Malcolm Macaulay
@malcolmacaulay.bsky.social
Barley researcher at The James Hutton Institute and International Barley Hub: Genetics, Genomics, Genotyping, Germplasm, Diversity, STEM, cereal cyclist
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What is malt? This guy has the answers, explanations and plenty of science. Grains have a special and unique property. They can be easily transformed into #malt and #maltsugars. Liquid malt sugars can be fermented into ale or beer by yeast. Easy when you know how. 🏺🍻🧪
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What is malt, and why does it make milk, bread and beer taste so good?
YouTube video by Adam Ragusea
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February 3, 2026 at 2:09 PM
What is malt? This guy has the answers, explanations and plenty of science. Grains have a special and unique property. They can be easily transformed into #malt and #maltsugars. Liquid malt sugars can be fermented into ale or beer by yeast. Easy when you know how. 🏺🍻🧪
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf3m...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf3m...
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Just over 2 weeks until Barley Aways 2026! We'd like to thank our sponsors for their generous support
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#barleyad26
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LGC Biosearch
Scottish Society for Crop Research
Diageo
#barleyad26
February 3, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Just over 2 weeks until Barley Aways 2026! We'd like to thank our sponsors for their generous support
@scotchwhiskyswa.bsky.social
@novogene-europe.bsky.social
@thermofishersci.bsky.social
LGC Biosearch
Scottish Society for Crop Research
Diageo
#barleyad26
@scotchwhiskyswa.bsky.social
@novogene-europe.bsky.social
@thermofishersci.bsky.social
LGC Biosearch
Scottish Society for Crop Research
Diageo
#barleyad26
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We hosted the ISRR Mini Symposium last week with 14 talks on roots from a whole range of research fields. If you want to catch up on this the link to the recording is here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQqD...
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'Between the Roots' ISRR Mini Symposium 2026
YouTube video by ISRR-International Society of Root Research
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February 3, 2026 at 1:15 PM
We hosted the ISRR Mini Symposium last week with 14 talks on roots from a whole range of research fields. If you want to catch up on this the link to the recording is here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQqD...
@rootscientists.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQqD...
@rootscientists.bsky.social
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Transcription factors (IDD5 in wheat and SDW3 in barley) interact with DELLA proteins to regulate how gibberellin controls stem and leaf growth. This helps explain how plants integrate environmental and developmental signals to optimise growth.
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INDETERMINATE DOMAIN–DELLA protein interactions orchestrate gibberellin-mediated cell elongation in wheat and barley | PNAS
DELLA proteins, members of the GRAS-domain family of transcriptional regulators, play
a crucial role in plant growth and development. They modulate...
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February 2, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Transcription factors (IDD5 in wheat and SDW3 in barley) interact with DELLA proteins to regulate how gibberellin controls stem and leaf growth. This helps explain how plants integrate environmental and developmental signals to optimise growth.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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February 2, 2026 at 9:48 AM
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Europe’s Leading Grain Producers in 2025.
This infographic compares the EU’s top 10 cereal-producing countries, breaking down how wheat, barley, maize, rye, and oats contribute to national harvests and revealing distinct production patterns across Europe.
This infographic compares the EU’s top 10 cereal-producing countries, breaking down how wheat, barley, maize, rye, and oats contribute to national harvests and revealing distinct production patterns across Europe.
January 29, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Europe’s Leading Grain Producers in 2025.
This infographic compares the EU’s top 10 cereal-producing countries, breaking down how wheat, barley, maize, rye, and oats contribute to national harvests and revealing distinct production patterns across Europe.
This infographic compares the EU’s top 10 cereal-producing countries, breaking down how wheat, barley, maize, rye, and oats contribute to national harvests and revealing distinct production patterns across Europe.
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January 26, 2026 at 10:10 AM
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ICYMI, last weeks IBH Seminar focussing on EORNA2: an autonomous data discovery and processing for databasing of barley gene expression data is available to watch here:
barleyhub.org/ibh-webinar-...
barleyhub.org/ibh-webinar-...
