Now online! The rise of polyploids during environmental upheaval

Could duplicate genomes (polyploidy) have helped saved some flowering plants from the dinosaur-killing asteroid? Read more in Cell: spkl.io/63320AA0h2 @heche.bsky.social, @yvdp.bsky.social & colleagues @cp-cell.bsky.social

www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... Thrilled to see the final chapter of my thesis now publish on Cell! It's been a long journey. @yvdp.bsky.social @almeidasilvaf.bsky.social @stevenmaere.bsky.social In this study, we try to tackle a "polyploid paradox".

Very happy to share our recent publication in @currentbiology.bsky.social, showcasing the cell systems response of a close relative of land plants to UV-B light by utilising a multi-omics approach. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @jandevries.bsky.social @watertoland.bsky.social

We had a great time taking part in Science Goes City in Göttingen on Sunday, in the beautiful St. Johannis Church. It was a joy to share our passion for #Plantsci & #Evolution with many curious people. Big thanks to Göttingen Marketing & @uni-goettingen.de for the organization. #Scicomm More below👇

The VIB-UGent Center is seeking a postdoc in evolutionary systems biology to study whole-genome duplication impacts on plant evolution. Apply here: https://jobs.vib.be/j/133506/postdoc-in-evolutionary-systems-biology. #postdoc

‼️ Registration for the Annual MAdLand Meeting 2026 is now open! Join us in Göttingen from Sep 29–Oct 2, 2026 to discuss the latest trends in plant science & reconnect with an amazing #Plantsci community #MAdLand2026 #Evolution 🌱 Learn more and register here: madland-meeting.de/2026/

📣 Job opportunity: ERC-funded position as a Five-Year Postdoctoral Researcher (all genders welcome) in @jandevries.bsky.social lab in Göttingen, Germany. Find more info here: www.uni-goettingen.de/de/644546.ht... #plantsci

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/...

Highly repeatable phenotypic consequences of whole genome duplication in Spirodela polyrhiza https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.23.701260v1

We wish everyone happy holidays and a healthy New Year 🎄💫 We are already looking forward to 2026 and the next MAdLand Meeting! 🌱

Delighted to share our latest work on the deep divergence of land plants! @jandevries.bsky.social #Phylogenomics #Embryophytes #Terrestrialization www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Our paper on the evolution (duplicated) gene expression divergence in spatially resolved plant transcriptomes is now out @theplantcell.bsky.social w/ @yvdp.bsky.social #PlantSci #Evolution academic.oup.com/plcell/advan...

Fantastic conference and very nice to meet colleagues working on algae and land plants!

Resolving the stasis-dynamism paradox: Genome evolution in tree ferns url: academic.oup.com/mbe/article/..., nice work from @52ying.bsky.social!

Free-to-read link @natgenet.nature.com: rdcu.be/eHzSP News & Views: "The dawn of bryophyte genomics is here" rdcu.be/eHzS2

This has been great: #Phylogenomics unveil a recent origin of morphological complexity in Coleochaetophyceae. With @ikeririsarri.bsky.social @maaikebier.bsky.social Chuck, + more @uni-goettingen.de @watertoland.bsky.social #streptophytes #charophytes #evolution www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

My first paper is finally out! 🥳 We explored how genes get lost in the process of rediploidization following polyploidization and found out that this loss primarly occurs through DNA deletion, rather than pseudogenization. #polyploidy @yvdp.bsky.social @zhen-li.bsky.social rdcu.be/evxBs

New Article: "Comparative transcriptomics in ferns reveals key innovations and divergent evolution of the secondary cell walls" rdcu.be/eiWNF Fern transcriptomes reveal repeated whole-genome duplications, unique gene families and distinct lignocellulosic evolution... #PlantScience

Our review on “Functional genomic perspectives on plant terrestrialization” in @cp-trendsgenetics.bsky.social is out now! Check it out here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #terrestrialization #Algae #Evolution @watertoland.bsky.social @jandevries.bsky.social

Polyploid success isn’t just about growing fast—it’s about outcompeting progenitors! 🌱 We had neopolyploid duckweed and their progenitor invade each other, testing how stress & frequency-dependent growth shape WGD success... or failure. @yvdp.bsky.social #polyploid #duckweed doi.org/10.1101/2025...