humanity has always been moved forward by people who think differently www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

🍃 Join @annbot.bsky.social Special Issue celebrating 60 years of discovery in C4 photosynthesis, edited by Rowan Sage & guest editors Marj Lundgren, Robert Sharwood & Luke Dunning. (1/4) @marjorielundgren.bsky.social @luketdunning.bsky.social #C4Photosynthesis #PlantScience #CropScience

What a nice surprise from @ahmedalenazi.bsky.social returning to work after the holidays! We also have his final PhD chapter now out - so all data chapters are now published.. amazing effort! doi.org/10.1002/ppp3...

Come and join us!! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQZ547/r...

Our work on #hornwort #pyrenoids is finally out in @science.org! 🎉 We uncovered how hornworts pack their Rubisco into pyrenoids and successfully recreated them in Arabidopsis. A key step toward engineering more efficient photosynthesis in crops @btiscience.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Ecstatic to see the first chapter of my PhD published in MBE! Most laterally acquired genes in plants are degenerating - the retained genes may to be more successful because they bring over their own regulatory machinery academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...

Collins et al. combined expression, methylation, and genomic data to investigate long-term persistence of laterally acquired genes in the grass Alloteropsis, showing that those capable of regulating their own expression are more likely to persist. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msag042 #evobio #molbio

Awesome to see @cfcollins.bsky.social first paper out from her PhD - a huge amount of work!! Regulatory features determine the evolutionary fate of laterally acquired genes in plants url: academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...

Apply to be a Rising Star in Plant Science! Organized by Molecular Plant and Plant Communications. www.cell.com/cemps/rsps-a... Applications close March 31, 2026 #PlantScience

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New special issue in Molecular Ecology on Conservation Genomics #popGen #evolution 🧪🧬🖥️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1365294x...

Come work with us!! 2.5 year postdoc on HGT in plants. Please share and get in touch if interested www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPQ418/r...

Come work with us!! 2.5 year postdoc on HGT in plants. Please share and get in touch if interested www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPQ418/r...

I am currently searching for a new postdoctoral researcher to study the evolution, genetics, and physiology of cold acclimation and freezing tolerance in switchgrass at Michigan State University. This work will be funded by a newly funded five-year DOE grant. careers.msu.edu/jobs/researc...

Two PhD positions available to come and work with us - please share! [1] Detecting rapid evolutionary responses to climate change in UK plants tinyurl.com/ye262pk2 [2] Natural GM: The role of horizontal gene transfer in crop adaptation and evolution tinyurl.com/32tkce2w

We are looking for a physics/maths graduate with an interest in biology, or a biology graduate with strong computational/mathematical skills/interests, to join us as a PhD student working on biomechanical modelling of butterfly wing scale structure formation www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

We’d like to say a big thank you to our visitors from @sheffielduni.bsky.social. We had a great time hosting you all this week, and were impressed by everybody’s enthusiasm and dedication to their field projects. We wish you the best of luck with the rest of your studies! @luketdunning.bsky.social

With staff and students from @sheffielduni.bsky.social, we explored the Causse Méjean, an upland area famous for its rugged habitats, surrounded by deep gorges frequented by #vultures. We were lucky enough to spot Bearded Vultures, plus shrikes and some great #lepidoptera. @luketdunning.bsky.social

Day two with @sheffielduni.bsky.social, and we’ve been exploring field techniques. Kick sampling, GPS use, plus plant and terrestrial invertebrate surveys. Highlights were more mantises, Saddle-backed Bush Crickets, plus spotting crayfish in the river. @luketdunning.bsky.social

A great first afternoon with our visitors from the University of Sheffield. We explored the local habitats, seeing some fantastic autum wildlife including the Mediterranean Conehead Mantis. Other highlights were large Orthoptera, butterflies, and Colchicum autumn Crocuses. @luketdunning.bsky.social

Awesome work led by @cfcollins.bsky.social looking at the factors that influence the long term retention of laterally transferred genes! A huge amount of work and awesome first PhD chapter www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Very excited to be awarded a NERC Pushing the Frontiers grant to continue our work on grass LGT, recruiting soon! 🥳 With @lara-pereira.bsky.social @jurriaanton.bsky.social @metallophyte.bsky.social & Roger Butlin

Know an Evolutionary Genomicist looking for a faculty position? Join us in EEB @utknoxville.bsky.social Position is open for studying any organism, but personally I have some botany bias. 🌱 Apply before Sept 19 for full consideration. apply.interfolio.com/170735 Please share widely. Thanks!

New preprint using Aristidoideae genomes to identify genetic precursors to C4 photosynthesis at the base of the PACMAD clade - where all the C4 fun happens in grasses 🌾 Led by @lara-pereira.bsky.social & Ahmed @colinplants.bsky.social @biggenomes.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...

Latest preprint. We tested the idea that dietary restriction (DR) is an ancient response. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Across Drosophila the lifespan phenotype and the transcriptomic response to DR are conserved. Yet, many genes were Diptera (fly) specific. Mechanisms may not be conserved…

Great article highlighting the "ongoing loss of direct field experience within the ecology community" & why field work is so crucial for education & our ability to address the biodiversity crisis. Extinction of experience among ecologists: Trends in Ecology & Evolution www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...

Looking for a PhD? Come work with us on Horizontal Gene Transfer in crops! Deadline 14th March www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Looking for a PhD? Come work with us on Horizontal Gene Transfer in crops! Deadline 14th March www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Wow. This is sooo good. Echoing @urbanevol.bsky.social this user’s manual for Ne should be required reading for popgen and conservation genetics folks. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

More fantastic work on Silene by @metallophyte.bsky.social and team! Great to be part of the project

Loving the new lab door sign - thanks @metallophyte.bsky.social

Great annual lab walk and Christmas dinner. The Peak District was bleak (but dry), the pub was warm and the company grand!

Associate Professor / Professor of Evolutionary Genomics www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49389/

Asking AI to suggest new titles for a grant on lateral gene transfer using film puns - my favourite: “Indiana Gene and the temple of Genes” 😂😂 With “Finding Gene-mo” a close second Worth the risk 🤔

Come join us in Tucson!! I am excited to announce a tenure track faculty position on the genomics of resilience @uofa-eeb.bsky.social! Read more about the position in the updated link below! We will begin reviewing applications on December 9! arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

Come and do a PhD with us!! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

A new grass phylogeny inferred from ~300 nuclear genes for >1,100 grass species 😳 doi.org/10.1111/nph.... A great collaborative effort from the Grass Phylogeny Working Group III

I put together a starter pack of people studying plant evolution! I have no doubt missed some folks that should be included, so please reply or message me to be added! #PlantEvolution #Botany go.bsky.app/6FPMYnJ

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