IBH Webinar | IBH Webinar EORNA2 - Autonomous data discovery and processing for databasing of barley gene expression data - Barley Hub
IBH Webinar | Spatial Transcriptomics Reveals How Sucrose Transport Shapes Wheat Grain Development
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January 26, 2026 at 8:45 AM
ICYMI, last weeks IBH Seminar focussing on EORNA2: an autonomous data discovery and processing for databasing of barley gene expression data is available to watch here:
barleyhub.org/ibh-webinar-...
barleyhub.org/ibh-webinar-...
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New Frontiers in Plant Science study: Spring barley responds very differently to patterns of drought. Mild drought–rehydration cycles improved water-use efficiency and recovery, while severe or continuous drought reduced resilience. Timing & intensity matter!
www.frontiersin.org/journals/pla...
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Frontiers | Growth responses of spring barley to varying levels of drought priming
IntroductionDrought-associated environmental changes pose a significant threat to global agricultural sustainability. While barley’s response to single droug...
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January 23, 2026 at 8:05 AM
New Frontiers in Plant Science study: Spring barley responds very differently to patterns of drought. Mild drought–rehydration cycles improved water-use efficiency and recovery, while severe or continuous drought reduced resilience. Timing & intensity matter!
www.frontiersin.org/journals/pla...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/pla...
Microwave malt!
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January 23, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Microwave malt!
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🧪🌾VACANCY – Postdoc in Plant Genomics🧬
Do you work with plant molecular biology, genomics, bioinformatics or systems genetics?
Join Nathaniel Street’s group and study transposable elements in conifers!
📅 Apply by 11 February
Full details & application:
www.umu.se/en/work-with...
Do you work with plant molecular biology, genomics, bioinformatics or systems genetics?
Join Nathaniel Street’s group and study transposable elements in conifers!
📅 Apply by 11 February
Full details & application:
www.umu.se/en/work-with...
Postdoc (2 years) in plant genomics with a focus on transposable elements
www.umu.se
January 22, 2026 at 3:20 PM
🧪🌾VACANCY – Postdoc in Plant Genomics🧬
Do you work with plant molecular biology, genomics, bioinformatics or systems genetics?
Join Nathaniel Street’s group and study transposable elements in conifers!
📅 Apply by 11 February
Full details & application:
www.umu.se/en/work-with...
Do you work with plant molecular biology, genomics, bioinformatics or systems genetics?
Join Nathaniel Street’s group and study transposable elements in conifers!
📅 Apply by 11 February
Full details & application:
www.umu.se/en/work-with...
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It's not too late to register for this afternoon's seminar. Details below.....
‼️ IBH Seminar Announcement ‼️
📜 EORNA2: autonomous data discovery and processing for databasing of barley gene expression data
🔊 Micha Bayer, Craig Simpson, & Linda Milne
⏰ Wednesday, 21 January 2026, 14:00 - 15:30 GMT
🔗 hutton.webex.com/weblink/regi...
📜 EORNA2: autonomous data discovery and processing for databasing of barley gene expression data
🔊 Micha Bayer, Craig Simpson, & Linda Milne
⏰ Wednesday, 21 January 2026, 14:00 - 15:30 GMT
🔗 hutton.webex.com/weblink/regi...
January 21, 2026 at 7:50 AM
It's not too late to register for this afternoon's seminar. Details below.....
