Francesco De Batté
@francescodb.bsky.social
Scientist doing a PhD in synthetic and evolutionary microbiology with Tiffany Taylor and Thomas Gorochowski. Also interested in developmental biology, plants, and science communication/education. I like to make in media incl. DNA and code. He/him
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Inspired by the story, I created a petunia with 5 differently colored petals using new genes I made, AMBER & GOLD that I just published here: doi.org/10.64898/202...
Similar to RUBY, these polycistronic genes encode yellow, fluorescent betaxanthins 💛🧡
Similar to RUBY, these polycistronic genes encode yellow, fluorescent betaxanthins 💛🧡
January 16, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Inspired by the story, I created a petunia with 5 differently colored petals using new genes I made, AMBER & GOLD that I just published here: doi.org/10.64898/202...
Similar to RUBY, these polycistronic genes encode yellow, fluorescent betaxanthins 💛🧡
Similar to RUBY, these polycistronic genes encode yellow, fluorescent betaxanthins 💛🧡