Fighting hunger with cassava: Team around Uwe Sonnewald from @fau.de successfully modified cassava plants to ensure improved transportation of potassium: The plant now provides significantly greater yields + is more resistant to droughts www.fau.eu/2025/12/news...

So we have come to this then? There’s no difference between USA and Russia anymore.

Meet the volunteer researchers behind #TAIR12... beginning with Emmanuel Boutet of the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics. Please join us in expressing gratitude to everyone who contributed to this new annotation. #plantbiology #plantscience #TAIR #Arabidopsis bit.ly/4p6FagQ

Excited to share the first two publications from our PERSIST (Predicting Evolutionary Rescue of a Species in Space and Time) project. Thanks to NSF-DEB for supporting this work! (1/3)

Cladonia #lichen with a little Polytrichum #moss. Specimen is about 1.5cm high. Northwest Territories, Canada #fungi #fungifriends #algae #bryophytec

2025 was special: Relocating to UniBonn opened opportunities, sparked exciting collaborations, and brought wonderful new group members. We published some of our most exciting work & hosted amazing visitors in Bonn. Thanks to everyone who made this year a success! www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/news#...

Candidate genes for stem rust resistance in Italian ryegrass revealed by nested association mapping doi.org/10.64898/202... Genomic characterization of a nematode tolerance locus in sugar beet doi.org/10.1101/2023...

Solanum pennellii and S. cheesmaniae genome assemblies reveal structural variants, repeat content and recombination barriers doi.org/10.64898/202... Phylogenomics and metabolic engineering reveal a conserved gene cluster in Solanaceae plants for withanolide biosynthesis doi.org/10.1101/2024...

@soniacelestini.bsky.social @lipanovaveronika.bsky.social J. Vlček & F. Kolář combined soil data with genomes of 76 populations of diploid–autotetraploid Arabidopsis arenosa to test adaptation to distinct soil types between ploidies. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf298 #evobio #molbio

Conimitella williamsii, our uncommon (S1) Williams Miterwort, blooming on a steep mosquito-filled Pseudotsuga slope. Not observed in #CO for almost twenty years #nativeplants #FallBackFlowers #FallBack to June 19 🌿

one thing that always cracks me up about academics cheating on citations is it shows how not good at it they are. if academics, as people, were better at cheating, they'd be in business instead of academia!

Our digital Christmas tree is inspired by squares representing performance in our ONT sequencing experiments 📊🎄 2025 brought a huge increase in sequencing output — and we could not be happier! 🔗 www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/news#... #ScienceArt #Sequencing #ChristmasCard #ONT

This figure from a scientific review paper on plant phenology (the cycles of seasonal changes) was a commission from @richardnair.bsky.social and we worked together to bring it to this final form Link to paper in Alt text More on the design process in the 🧵👇 #ArtAdventCalendar #SciArt

Postdoc in Tree Physiology and Growth for Forest Acclimation in a Changing Climate – ETH Zurich ETH Zurich invites applications for a 2-year Postdoc position in Tree Physiology and Forest Growth focused on Norway spruce acclimation to climate change under the NorSCAPE project.

"PhD student position in brassinosteroid transport at Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium" Read more here: https://arabidopsis.org/news/jobs/view?file=Jenny_12-19-25.pdf #PlantSciJobs

Are you interested in @ceplas.bsky.social single cell data and spatial transcriptomic data analysis and inference? Then apply for this PhD position in our graduate school HDS-LEE in my group co-supervised by Prof Assent. www.fz-juelich.de/en/careers/j.... For questions don't hesitate to contact me.

🎨🌱🧬 A fresh look for our profiles! Our new social media banner is live, designed by Marie. Let us know what you think in the comments below! Which elements of our research do you recognize? www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/resea...

Fine-Grained Structural Classification of Biosynthetic Gene Cluster-Encoded Products doi.org/10.64898/202... Phylogenomics and metabolic engineering reveal a conserved gene cluster in Solanaceae plants for withanolide biosynthesis www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

piqtree: A Python Package for Seamless Phylogenetic Inference with IQ-TREE doi.org/10.1101/2025... Automatic identification and annotation of MYB gene family members in plants www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

pylifemap: Mapping Data onto the Tree of Life doi.org/10.64898/202... DupyliCate - mining, classifying, and characterizing gene duplications doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Latest update on Julie's amazing long read sequencing work (output per flow cell) www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/news#... #PlantGenomics #LongReads @puckerlab.bsky.social

Determining the driving factors shaping genetic architecture of complex traits in recently admixed populations doi.org/10.64898/202... Genome sequence of the ornamental plant Digitalis purpurea reveals the molecular basis of flower color and morphology variation doi.org/10.1101/2024...

Genomic Structural Variation Underlies Cell-Type-Specific Betacyanin Variegation in Chenopodium quinoa doi.org/10.64898/202... Evolutionary blocks to anthocyanin accumulation in betalain-pigmented Caryophyllales doi.org/10.1101/2022...

Metabolic engineering of a tyrosine-specific phenylpropanoid pathway in plants doi.org/10.64898/202... Evolutionary Rewiring of Anthocyanin Biosynthesis Pathway in Poaceae doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Engineering plant tandem kinase immune receptors expands effector recognition profiles doi.org/10.64898/202... DupyliCate - mining, classifying, and characterizing gene duplications doi.org/10.1101/2025...