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🌾🧬 RESEARCH ARTICLE 🧬🌾
Methylome differences between spring barley inbred lines are associated with transcriptional changes, which can lead to phenotypic variation, independent of genetics- Kühl et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
Methylome differences between spring barley inbred lines are associated with transcriptional changes, which can lead to phenotypic variation, independent of genetics- Kühl et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
January 19, 2026 at 10:46 AM
🌾🧬 RESEARCH ARTICLE 🧬🌾
Methylome differences between spring barley inbred lines are associated with transcriptional changes, which can lead to phenotypic variation, independent of genetics- Kühl et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
Methylome differences between spring barley inbred lines are associated with transcriptional changes, which can lead to phenotypic variation, independent of genetics- Kühl et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
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⏰ Final week to submit an abstract for MONOGRAM 2026 ⏰
📍 Cambridge, UK: 23- 26 March
Don't miss out! Abstract submission closes next Friday 23rd January
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#plantscience @monogram-uk.bsky.social
📍 Cambridge, UK: 23- 26 March
Don't miss out! Abstract submission closes next Friday 23rd January
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#plantscience @monogram-uk.bsky.social
January 15, 2026 at 8:30 AM
⏰ Final week to submit an abstract for MONOGRAM 2026 ⏰
📍 Cambridge, UK: 23- 26 March
Don't miss out! Abstract submission closes next Friday 23rd January
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#plantscience @monogram-uk.bsky.social
📍 Cambridge, UK: 23- 26 March
Don't miss out! Abstract submission closes next Friday 23rd January
🌾 Find out more 👉 cvent.me/MM0bPo
#plantscience @monogram-uk.bsky.social
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Would you like to join the Bere Barley Participatory Network?
Our researchers, in partnership with SRUC, are exploring how different Bere barley varieties perform across a wide range of environments.
Email [email protected] by the end of January 2026.
www.hutton.ac.uk/call-to-join...
Our researchers, in partnership with SRUC, are exploring how different Bere barley varieties perform across a wide range of environments.
Email [email protected] by the end of January 2026.
www.hutton.ac.uk/call-to-join...
Call to join the Bere Barley Participatory Network
Scientists are working on developing potato waste into ingredients for skincare products.
www.hutton.ac.uk
January 15, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Would you like to join the Bere Barley Participatory Network?
Our researchers, in partnership with SRUC, are exploring how different Bere barley varieties perform across a wide range of environments.
Email [email protected] by the end of January 2026.
www.hutton.ac.uk/call-to-join...
Our researchers, in partnership with SRUC, are exploring how different Bere barley varieties perform across a wide range of environments.
Email [email protected] by the end of January 2026.
www.hutton.ac.uk/call-to-join...
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‼️ IBH Seminar Announcement ‼️
📜 EORNA2: autonomous data discovery and processing for databasing of barley gene expression data
🔊 Micha Bayer, Craig Simpson, & Linda Milne
⏰ Wednesday, 21 January 2026, 14:00 - 15:30 GMT
🔗 hutton.webex.com/weblink/regi...
📜 EORNA2: autonomous data discovery and processing for databasing of barley gene expression data
🔊 Micha Bayer, Craig Simpson, & Linda Milne
⏰ Wednesday, 21 January 2026, 14:00 - 15:30 GMT
🔗 hutton.webex.com/weblink/regi...
January 15, 2026 at 8:27 AM
‼️ IBH Seminar Announcement ‼️
📜 EORNA2: autonomous data discovery and processing for databasing of barley gene expression data
🔊 Micha Bayer, Craig Simpson, & Linda Milne
⏰ Wednesday, 21 January 2026, 14:00 - 15:30 GMT
🔗 hutton.webex.com/weblink/regi...
📜 EORNA2: autonomous data discovery and processing for databasing of barley gene expression data
🔊 Micha Bayer, Craig Simpson, & Linda Milne
⏰ Wednesday, 21 January 2026, 14:00 - 15:30 GMT
🔗 hutton.webex.com/weblink/regi...
Reposted by Malcolm Macaulay
Exploring standing genetic variation for barley leaf rust resistance in Australian breeding panel
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Client Challenge
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January 12, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Exploring standing genetic variation for barley leaf rust resistance in Australian breeding panel
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Reposted by Malcolm Macaulay
Targeted expansion of a barley genebank core collection facilitates the discovery of disease resistance loci
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Client Challenge
link.springer.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Targeted expansion of a barley genebank core collection facilitates the discovery of disease resistance loci
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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It's finally out!...
