Nick Talbot
@talbotlabtsl.bsky.social
Interested in plant pathology, fungal development, cell biology. I study a disease called rice blast and work at The Sainsbury Laboratory. Views my own.
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We (Nordborg & Weigel labs) need input on the next generation of genome browsers & data download modes for the #Arabidopsis #1001GenomesPlus project. We have now a curated collection of over 500 long read genomes.
Please help us by filling out this questionnaire: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Please help us by filling out this questionnaire: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Next generation of 1001 Genomes Plus browser and data download
Please indicate all features you would like to see in a browser that displays features of completely sequenced Arabidopsis thaliana genomes
docs.google.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
We (Nordborg & Weigel labs) need input on the next generation of genome browsers & data download modes for the #Arabidopsis #1001GenomesPlus project. We have now a curated collection of over 500 long read genomes.
Please help us by filling out this questionnaire: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Please help us by filling out this questionnaire: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Some news 🎉
After five incredible years in Tübingen, it’s time to say goodbye.
Starting February, the Mutualisms Lab will relocate to the John Innes Centre, right next door to @berasymbionts.bsky.social and her group at The Sainsbury Laboratory 🪲🦠
After five incredible years in Tübingen, it’s time to say goodbye.
Starting February, the Mutualisms Lab will relocate to the John Innes Centre, right next door to @berasymbionts.bsky.social and her group at The Sainsbury Laboratory 🪲🦠
November 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Some news 🎉
After five incredible years in Tübingen, it’s time to say goodbye.
Starting February, the Mutualisms Lab will relocate to the John Innes Centre, right next door to @berasymbionts.bsky.social and her group at The Sainsbury Laboratory 🪲🦠
After five incredible years in Tübingen, it’s time to say goodbye.
Starting February, the Mutualisms Lab will relocate to the John Innes Centre, right next door to @berasymbionts.bsky.social and her group at The Sainsbury Laboratory 🪲🦠
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Fungal friends: The University of Minnesota is hiring a tenure track medical mycologist, with emphasis on emergence of pathogens, genomics and evolution!
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
New Assistant Professor: Tenure Track - Fungal Biology/Medical Mycology - Minneapolis, Minnesota job with University of Minnesota - Medical School | 12848307
About the Job: The Department of Microbiology & Immunology and the Institute on Infectious Diseases (UMIID) at the University of Minnesota Medical ...
www.nature.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Fungal friends: The University of Minnesota is hiring a tenure track medical mycologist, with emphasis on emergence of pathogens, genomics and evolution!
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Glorious morning in London
November 20, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Glorious morning in London
Early start in Düsseldorf after great visit to Mibinet and CEPLAS consortia discussing Magnaporthe biology and lichens! @ceplas.bsky.social @MibiNet.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Early start in Düsseldorf after great visit to Mibinet and CEPLAS consortia discussing Magnaporthe biology and lichens! @ceplas.bsky.social @MibiNet.bsky.social
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November 18, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Looking for a good read?
@tatsuyanobori.bsky.social is featured on The Scientist sharing his scientific journey from Japan to the UK.
“It circles back to my initial ecological interest and how single-cell level interactions might have a ripple effect on the actual ecosystem."
@tatsuyanobori.bsky.social is featured on The Scientist sharing his scientific journey from Japan to the UK.
“It circles back to my initial ecological interest and how single-cell level interactions might have a ripple effect on the actual ecosystem."
Living Maps: Uncovering the Spatial Biology of Plants
Tatsuya Nobori brings high-resolution multiomic approaches to plant biology to map how plants interact with microbes on a cellular level in 3D.
www.the-scientist.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Looking for a good read?
@tatsuyanobori.bsky.social is featured on The Scientist sharing his scientific journey from Japan to the UK.
“It circles back to my initial ecological interest and how single-cell level interactions might have a ripple effect on the actual ecosystem."
@tatsuyanobori.bsky.social is featured on The Scientist sharing his scientific journey from Japan to the UK.
“It circles back to my initial ecological interest and how single-cell level interactions might have a ripple effect on the actual ecosystem."
Great talk today from Luis Larrondo on the remarkable circadian clock control exhibited by fungi and the exquisite light-sensing behaviour that possess, which can be evidenced by image capture using their hyphae as a canvas @thesainsburylab.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Great talk today from Luis Larrondo on the remarkable circadian clock control exhibited by fungi and the exquisite light-sensing behaviour that possess, which can be evidenced by image capture using their hyphae as a canvas @thesainsburylab.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social
This is a remarkable study describing a new fungal species in a 407 million year old plant - Rugososporomyces lavoisierae Strullu-Derrien and Schornack sp. nov - using some amazing technology. Worth a read 👇
Confocal scanning laser microscopy, fluorescence lifetime imaging & Raman analyses allowed @nhm-london.bsky.social, @slcuplants.bsky.social & @cambridge-ee.bsky.social researchers to resolve plant & fungal structures fossil
Read in @newphyt.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/nph....
@dromius.bsky.social
Read in @newphyt.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/nph....
