The brief digital edition of @natbiotech.nature.com’s 30th anniversary issue is live now! Check it out here: mp.weixin.qq.com/s/NklmWJ7y-H...

This AI model is trained on trillions of DNA letters from organisms across the tree of life go.nature.com/409tb8r

First released one year ago, Evo 2 predicts variant effects & generates functional DNA across all domains of life, from bacteria to humans, from a single set of weights, with no fine-tuning required. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

In a joint appointment with the University of Halle we are looking for a Department Head in Chemistry of Natural Products and Bioactives. This is a unique opportunity to work as a chemist in a plant biology institute. Interested? Apply here: berufungsportal.uni-halle.de

Latest #Xylella control options reviewed – have your say! Our new draft scientific opinions cover direct vector control strategies, experimental treatments in plants, and other risk reduction measures. Public consultation open until 10 April 2026. link.europa.eu/PHhCQN

Moos und Krokusse. So sieht mein „Lieblingsrasen“ aus. 😅

Be part of OMGN! Open to all researchers with an interest in oomycetes, from molecular genetics & genomics to biology, population biology, and ecology, at either an experimental or a computational level. Investigators new to the field are always welcome oomycetes.com

🌾 We have an open postdoc position in Plant Genomics in our group at HHU Düsseldorf! If you enjoy computational biology, asking big questions, and the satisfaction of code working on the first try, check out schneebergerlab.org/career/ Apply by Mar. 31 | 3-year postdoc | German skills required

We’re hiring! Postdoctoral Researcher / Research Assistant @KamounLab “Biology and Applications of Plant Immune Receptors” www.tsl.ac.uk/working-at-t...

Another important step taken: A big majority of the ENVI committee of the European Parliament voted to #GiveGenesAChance this morning! 🧬🌾

Norddeutschland morgens um 7:00…

📢 2 PhD Positions Available in Plant Immune Receptor Bioengineering at Imperial College London 🌱 Start: Oct 2026 📅 Deadline: 10 Feb 2026 🇬🇧 UK/settled status only 💰 Fully funded (48 months) ℹ️ Info: shorturl.at/po61I #PlantImmunity #PlantPathology #SyntheticBiology 🙏 Share with interested candidates!

jobs.vib.be/j/129762/pos... Please spread! @viblifesciences.bsky.social

Dr. Schiwago (Zhivago)-Feeling @Steinhuder Meer. ❄️☀️ (es trägt schon am Rand…)

*Yeah!* 🎶🎄✨🎸

Happy Holidays everyone! 🎄✨🕯️

„Wir nehmen nur Weihnachtskeksformen!“ „Dann darf die DNA auch nicht dabei sein.“ „Na gut, Einhörner und Hasen sind doch ok…“

New GM tomato available for sale!!! www.norfolkhealthyproduce.com/collections/...

December 20. Perfect time for roses from the garden, right?

Fantastic story how bacteria exploit a host pathway to dissolve plant tissue and obtain nutrients 🤯 Uncovering these mechanisms about plant-pathogen interactions is so cool! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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!

Are you interested in using synthetic approaches to promote arbuscular mycorrhiza symbiosis? Then our PostDoc position may be for you: jobs.mpimp-golm.mpg.de/jobposting/b...

Die DFG begrüßt die vorläufige Vereinbarung der EU zu einem neuen Rechtsrahmen für Pflanzen, die mit neuen #Züchtungstechniken (New Genomic Techniques, NGT) hergestellt werden. DFG und #Leopoldina setzen sich seit Jahren für diese Einstufung von NGT-1-Pflanzen ein. Einzelheiten: ➡️ sohub.io/nuy0

Es mag auf Anhieb richtig erscheinen, dass man mit CRISPR gezüchtete Pflanzen bzw Lebensmittel kennzeichnen sollte. Warum dem nicht so ist und eine Aufhebung der Kennzeichnungspflicht für NGT1 logisch & Verbrauchenden ggü transparent ist, wird hier gut erklärt: www.tagesspiegel.de/wissen/kennz...

🌱 Welches Potenzial bieten genomeditierte Pflanzen – und warum soll es auf EU-Ebene neue Regeln dazu geben? Wie moderne gentechnische Verfahren funktionieren und welche Rolle sie für Klimaresilienz, Ertragssicherung und nachhaltige Landwirtschaft spielen: www.leopoldina.org/gruene-gentechnik

#GiveGenesAChance 🌱🧬✊ The Eco-Progressive Network welcomes the agreement reached between the European Parliament, the European Council, and the European Commission at their joint meeting within the framework of yesterday's trilogue negotiations. See our full statement ⤵️ oekoprog.org/en/statement...

Das ist etwas Gutes! Auch wenn viele wieder anderes berichten werden, aller Wissenschaft zum Trotz. Falls ihr Fragen dazu habt, warum wir bei @oekoprog.bsky.social & @progagrarwende.bsky.social uns genau dafür seit längerem einsetzen, haut sie jederzeit raus 🙌 www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/v...