From the @rnacentral.bsky.social team in the @narjournal.bsky.social #NARDatabaseIssue | RNAcentral in 2026: genes and literature integration | #Bioinformatics #Database #OpenScience #Genomics #RNA #ncRNA 🧬 🖥️🧪🔓 ⬇️ academic.oup.com/nar/advance-...

Just wrapped up my last lecture of 2025. Interested in plant biochemistry and molecular biology? Slides are on GitHub: github.com/bpucker/teac... #OpenEducation #PlantSci @puckerlab.bsky.social

Love-in-a-mist #art #photography #flowers

🎓 Ready to level up your teaching in #bioinformatics? Join us for the interactive #Train-the-Trainer course 📅 14–16 April 2026 📍Bremen Sharpen your skills in practical teaching methods, LLM-powered training, motivation, and handling classroom challenges. 🔗 www.denbi.de/training-cou...

#PlantSciJobs #PlantSciJob 5 PhD positions: Molecular #PlantSci In @mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social 's Int. MPI School #IMPRS together with @unipotsdam.bsky.social Start: between June and December 2026 Deadline: 10 January 2026 www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de/en/job-openi...

Pleased to share this thoughtful essay by Jess on my flower design project🌹🧬 As a small thank-you for spreading the work, I'm randomly giving away 5 of these new morphogenesis hoodies to whoever reposts this!

Genome assembly of Spinifex sericeus provides insights into repetitive content and haplotype variation in dioecious coastal grass doi.org/10.64898/202... Genome sequence and RNA-seq analysis reveal genetic basis of flower coloration in the giant water lily Victoria cruziana doi.org/10.1101/2024...

Pollinator abundance shapes sexual selection in an angiosperm doi.org/10.64898/202... Genetic factors explaining anthocyanin pigmentation differences doi.org/10.1101/2023...

So, if you didn’t know by now, I absolutely LOVE flowers! For todayʻs #BlueSkyArtShow theme #FavoriteThings, I’m posting a picture I took of a #BatFlower (Tacca chantrieri). Definitely one of my favs. Have a great weekend everyone! #GreenSat #ColorADay #Flowers #Nature #BloomScrolling

Potash is a garden superhero! 🦸‍♂️ Packed with potassium, it powers photosynthesis ☀️, fights off disease 🛡️, & makes flowers & fruits pop with color 🍎🌸. It even balances nitrogen & distributes nutrients to every leaf. Essential for strong, thriving plants! 🌱✨ #GardeningTips #Potash #PlantHealth

PhD Position in Forest Adaptation to Drought at University of Freiburg, Germany The University of Freiburg is recruiting a PhD researcher for the Excellence Cluster Future Forests to study stand density management as a strategy for forest adaptation to drought. This 75% position starts April 1,…

Treasure flowers January 25th 2024

From Gene Models to Biological Insights course done! Over 20 young scientists dove into functional annotation and plant genomics with incredible energy 🌿🧬 #PlantSci #FunctionalAnnotation www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/news#... @nancy-choudhary.bsky.social @shakunthalan.bsky.social @bpucker.bsky.social

Chromosomal evolution and polyploidy dynamics in tribe Andropogoneae (Poaceae: Panicoideae): insights from phylogenomic reconstruction doi.org/10.64898/202... Evolutionary Rewiring of Anthocyanin Biosynthesis Pathway in Poaceae doi.org/10.1101/2025...

"Cold Spring Harbor Asia conference on Plant Epigenetics and RNA Biology" More details: https://www.csh-asia.org/?content/3019 #Events

Our course “From Gene Models to Biological Insights – Functional Annotation” just finished! We loved teaching 20+ young researchers new skills in plant genomics. Excited to see how they will apply these tools to uncover biological insights. 🌿🧬 #PlantSci #Genomics www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/news#...

Gene Duplication, Horizontal Gene Transfer, and Trait Trade-offs Drive Evolution of Post-Fire Resource Acquisition in Pyrophilous Fungi doi.org/10.1101/2025... DupyliCate - mining, classifying, and characterizing gene duplications doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Two hundred years of changes in orchid pollination revealed using herbarium specimens doi.org/10.64898/202... Genetic factors explaining anthocyanin pigmentation differences doi.org/10.1101/2023...

Stable Inheritance of Transgene and Yellow Fluorescent Protein Gene Expression in Progeny of Transgenic Cacao (Theobroma cacao) Plants doi.org/10.64898/202... Cacao genome sequence reveals insights into the flavonoid biosynthesis doi.org/10.1101/2024...

Comment in @nature.com: "Food will be more affordable — if we double funds for agriculture research now" www.nature.com/articles/d41... A global drop in public and private investment in agricultural science in the past four decades is partly to blame for high food prices, an analysis reveals.

Just wrapped up “Plant Genome Sequence Assembly and Annotation” 🌱 Processing long-reads, genome sequence assembly, assembly QC, and predicting genes. Thanks to everyone involved! www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/news#... #Genomics #PlantScience #Bioinformatics @puckerlab.bsky.social @denbi.bsky.social

MosaicSim: A Novel Mosaic Variant Simulator Reveals Diminishing Returns of Ultra-High Coverage for Mosaic Variant Detection doi.org/10.64898/202...

AEGIS: an annotation extraction and genomic integration resource doi.org/10.64898/202... KIPEs3: Automatic annotation of biosynthesis pathways doi.org/10.1101/2022...