@dromius.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 9:37 AM
This is a remarkable study describing a new fungal species in a 407 million year old plant - Rugososporomyces lavoisierae Strullu-Derrien and Schornack sp. nov - using some amazing technology. Worth a read 👇
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🚨 New paper alert 🚨
Our research, published today in Science, reveals remarkable concordance between human and dog genomes through time, highlighting how deeply intertwined our evolutionary histories have been over the past 11,000 years.
🔗 Read the full paper here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Our research, published today in Science, reveals remarkable concordance between human and dog genomes through time, highlighting how deeply intertwined our evolutionary histories have been over the past 11,000 years.
🔗 Read the full paper here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Genomic evidence for the Holocene codispersal of dogs and humans across Eastern Eurasia
As the first domestic species, dogs likely dispersed with different cultural groups during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene. To test this hypothesis, we analyzed 73 ancient dog genomes, including 17 ...
www.science.org
November 13, 2025 at 10:48 PM
🚨 New paper alert 🚨
Our research, published today in Science, reveals remarkable concordance between human and dog genomes through time, highlighting how deeply intertwined our evolutionary histories have been over the past 11,000 years.
🔗 Read the full paper here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Our research, published today in Science, reveals remarkable concordance between human and dog genomes through time, highlighting how deeply intertwined our evolutionary histories have been over the past 11,000 years.
🔗 Read the full paper here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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New light on old stones: a fossil #fungus in #symbiosis with one of the oldest known land plants
@chistinesd.bsky.social, et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@dromius.bsky.social @ffercoq.bsky.social #PlantScience
Summary also available in French and Spanish.
@chistinesd.bsky.social, et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@dromius.bsky.social @ffercoq.bsky.social #PlantScience
Summary also available in French and Spanish.
November 14, 2025 at 7:35 AM
New light on old stones: a fossil #fungus in #symbiosis with one of the oldest known land plants
@chistinesd.bsky.social, et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@dromius.bsky.social @ffercoq.bsky.social #PlantScience
Summary also available in French and Spanish.
@chistinesd.bsky.social, et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@dromius.bsky.social @ffercoq.bsky.social #PlantScience
Summary also available in French and Spanish.
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📣Paper alert! New paper out in @nature.com by the group of George Coupland @mpipz.bsky.social and colleagues on new roles for the florigen protein in flowering 🌱🌿. Congratulations!👏👏 👉https://www.mpipz.mpg.de/pr-coupland-2025-11-en
#Arabidopsis #plantsci
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#Arabidopsis #plantsci
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Florigen activation complex forms via multifaceted assembly in Arabidopsis - Nature
In flowering plants, DNA–FD–14-3-3 recruits FT to the florigen activation complex both through DNA–FT interactions and by reducing liquid phase condensation of FD protein, which promotes dimerization,...
www.nature.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:51 AM
📣Paper alert! New paper out in @nature.com by the group of George Coupland @mpipz.bsky.social and colleagues on new roles for the florigen protein in flowering 🌱🌿. Congratulations!👏👏 👉https://www.mpipz.mpg.de/pr-coupland-2025-11-en
#Arabidopsis #plantsci
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#Arabidopsis #plantsci
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Dogs have been part of human culture for far longer than previously thought based on genomic evidence from @lachiescarsbrook.bsky.social and team. Great read. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Genomic evidence for the Holocene codispersal of dogs and humans across Eastern Eurasia
As the first domestic species, dogs likely dispersed with different cultural groups during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene. To test this hypothesis, we analyzed 73 ancient dog genomes, including 17 ...
www.science.org
November 13, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Dogs have been part of human culture for far longer than previously thought based on genomic evidence from @lachiescarsbrook.bsky.social and team. Great read. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Thought-provoking seminar today from Andrew Millar - on open data, & the science/economics of Arrival - pivoting your science to address the most important threats to humanity. Hugely impressive, stimulating talk & discussion. @earlhaminst.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Thought-provoking seminar today from Andrew Millar - on open data, & the science/economics of Arrival - pivoting your science to address the most important threats to humanity. Hugely impressive, stimulating talk & discussion. @earlhaminst.bsky.social
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We had another great TSL Autumn Symposium, where scientists shared their 2025 achievements with our Scientific Advisory Board 🌱🧪
Thanks to everyone for a fantastic week of connecting, learning and celebrating! 🎉
Stay tuned for our TSL prize announcements 🔜
Thanks to everyone for a fantastic week of connecting, learning and celebrating! 🎉
Stay tuned for our TSL prize announcements 🔜
November 6, 2025 at 5:13 PM
We had another great TSL Autumn Symposium, where scientists shared their 2025 achievements with our Scientific Advisory Board 🌱🧪
Thanks to everyone for a fantastic week of connecting, learning and celebrating! 🎉
Stay tuned for our TSL prize announcements 🔜
Thanks to everyone for a fantastic week of connecting, learning and celebrating! 🎉
Stay tuned for our TSL prize announcements 🔜
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Thank you, Laura Tran from The Scientist, for this profile! And special thanks to @joeecker.bsky.social and @thorstenlangner.bsky.social for their kind words. I feel very fortunate to be surrounded by such supportive mentors, colleagues, and lab members!
