Please share with your network: Would you benefit from full plasmid sequencing? Check out this cost-effective solution via nanopore sequencing on old flow cells: doi.org/10.64898/202... #LongReads #Biotech #SynBio #Plasmids #iGEM @puckerlab.bsky.social @bpucker.bsky.social

Have a concise report for a genome assembly (or allied dataset) you'd like to publish? I am Senior Editor for the open access Genetics Society of America's G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics @genetics-gsa.bsky.social and I handle Genome Reports. Our team of academic editors is superb. Consider submitting!

Give me all your lupins!

From @nature.com ’s #Scientific #Data | The Role of Data Papers in Scientific Data #Dissemination and #Reuse | #OpenScience #Database #Data #OpenData #Citations #LLM | 🧬🖥️🧪🔓 ⬇️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...

From @plos.org #Computational #Biology | Ten simple rules for executing an inherited research plan in computational biology | #Education #Bioinformatics #PLOSCBTSR #ResearchPlan | 🧬🖥️🧪🔓 ⬇️ journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...

From #OUP 's #DATABASE journal | KitBase Expanded: An Integrated Genomic and Phenotypic Resource for 3,268 Fast-Neutron-Irradiated Rice Mutants | #Bioinformatics #Genomics #OpenScience | 🧬🖥️🧪🔓CC/ @ucdavis.bsky.social ⬇️ academic.oup.com/database/art...

We are looking for a new group member (BSc/MSc student) to bring our full plasmid sequencing data analysis workflow (NanoPlasmiQC) to the next level: www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/news#... #Python #Genomics #LongReads #Biotech #SynBio #Bioinformatics @puckerlab.bsky.social

#Plantsci Unveiling contrasting iron efficiency strategies in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) genotypes under iron deficiency. From plant researchers from @unihohenheim.bsky.social Read more #OpenAccess in our Journal #PlantBiology @Wileyplantsci DOI: doi.org/10.1111/plb....

In Glasgow, Hannah presented our Cucurbitaceae resarch at EURO EVO DEVO 2026: Who stole the blue flowers? Cucurbitaceae lack genes required for anthocyanin biosynthesis. This is quite unusual, as these genes are conserved in most flowering plants. www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/news#... #Evolution

🧬 New paper! DupyliCate provides an automated solution for the identification and characterization of gene duplications. 📄 doi.org/10.1038/s415... #Bioinformatics #Genomics @shakunthalan.bsky.social @bpucker.bsky.social

Assistant Professor Job in the Ecology of Agricultural Production Systems at Leiden University, Netherlands Leiden University is recruiting an Assistant Professor in the ecology and… https://agristok.net/2026/06/05/assistant-professor-ecology-agricultural-production-systems-leiden-university-2026/

Foxglove season in the forest. #forest #bloomsky #naturephotography

I met a microbiologist yesterday. He was much bigger than I expected.

When morphology stands still: constrained floral evolution in a mega diverse legume genus doi.org/10.1101/2025... Genetic factors explaining anthocyanin pigmentation differences doi.org/10.1101/2023... #Evolution #PlantSci

Abstract submission deadline extended for 2 types of posters to present your #plantsci work at our #BT2026 to an international plant science audience 📍 in Bochum, Germany 📅 6-10 Sept 2026 www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de/u/BT2026ext

Dark pigmentation of blackberry can be explained by high amounts of cyanidin-3-O-glucosides #FlavonoidFriday doi.org/10.64898/202... & shorturl.at/bxQU9 @puckerlab.bsky.social

We have an open PhD position in our Mol. Biochemistry of Plant-Microbe Interactions Lab Saurlab.com. Please see details below, share and consider applying. jobportal.uni-koeln.de/ausschreibun...

🌾🧬A practical cookbook for plant genome sequencing. Oxford Nanopore workflows. From project planning to data release. Helping newcomers enter the growing field of plant genomics. #plantscience @bpucker.bsky.social @puckerlab.bsky.social @puckerlabpapers.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Interested in getting the genome sequence of your favourite plant? "Cookbook for plant genome sequences" doi.org/10.1186/s128... #Genomics #PlantSciences #Bioinformatics @puckerlab.bsky.social

GTA2026 kicked off today! 🎉 We’re excited to welcome participants from around the world for a week of hands-on Galaxy training. Our first Meet the Expert video is also live, featuring Delphine Larivière and her work in genomics, training, and open science. 🚀 youtu.be/90tlBmTTFFY?...

Apparently I am being listed as editor in chief for a chinese scam journal. I found out because a potential author emailed my real email to ask about his $250 APC What do I do here? Have the Uni lawyers send them a cease and desist? Do we have any power to compel a chinese scam journal to comply?

Interested in advocating for science? Don't miss the Public Policy panel discussion at virtual #Evol2026 this Wednesday!

