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bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology @biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social · 4d

Genomic Islands in Wolbachia Prophages Drive Amplification andDiversification of Cytoplasmic Incompatibility Genes in Culex pipiens https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.03.680192v1

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Ana Ignatieva @anaignatieva.bsky.social · 5d

Delighted that our paper about the distribution of genomic spans of clades/edges in genealogies (ARGs), and using this for detecting inversions and other SVs (and other phenomena that cause local disruption of recombination) is out in MBE academic.oup.com/mbe/article/... (1/n)

The Length of Haplotype Blocks and Signals of Structural Variation in Reconstructed Genealogies

Abstract. Recent breakthroughs have enabled the accurate inference of large-scale genealogies. Through modelling the impact of recombination on the correla

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Ian Henderson @hendersi.bsky.social · 7d

Russell R. Geiger Professorship of Crop Science www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/russell... @cam.ac.uk @camplantsci.bsky.social

Russell R. Geiger Professorship of Crop Science

The Board of Electors to the Russell R. Geiger Professorship of Crop Science invite applications for this Professorship from persons whose work falls within the general field of the Professorship to

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Ian Henderson @hendersi.bsky.social · 9d

CDCA7 facilitates MET1-mediated CG DNA methylation maintenance in centromeric heterochromatin via histone H1 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Adam Phillippy @aphillippy.bsky.social · 14d

🚂 The T2T train keeps rolling: "The formation and propagation of human Robertsonian chromosomes" with Gerton and Garrison labs is out! What's a Robertsonian chromosome? Let Jen tell you herself in this great video, or read our paper: [1/3]
📺 youtu.be/JmlY5omxQVc
📄 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

How Stowers Scientists Found the DNA Site Where Robertsonian Chromosomes Fuse

YouTube video by Stowers Institute for Medical Research

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Maddy Seale @maddyseale.bsky.social · 16d

Out First Release in @science.org this week:

A large scale analysis of the epigenetics of transposable elements in Arabidopsis shows transgenerational stability

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#PlantScience

Transposable elements are vectors of recurrent transgenerational epigenetic inheritance

DNA methylation loss at transposable elements (TEs) can affect neighboring genes and be epigenetically inherited in plants, yet the determinants and significance of this additional system of inheritan...

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Ian Henderson @hendersi.bsky.social · 18d

Excellent work from @piotraz.bsky.social group demonstrating juxtaposition of heterozygous & homozygous regions in maize attracts meiotic recombination to het regions rdcu.be/eHmn9 @natplants.nature.com builds from work we did together in Cambridge on Arabidopsis way back in 2015. Great stuff Piotr!

Enhancing local meiotic crossovers in Arabidopsis and maize through juxtaposition of heterozygous and homozygous regions

Nature Plants - This study discovered that locally confined DNA differences boost crossover rates in both Arabidopsis and maize, revealing a conserved mechanism that can accelerate plant breeding...

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Oxford Biology @biology.ox.ac.uk · 24d

Oxford Biology is growing 📢

We’re appointing 3 Associate Professors in:
🌱 Plant Sciences
🦉 Animal Behaviour
🔬 Molecular Cell Biology

3 fields. 3 opportunities. One new home for Oxford Biology.

Learn more 👉 bit.ly/41S2Tc7
Apply now 👉 bit.ly/488CNW3

Photo showing the inside atrium of the new Life and Mind Building

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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · Sep 4

#1 Centromeres are epigenetic loci defined by CENP-A, positioned in unmethylated DNA flanked by highly methylated regions. Our work, published in @natgenet.nature.com in collaboration with @naltemose.bsky.social investigates the role of DNAme at human centromeres www.nature.com/articles/s41...

DNA methylation influences human centromere positioning and function - Nature Genetics

Genome-wide and targeted perturbation of DNA methylation at centromeres affects CENP-A positioning and centromere structure, resulting in aneuploidy and reduced cell viability.

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EPIGENETIC HULK @epigenetichulk.bsky.social · Aug 27

IT BEST HEALTH! FOR SKIN! MAYBE ELAINE FUCHS INVOLVED! NEED CELLULAR EPIGENETICS FOR EVERYTHING PLEASE!

Carmelo Ferrai @carmeloferrai.bsky.social · Aug 27

@magnanilab.bsky.social

What a hell is that? 🤪

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Ian Henderson @hendersi.bsky.social · Aug 27

It’s such an amazing location!

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Ian Henderson @hendersi.bsky.social · Aug 27

Some nice pyrite-ammonites we found on Charmouth beach #fossilhunting

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Schnittger Lab @schnittger-lab.bsky.social · Aug 25

Six more years—plus a lot of blood, sweat, and tears—later, we are thrilled to finally share it: a cytological framework of female meiosis in Arabidopsis!

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A cytological framework of female meiosis in Arabidopsis

Female and male meiosis often differ in many aspects, such as their duration and the frequency as well as the positioning of crossovers. However, studying female meiosis is often very challenging and ...