Using single-cell and spatial transcriptome data, and data imputation, we created BARVISTA, a website able to perform almost genome-wide information on gene expression profiles at single-cell resolution in barley spikes!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Using single-cell and spatial transcriptome data, and data imputation, we created BARVISTA, a website able to perform almost genome-wide information on gene expression profiles at single-cell resolution in barley spikes!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Imputation integrates single-cell and spatial gene expression data to resolve transcriptional networks in barley shoot meristem development - Nature Plants
Spatially resolved gene expression during barley development was done by integrating an scRNA-seq dataset from cells with unknown position with spatial transcriptomics. This dataset is publicly availa...
www.nature.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:10 AM
It's finally out!...
Using single-cell and spatial transcriptome data, and data imputation, we created BARVISTA, a website able to perform almost genome-wide information on gene expression profiles at single-cell resolution in barley spikes!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Using single-cell and spatial transcriptome data, and data imputation, we created BARVISTA, a website able to perform almost genome-wide information on gene expression profiles at single-cell resolution in barley spikes!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Malcolm Macaulay
paper is out now in Nature Plants, here is a link: Imputation integrates single-cell and spatial gene expression data to resolve transcriptional networks in barley shoot meristem development. Nat. Plants (2026). doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Imputation integrates single-cell and spatial gene expression data to resolve transcriptional networks in barley shoot meristem development - Nature Plants
Spatially resolved gene expression during barley development was done by integrating an scRNA-seq dataset from cells with unknown position with spatial transcriptomics. This dataset is publicly availa...
doi.org
January 8, 2026 at 12:49 AM
paper is out now in Nature Plants, here is a link: Imputation integrates single-cell and spatial gene expression data to resolve transcriptional networks in barley shoot meristem development. Nat. Plants (2026). doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Reposted by Malcolm Macaulay
MicroRNA164d suppresses the HvNAC92-HvHKT1;5 module to enhance salinity tolerance in barley
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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January 5, 2026 at 10:02 AM
MicroRNA164d suppresses the HvNAC92-HvHKT1;5 module to enhance salinity tolerance in barley
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Reposted by Malcolm Macaulay
A pendant awn phenotype linked to the EMBRYONIC FLOWER 1 LIKE (EMF1L) gene in barley
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A pendant awn phenotype linked to the EMBRYONIC FLOWER 1 LIKE (EMF1L) gene in barley - Theoretical and Applied Genetics
Key message HvEMF1L mutants display pleiotropic defects in spike morphology, especially awn development in barley. The study integrates mutagenesis, genetic mapping and sequencing technologies for tra...
link.springer.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:58 AM
A pendant awn phenotype linked to the EMBRYONIC FLOWER 1 LIKE (EMF1L) gene in barley
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Reposted by Malcolm Macaulay
Novel resistance loci against Pyrenophora teres f. teres map to chromosomes 3H and 6H of barley
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Novel resistance loci against Pyrenophora teres f. teres map to chromosomes 3H and 6H of barley - Theoretical and Applied Genetics
Key message Net-form net blotch (NFNB) is a devastating fungal disease for barley. Three potentially novel QTL for resistance and identified SNP markers can contribute to the global control efforts of...
link.springer.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Novel resistance loci against Pyrenophora teres f. teres map to chromosomes 3H and 6H of barley
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
2025 saw a drop in commuting miles between
@hutton.ac.uk and #Cupar mainly due to a broken collarbone in June. Let's hope 2026 is injury free!
@hutton.ac.uk and #Cupar mainly due to a broken collarbone in June. Let's hope 2026 is injury free!
January 5, 2026 at 9:49 AM
2025 saw a drop in commuting miles between
@hutton.ac.uk and #Cupar mainly due to a broken collarbone in June. Let's hope 2026 is injury free!
@hutton.ac.uk and #Cupar mainly due to a broken collarbone in June. Let's hope 2026 is injury free!