Looking for a good read?
@tatsuyanobori.bsky.social is featured on The Scientist sharing his scientific journey from Japan to the UK.
“It circles back to my initial ecological interest and how single-cell level interactions might have a ripple effect on the actual ecosystem."
@tatsuyanobori.bsky.social is featured on The Scientist sharing his scientific journey from Japan to the UK.
“It circles back to my initial ecological interest and how single-cell level interactions might have a ripple effect on the actual ecosystem."
Living Maps: Uncovering the Spatial Biology of Plants
Tatsuya Nobori brings high-resolution multiomic approaches to plant biology to map how plants interact with microbes on a cellular level in 3D.
www.the-scientist.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Thank you, Laura Tran from The Scientist, for this profile! And special thanks to @joeecker.bsky.social and @thorstenlangner.bsky.social for their kind words. I feel very fortunate to be surrounded by such supportive mentors, colleagues, and lab members!
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We are pleased to announce that @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social has won the Young Investigator Award by the Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists.
The award ceremony and the recipient's lecture will take place at the next Tokyo Annual Meeting on 14 March 2026.
buff.ly/pemelQu
The award ceremony and the recipient's lecture will take place at the next Tokyo Annual Meeting on 14 March 2026.
buff.ly/pemelQu
November 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
We are pleased to announce that @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social has won the Young Investigator Award by the Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists.
The award ceremony and the recipient's lecture will take place at the next Tokyo Annual Meeting on 14 March 2026.
buff.ly/pemelQu
The award ceremony and the recipient's lecture will take place at the next Tokyo Annual Meeting on 14 March 2026.
buff.ly/pemelQu
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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” 🌿
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Chromosome‐level #genome assembly of the #photobiont microalga Trebouxia sp. ‘A48’ from the #lichen Xanthoria parietina
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
by Tagirdzhanova et al.
@metalichen.bsky.social @talbotlabtsl.bsky.social @WileyPlantSci
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
by Tagirdzhanova et al.
@metalichen.bsky.social @talbotlabtsl.bsky.social @WileyPlantSci
November 11, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Chromosome‐level #genome assembly of the #photobiont microalga Trebouxia sp. ‘A48’ from the #lichen Xanthoria parietina
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
by Tagirdzhanova et al.
@metalichen.bsky.social @talbotlabtsl.bsky.social @WileyPlantSci
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
by Tagirdzhanova et al.
@metalichen.bsky.social @talbotlabtsl.bsky.social @WileyPlantSci
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Big thanks to the co-authors - @talbotlabtsl.bsky.social and Jasper Raistrick, an undergrad student who did a lot of work to isolate the alga - as well as the staff of SAG!
November 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Big thanks to the co-authors - @talbotlabtsl.bsky.social and Jasper Raistrick, an undergrad student who did a lot of work to isolate the alga - as well as the staff of SAG!
New paper led by @metalichen.bsky.social from our group presenting a chromosome-level assembly of the Trebouxia photobiont alga from the lichen Xanthoria parietina - a resource we hope will enable significant new insight into the symbiosis @newphyt.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/nph....
November 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
New paper led by @metalichen.bsky.social from our group presenting a chromosome-level assembly of the Trebouxia photobiont alga from the lichen Xanthoria parietina - a resource we hope will enable significant new insight into the symbiosis @newphyt.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/nph....
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Kieran Marr opens our MRC-CMM Partners day with an inspirational keynote talk about the journey from discovery research to translational applications in Antifungal therapeutics and diagnostics. @mrccmm.bsky.social @youngecmm.bsky.social @youngisham.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Kieran Marr opens our MRC-CMM Partners day with an inspirational keynote talk about the journey from discovery research to translational applications in Antifungal therapeutics and diagnostics. @mrccmm.bsky.social @youngecmm.bsky.social @youngisham.bsky.social
Hemsby Beach Norfolk today.
November 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Hemsby Beach Norfolk today.
The Norwich Guildhall Plane tree (Platanus orientalis) - probably planted in the 1860’s near the 15th Century Guildhall by Norwich Market one of my favourite trees in the city - highlighted in Paul Wood’s Treehunting book.
November 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The Norwich Guildhall Plane tree (Platanus orientalis) - probably planted in the 1860’s near the 15th Century Guildhall by Norwich Market one of my favourite trees in the city - highlighted in Paul Wood’s Treehunting book.
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If you believe either that Franklin discovered the double helix, and / or Watson and Crick stole her data, ask yourself how you know this. Then take a read of this article.
If I see one more stupid Rosalind Franklin take I'm going to lose my mind. Thank god for @matthewcobb.bsky.social and @nccomfort.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:32 AM
If you believe either that Franklin discovered the double helix, and / or Watson and Crick stole her data, ask yourself how you know this. Then take a read of this article.