Have you ever touched Urtica dioica? It is a memorable experience. Beyond its sting, this plant has medicinal properties. To better understand the genetics underlying key traits, we sequenced and analyzed its genome: doi.org/10.64898/202... #Genomics #PlantScience @puckerlab.bsky.social

Benchmarking long-context genome language models on biosynthetic gene clusters doi.org/10.64898/202... Phylogenomics and metabolic engineering reveal a conserved gene cluster in Solanaceae plants for withanolide biosynthesis doi.org/10.1038/s414... #Genomics #Evolution

Near-black flowers of Tacca chantrieri are connected to anthocyanin genes including a curious DFR twist #FlavonoidFriday doi.org/10.64898/202... & shorturl.at/SnbhQ @puckerlab.bsky.social

Copy Number Variation: A Substrate for Plant Adaptation and Stress Response in Arabidopsis doi.org/10.1101/2025... DupyliCate - mining, classifying, and characterizing gene duplications doi.org/10.1101/2025... #Genomics #Bioinformatics #Evolution

A comprehensive database for #Marchantia research Tanizawa et al. present the new improved MarpolBase #database - a central resource for M. polymorpha #genomics with near-telomere-to-telomere reference male Tak-1 and female Tak-2 genomes (ver. 7.1) 🆓 doi.org/10.1093/pcp/... #PlantScience

My daughter captured this exquisite #butterfly

GeneCAD: Plant Genome Annotation with a DNA Foundation Model doi.org/10.1101/2025... Functional Annotation – How to Tackle the Bottleneck in Plant Genomics www.preprints.org/manuscript/2... #Genomics #Bioinformatics

The preliminary programme of International Conference of our German Society for #PlantSci, the Botanik-Tagung, is online botanik-tagung.de/programme.html 📆 6-10 September 2026 📍Bochum, Germany Makes it easier to plan your participation. Register today! botanik-tagung.de/registration...

PanVariants: Best Practice for Pangenome-based Variant Calling Pipeline and Framework doi.org/10.64898/202... Comparison of read mapping and variant calling tools for the analysis of plant NGS data doi.org/10.1101/2020... #Genomic #Bioinformatics #PlantSciences

Curious about the dark side of plant biology? Check out our latest preprint on the secrets of black pigmentation in Rubus: doi.org/10.64898/202... #Anthocyanins #Transcriptomics #PlantScience @puckerlab.bsky.social

Planning to sequence the genome of your favourite plant? This workflow based on ONT sequencing comes with hands-on instructions: "Cookbook for plant genome sequences" doi.org/10.1186/s128... #Genomics #LongReads #PlantSciences #Bioinformatics

Looking for an excellent conference to present your latest plant research or to meet @puckerlab.bsky.social : International Conference of the German Society for Plant Sciences (DBG) 6–10 September 2026 botanik-tagung.de #PlantSciences #Conferences @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social

Abstract submission deadline is on 31st May 2026, if you want to present your #PlantSci research at this year’s International Conference of our German Society for Plant Sciences, the Botanik-Tagung 📆 6-10 September 2026 📍Bochum, Germany botanik-tagung.de/abstract-sub...

First sweet pea, which I nearly missed as it was low down - the plants are still small 🌱

A novel phylogenomics pipeline reveals extensive topological conflict in the evolution of the angiosperm order Cucurbitales doi.org/10.1101/2023... Out of the blue: Family-wide loss of anthocyanin biosynthesis in Cucurbitaceae doi.org/10.1101/2025... #Genomics #Evolution #PlantSciences

Revealing the Hidden Landscape of Public Metabolomics Data Reuse in MetaboLights doi.org/10.64898/202... The reuse of public datasets in the life sciences: potential risks and rewards doi.org/10.7717/peer... #BigData #DataScience #Bioinformatics

PanVariants: Best Practice for Pangenome-based Variant Calling Pipeline and Framework doi.org/10.64898/202... Comparison of read mapping and variant calling tools for the analysis of plant NGS data doi.org/10.1101/2020... #Genomics #Bioinformatics

Revealing the Hidden Landscape of Public Metabolomics Data Reuse in MetaboLights doi.org/10.64898/202... The reuse of public datasets in the life sciences: potential risks and rewards doi.org/10.7717/peer... #BigData #DataScience #Bioinformatics

🌱 From The New Phytologist: Mapping SCF networks reveals new regulators of protein turnover, refining understanding of plant growth and stress responses.(Fuai Sun, Natalie Hamada, Yuanyuan Li, Nathan D. Meier, Savithramma P. Dinesh-Kumar, Nitzan Shabek) ▶️ nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

🌸 Exciting news: our Digitalis purpurea (foxglove) genome study got published! We uncovered the genetic basis of flower color and morphology - TEs are playing an important role. 🔗 doi.org/10.1186/s128... #Genomics #PlantScience #Anthocyanins #Evolution @bpucker.bsky.social

Good morning, happy Sunday! How’s your weekend going? Are you getting out there and having fun? It’s going to get warm here today, summer has arrived. Have a fabulous day!

For #Stunday. This is #Sarracenia flava, the yellow pitcher plant. Sometimes they hybridize to form reddish colored tubes, which are actually modified leaves. One of my favorites to photograph. #photography #landscape #ECK #Sarracenia #PitcherPlants #bogs #Nikon #Z8

Are you really providing friendly feedback on a manuscript if you're not trolling the senior author with memes?

Bleeding hearts in my backyard, just now. One of my favorite flowers. They seem miraculous to me.

Whole-Genome sequencing of Indigenous Withania somnifera accession and comparative cytochrome P450 phylogenomics doi.org/10.64898/202... Phylogenomics and metabolic engineering reveal a conserved gene cluster in Solanaceae plants for withanolide biosynthesis doi.org/10.1038/s414...

🌸 Into cherry blossoms? We are looking for someone to help uncover how cherry flowers & fruits get their colors 🍒 Focus: genetics + tissue-specific gene expression in ornamental plants & crops 🔗 www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/teach... #PlantScience #Genetics #CherryBlossom @puckerlab.bsky.social

Flower color locus resists introgression due to correlational selection with other floral traits in Ipomoea cordatotriloba doi.org/10.64898/202... Out of the blue: Family-wide loss of anthocyanin biosynthesis in Cucurbitaceae doi.org/10.1101/2025... #Evolution #Genomics #Bioinformatics

Oh, what a beautiful morning! May, you are looking lovely! A happy, hopeful new month to you!