【研究成果】日本を代表する野生サクラのエドヒガンとヤマザクラについて、染色体スケールの高品質ゲノムを初めて完成させました。新データによりソメイヨシノの雑種起源説を染色体レベルで裏付ける結果を獲得。サクラ属の進化や分類多様性の理解を大きく前進させるものです。https://www.nig.ac.jp/nig/ja/2025/12/research-highlights_ja/rh20251208-2.html

Chromosome-scale genomes of two wild flowering cherries (Cerasus itosakura and Cerasus jamasakura) provide insights into structural evolution in Cerasus url: academic.oup.com/dnaresearch/...

Chromosome-scale genomes of two wild flowering cherrys (Cerasus itosakura and C. jamasakura) provide insights into structural evolution in Prunus

doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Genome-scale resources in the infant gut symbiont #Bifidobacterium breve reveal genetic determinants of colonization and host-microbe interactions

www.cell.com/cell/abstrac... #microbiome #MicroSky

So proud of Benjamin Beresford-Jones and the whole Pedicord lab for this work in close collaboration with Simon Clare and Trevor Lawley! Another outstanding team effort!

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OUT NOW: Gut microbiota-derived hexa-acylated lipopolysaccharides enhance cancer immunotherapy responses

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www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Could our gut bacteria be the key to more effective cancer treatment?

New study in @naturemicrobiol.bsky.social found that hexa-acylated lipopolysaccharides produced by gut microbes can enhance cancer immunotherapy responses.

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We published a near-complete genome of an 800-year-old living cherry tree from Izu Ōshima Island, Japan! 🌸🌳 #Genomics #CherryBlossom

doi.org/10.1038/s415...