume you spiked my coffee ☕️
NLR bioengineering, cryo-EM, phylogenomics, structural models, PPI predictions that actually work…
🧬 🧫 🧪 Progress has been stratospheric. Hard not to wonder: what will 2035 look like? 🔥
NLR bioengineering, cryo-EM, phylogenomics, structural models, PPI predictions that actually work…
🧬 🧫 🧪 Progress has been stratospheric. Hard not to wonder: what will 2035 look like? 🔥
November 13, 2025 at 1:35 PM
If you’d yanked 2015-me into today’s lab meeting, I’d assume you spiked my coffee ☕️
NLR bioengineering, cryo-EM, phylogenomics, structural models, PPI predictions that actually work…
🧬 🧫 🧪 Progress has been stratospheric. Hard not to wonder: what will 2035 look like? 🔥
NLR bioengineering, cryo-EM, phylogenomics, structural models, PPI predictions that actually work…
🧬 🧫 🧪 Progress has been stratospheric. Hard not to wonder: what will 2035 look like? 🔥
"I [still] have a beef with the way that research is typically done. We need a fundamentally new approach to sharing genetic data for emerging plant diseases" #MemoryLane #OpenScience phys.org/news/2016-04...
Scientists issue rallying cry for wheat blast research
A team of scientists in the UK and Bangladesh are turning to the combined knowledge of the global scientific community to address an emerging threat to Asian agriculture.
phys.org
November 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
"I [still] have a beef with the way that research is typically done. We need a fundamentally new approach to sharing genetic data for emerging plant diseases" #MemoryLane #OpenScience phys.org/news/2016-04...
#NowPlaying One On One youtu.be/EXU2tnKEwwo?...
Daryl Hall & John Oates - One On One (Official HD Video)
YouTube video by hallandoatesVEVO
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
#NowPlaying One On One youtu.be/EXU2tnKEwwo?...
Definitely manipulated data @PluribusTV #imageforensics #biology
November 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Definitely manipulated data @PluribusTV #imageforensics #biology