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gabitasoto.bsky.social @gabitasoto.bsky.social · Jul 2

Sumate q nuestro equipo y empecemos juntos el proyecto de Edición Génica en Festuca!
Desde Ingeniería Genética hasta Mejoramiento Convencional, del lab al campo 👩‍🔬🧫🧬🌱🚜

gabitasoto.bsky.social @gabitasoto.bsky.social · Jun 21

Un lujo mi atardecer de hoy, INTA💚

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Jose M. Estevez @estevezjosem.bsky.social · Jun 18

www.leloir.org.ar/fisiologia-h...

Plantas y frío: el rol de una hormona vegetal

www.leloir.org.ar

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Jose M. Estevez @estevezjosem.bsky.social · Jun 5

Here is our newest paper recently published in Plant Communications on "Root hair growth under the control of auxin under low temperature low nutrient environment". Comments and suggestions are more than welcome! Here the pdf www.cell.com/plant-commun... Leaded by Victoria Berdion Gabarain et al.

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gabitasoto.bsky.social @gabitasoto.bsky.social · May 30

This work was carried out through an interdisciplinary collaboration, involving the IGEAF group affiliated with
@iabimo #INTA #CONICET and the IA #INTA.
Thanks to #Fontagro #INTA and #CONICET
for the financial support

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gabitasoto.bsky.social @gabitasoto.bsky.social · May 30

🌱 New manuscript out, with a strong taste of RESISTANCE.
🦠 We genetically improved a commercial soybean inoculant to degrade glyphosate.
🧬 A single mutation boosts stress tolerance & herbicide breakdown.
🌿 Positive impact on productivity & environmental health.
📄 Read it: doi.org/10.1016/j.rh...

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Nora Bär @norabar.bsky.social · May 30

El "cientificidio" argentino, en @Nature 👇Nota de @mdeambrosio y @ferminkoop
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

‘Scienticide’ in Argentina sparks huge protest by researchers

Hundreds of activists wearing gas masks took to the streets to call out their government for slashing science funding.

www.nature.com

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gabitasoto.bsky.social @gabitasoto.bsky.social · May 20

Miren este equipazo!! Seguimos para adelante, seguimos apostando a la formación como base del desarrollo tecnológico. Felicitaciones Christian x la tecnicatura 👏 Felicitaciones Tomi por la beca #CIC de grado👏 A seguir🌱 #INTA

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gabitasoto.bsky.social @gabitasoto.bsky.social · Apr 29

Mis microbiologos favoritos en Pampero TV 🍀🦠🙌 youtube.com/watch?v=quwp...

La soja rinde un 6% más

YouTube video by Pampero TV

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gabitasoto.bsky.social @gabitasoto.bsky.social · Apr 15

5/ So, what does this mean?
Natural variation in commercial strains is real—and comparable to gene editing.
👉 This supports classifying base-edited inoculants as non-GMOs under current regulations ⚖🧫

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gabitasoto.bsky.social @gabitasoto.bsky.social · Apr 15

4/ lab & greenhouse tests showed these natural mutations affect:
🔹 oxidative stress resistance
🔹 root attachment
🔹 survival
🔹 nitrogen fixation 🌾

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gabitasoto.bsky.social @gabitasoto.bsky.social · Apr 15

3/ 🧪 91% of these mutations hit coding regions, and 82% are non-synonymous—meaning they could impact protein function and bacterial performance.

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gabitasoto.bsky.social @gabitasoto.bsky.social · Apr 15

2/ We sequenced commercial variants of Bradyrhizobium japonicum E109, a key soybean inoculant 🌱.
Surprise: they had an average of 9.7 spontaneous mutations—similar to what you'd get with CRISPR base editing at 6+ sites!

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gabitasoto.bsky.social @gabitasoto.bsky.social · Apr 15

🧵1/ Ever wondered if bacteria can edit themselves? 🧬🔧
In our latest #IGMB study, we looked at soybean inoculant strains and found natural DNA changes that mimic gene editing!
👇

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gabitasoto.bsky.social @gabitasoto.bsky.social · Apr 15

Ever heard of bacteria EDITING themselves? 🦠🔧🧬
We’re thrilled to share our latest #IGMB paper! 🎉
Soybean inoculant bacteria naturally edit their own DNA—no lab needed! 😲 What does that mean for regulation? ⚖
Read more 👉https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11240-025-03059-6

#GeneEditing #PGPR

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gabitasoto.bsky.social @gabitasoto.bsky.social · Mar 12

Mañana de fenotipado en INTA 🤩

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Pablo Strobl-Mazzulla @pstrobl.bsky.social · Feb 4

Estamos buscando candidatos/as para postular a una Beca Postdoctoral de Reinserción para trabajar en el Laboratorio de Biología del Desarrollo en INTECH.

Si estás interesado/a o conoces a alguien que pueda estarlo, no dudes en compartir esta información. 📢

¡Se agradece la difusión! 🙌

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Jose M. Estevez @estevezjosem.bsky.social · Feb 3

Finally out!! Team work!! You can see the article online nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/RFENKX... Please send me your comments and suggestions. We love to collaborate if you work in something related!! Root biology rocks!! More is coming soon!!

Two antagonistic gene regulatory networks drive Arabidopsis root hair growth at low temperature linked to a low‐nutrient environment

Root hair (RH) cells can elongate to several hundred times their initial size, and are an ideal model system for investigating cell size control. Their development is influenced by both endogenous a.....

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Hannibal Lecter 🦋 @hannibal.bsky.social · Feb 2

Esta marcha antifascista contra Milei en Argentina, merece la pena ser compartida.

Impresionante.

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Karina Alleva @kalleva.bsky.social · Feb 1

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María Natalia Lisa @natylisa.bsky.social · Dec 27

Estamos muy contentos de compartir nuestro último trabajo "Tertiary and quaternary structure remodeling by occupancy of the substrate binding pocket in a large glutamate dehydrogenase". doi.org/10.1101/2024...

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gabitasoto.bsky.social @gabitasoto.bsky.social · Dec 20

De los primeros desarrollos generados por CRISPR ensayados a Campo en Argentina! Feliz de verte tan linda rodeada de Pirus @gabymassa.bsky.social! Bravo!!!

Ankay @ankay-germina.bsky.social · Dec 20

Les presentamos a Piru INTA, una variedad de papa que puede almacenarse a bajas temperaturas sin detrimento de la calidad industrial y nutricional. Desarrollada con tecnología CRISPR en el Lab. de Agrobiotecnología del IPADS Balcarce por @gabymassa.bsky.social y equipo.
Veanla ya en el campo!

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gabitasoto.bsky.social @gabitasoto.bsky.social · Dec 20

Felicitaciones @gabymassa.bsky.social, Sergio y equipo!
🙌🙌🙌

Ankay @ankay-germina.bsky.social · Dec 20

📢 Excelente noticia para Ankay!
El laboratorio de Agrobiotecnología de IPADS Balcarce INTA/CONICET obtuvo una mención de honor en el premio Casamiquela 2024 por sus aportes a la investigación e innovación tecnológica y al trabajo destacado para la institución👏

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Ankay @ankay-germina.bsky.social · Dec 11

Dándole forma a la idea🌱

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gabitasoto.bsky.social @gabitasoto.bsky.social · Dec 11

Mi yo estudiante salta de emoción, mi yo actual... también! El indiscutido #1 de Planta Science de visita🙌🌱🧬

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