The EU will #GiveGenesAChance! 🇪🇺💚 www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres... #Trilogue #NGTs

Finally! The European Union allows the use of genome editing! 🌱🌾🫛🇪🇺🧬 www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/v...

„Eppur si muove!“ (Und sie bewegt sich doch! Galileo Galilei). Die EU stellt CRISPR-Pflanzen den klassisch gezüchteten gleich (vorläufig). Ein Sieg der Vernunft! www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...

Let's do a giveaway for my new #Apollo11 bootprint hoodies! 🚀 Enter for a chance to win a #bootprint hoodie! Available in 5 colors. ✨ 💫 How to participate: 1) Follow me 2) Enter here sciencesocks.com/giveaway 3) Like & repost 🚨 P.S. Hoodies for sale here: sciencesocks.co/products/apo... 🔭🐡🧪🎨

Im Interview mit @jostmaurin.bsky.social in der @taz.de stellt die Demeter-Bäuerin und Co-Initiatorin einer Petition gegen die geplante neue Regulierung für NGTs, Pola Krenkel, eine Reihe gängiger Falschbehauptungen auf, die ich aus diesem Anlass in einem kurzen 🧵 debunke: #GiveGenesAChance

🇪🇺 Warum sich eine moderne, sachgerechte Regulierung von NGT lohnt 🌱🧬 Die Neuen Genomischen Techniken (NGT) bieten ein echtes Potenzial für eine nachhaltige, klimaresiliente & effiziente Landwirtschaft. Wissenschaftliche Studien liefern keine belastbaren Hinweise auf Gefahren, während gleichzeitig/

After 10 Fridays, 10 flowers, and 100+ drawings, the Florédex is complete! ✨ Come take a tour of the design and science behind 10 iconic flowers 🌺🧵

Kickstarter-Paket ist angekommen! 🤩 Das wird wieder ein extrem schönes Tiere-sammeln… Die kids wollten gleich loslegen. 😁

#GiveGenesAChance 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Hi passionate 🌱🔬 the #MBP2026 by @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social is entering its last registration week. Take some time and ASAP 🏄‍♀️ to: www.pflanzen-molekularbiologie.de/conference-m... . Please repost, like, & spread the word.

Confocal scanning laser microscopy, fluorescence lifetime imaging & Raman analyses allowed @nhm-london.bsky.social, @slcuplants.bsky.social & @cambridge-ee.bsky.social researchers to resolve plant & fungal structures fossil Read in @newphyt.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/nph.... @dromius.bsky.social

Two really cool PhD positions available with Christina Barragan on Plant Pathogen evolution! Our dept. just moved to a brand new building with great facilities and we have an absolutely amazing team!

Obituary: Hamilton Smith (1931-2025) molecular biologist who co-discovered precise molecular scissors for cutting DNA go.nature.com/4qWGNQE

Work published today in @natbiotech.nature.com from Arc’s Luke Gilbert and Patrick Hsu labs presents a new way to insert large DNA sequences into the genome using engineered recombinases that don’t require DNA cutting or rely on the cell's repair machinery.

My new Emmy Noether Group is recruiting! 🔬 Two PhD positions in plant pathogen evolution 🧬 Start: April 2026 (flexible) 📍 Dept. of Phytopathology & Plant Protection @rstam.bsky.social @uni-kiel.de ⏰ Apply by 15 Dec 2025 🔗 More info: www.uni-kiel.de/personal/de/... Do get in touch or share 😊

Very excited to finally share my PhD paper, about advancing #chloroplast #synbio through high-throughput plastome engineering of #Chlamydomonas. Huge thanks to the whole team! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Postdoc position in my lab in Cologne starting early next year or latest in spring to get this exciting project started. jobportal.uni-koeln.de/ausschreibun...

Draußen Sturm & Regen - drinnen Hefeteig-Apfelkuchen mit Streusel. 😋 Und ihr so?

Haven‘t seen this one in a while, but still know exactly where to find it (Sequoiadendron giganteum -> in German: Mammutbaum / Mammoth Tree) 🦣🌳

When 2 life science discoveries converge: solving a ~3 decade mystery of extraordinary longevity and healthspan + an essential cell danger sensor And related ongoing clinical trials! erictopol.substack.com/p/a-long-awa...

Our article "Guns in Rosettes: The Arabidopsis chemical weapons arsenal" is finally published @plantphys.bsky.social! You can download the #OpenAccess PDF here: doi.org/10.1093/plph... But real connoisseurs of #AntimicrobialCompounds will want to get the vinyl boxset: #PlantScience #PlantImmunity

Max Koch's paper "On the popping sound and liquid sloshing when opening a beer bottle": pubs.aip.org/aip/pof/arti... And some media coverage: scitechdaily.com/scientists-r...