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Kumud Saini @sainikumud.bsky.social · Aug 25

What beauty!

Schnittger Lab @schnittger-lab.bsky.social · Aug 25

Six more years—plus a lot of blood, sweat, and tears—later, we are thrilled to finally share it: a cytological framework of female meiosis in Arabidopsis!

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

A cytological framework of female meiosis in Arabidopsis

Female and male meiosis often differ in many aspects, such as their duration and the frequency as well as the positioning of crossovers. However, studying female meiosis is often very challenging and ...

www.biorxiv.org

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Justin Blumenstiel @bdelloid.bsky.social · Aug 16

The original circos plot? From the 1947-1948 Carnegie Yearbook, the page prior to McClintock's Mutable Loci in Maize paper.

An old image of a salivary gland chromosome from Drosophila melanogaster, with lines across different segments indicating contact points.

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PlantEvolution 🌱🌾 @plantevolution.bsky.social · Aug 14

Out after peer review now, follow up from our 2019 pna-NLRome paper (which was based on enrichment and long-read sequencing). It is remarkable how much more can be learned with complete genome sequences. Next. pan-NLRome from hundreds of A. thaliana long-read genomes! Big thanks to the entire team!

K.D. Murray @kdm9.bsky.social · Aug 14

Happy to be able to finally share our NLR pangenome paper, out now in CHM.

"Pangenomic context reveals the extent of intraspecific plant NLR evolution"

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#plantscience #plantimmunity #pangenomes #science #nlr

Pangenomic context reveals the extent of intraspecific plant NLR evolution

Individual- and population-level diversity is required for pathogen defense by nucleotide-binding site leucine-rich repeat (NLR) proteins. Teasdale et al. leverage annotated, divergent A. thaliana gen...

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Nick Desnoyer @nickdesnoyer.bsky.social · Aug 11

Introducing the 1,000 Flower Collection 🧬🌹

I’m creating 1,000 genetically designed flowers each crafted with new colors, patterns, and shapes.

Here’s how I’m making it happen… and how you can join me on this journey 🧵(1/7)

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Ian Henderson @hendersi.bsky.social · Aug 7

Oatk: a de novo assembly tool for complex plant organelle genomes link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Oatk: a de novo assembly tool for complex plant organelle genomes - Genome Biology

Plant organelle genomes, particularly large mitochondrial genomes with complex repeats, present significant challenges for assembly. The advent of long-read sequencing enables the assembly of complete...

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Javier Santoyo @jsantoyo.bsky.social · Aug 7

Hi-reComb: constructing recombination maps from bulk gamete Hi-C sequencing. #HiC #RecombinationMaps #GameteSequencing #Genomics #Genetics
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Genetics Society UK @gensocuk.bsky.social · Aug 6

Are you passionate about #genetics and #communication? We're looking for an Editor for our magazine. Training funds are available, you will be a trustee of the society and get free attendance to all of our conferences.

Application deadline: 12 September!

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5 August 2025 - Committee vacancy, Magazine Editor | Genetics Society

We are searching for a new Editor of the Genetics Society magazine! Check our vacancies page for details on the role and how to apply.

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Robert Arkowitz @robertarkowitz.bsky.social · Jul 31

Escherichia coli with a 57-codon genetic code | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Escherichia coli with a 57-codon genetic code

The near-universal genetic code uses 64 codons to encode the 20 canonical amino acids and protein synthesis. Here we designed and generated Escherichia coli with a 4 Mb synthetic genome in which we re...

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Ian Henderson @hendersi.bsky.social · Aug 4

Spindle checkpoint can secure additional cheating time for selfish expanded centromeres cell.com/current-biol...
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Spindle checkpoint can secure additional cheating time for selfish expanded centromeres

Expanded centromere DNA repeats violate Mendel’s law of segregation by preferentially segregating to the egg in animals and plants. Using oocytes collected from hybrid mice, Walton et al. show that th...

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katja heuer @k4tj4.bsky.social · Jul 27

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To predict the behaviour of a primate, would you rather base your guess on a closely related species or one with a similar brain shape? We looked at brains & behaviours of 70 species, you’ll be surprised!

🧵Thread on our new preprint with @r3rt0.bsky.social , doi.org/10.1101/2025...

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Ian Henderson @hendersi.bsky.social · Jul 31

New studious lab pic just dropped ! A few others to be digitally added in due course!

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Julius Brennecke @juliusbrennecke.bsky.social · Jul 29

last call!
submit your abstract by tonight to be selected for one of the many oral presentations at the leading European Transposon Meeting. We are very much looking forward to your contribution and attendance!

EMBL Events @events.embl.org · Jun 18

⏰ Abstract deadline for 'The mobile genome' is 29 July!

👉 https://s.embl.org/mge25-01-bl

Join us 4–7 Nov 2025 at EMBL Heidelberg (or online) to explore the impact of TEs across biology. 🧬🔍

⭐🧑🏼‍🔬 24 talks + 15 flash talks from posters – don't miss out!

#EMBOMobileGenome

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