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Excited to share a new paper from the CRISPR team in the Jacobsen, Doudna, and Banfield labs on viral delivery of TnpB and wRNA for transgene free germline editing in plants. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

“Our report is a vital first step in avoiding biodiversity loss amidst the predicted drastic expansion of the mining industry.” ~ David Edwards, head of Tropical Ecology & Conservation Department of Plant Sciences Read about this study 👉tinyurl.com/22ebjnsc

We are recruiting! jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/47592/ Looking for a Laboratory Technician to join this lovely bunch working on #plantpath #plantscijobs Department of Plant Sciences Crop Science Centre Cambridge University

Interested in marker-assisted selection for soybean rust resistance? Check out our latest paper on SNP markers associated with the Rpp1 and Rpp1-b loci in soy. bmcplantbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Hope you enjoyed the first session of the 'Preparing for PPATH2024' series! Next week: Designing effective conference posters with Prof Gail Preston. 🖼️ Aug 13th, 12:30-13:30 (GMT). Register through the BSPP website and join us online! buff.ly/3AdgpvN

One-year taught MSc in Global Plant Health. Deadline 31st August for applicants who don’t need a visa. David Sainsbury 35% Fee Scholarships still available for 23rd September 2024 entry. tsl.ac.uk/msc @BioUEA

We used gland-cell specific transcriptomics to uncover the effector repertoire of a plant-parasitic nematode. Using this, we investigated the system level properties of effectors including their evolutionary history and deployment during parasitism. 🪱🌱 doi.org/10.1371/journa…

.Beth Molloy's 1st paper now in PLOS Pathogens A predicted parasitic nematode effector set is: 1. Big, several hundred genes 2. Diverse, 391 families - some big, most very small 3. Tightly co-regulated 4. Approx. 50% conserved in last parasitic ancestor journals.plos.org/plospathogens/…

Last few days left to apply! - deadline 16th. jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/47592/ #plantpath #plantscijobs

See the latest preprint from our group, led by Gulnara Tagirdzhanova , we are very excited to share this latest insight into the nature of the lichen symbiosis! The Sainsbury Laboratory

Check out our latest preprint The Sainsbury Laboratory Gulnara Tagirdzhanova - Multipartite complexity of the lichen symbiosis revealed by metagenome and transcriptome analysis of Xanthoria parietina biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Soil health as a driver of plant productivity. Our new paper in NatureEcoEvo using data from >500 sites and 27 European countries shows that soil health is associated with higher primary productivity. see: nature.com/articles/s4155… Variables of soil fertility including total N

Here's our latest research story celebrating 300 years of Botany at Cambridge University. Nicola Patron discusses her lab's work on the genetics of plant bioactives, paving the way for more sustainable production of medicines & industrial materials. 👉 tinyurl.com/ysv2cezk

We want a histopathologist to help us understand pathogens and their interactions with the host. Fantastic long term position for a great person to work with great people. Please do share and apply if relevant!

The groundbreaking work of PCN Action Scotland has been featured by the BBC in print (bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…), on the radio, and as interviews with Dr James Price James Price CMS James Hutton and Dr Kerry Leslie on Reporting Scotland this week!

Retrotransposon addiction promotes centromere function via epigenetically activated small RNAs nature.com/articles/s4147… Nature Plants

I am happy to announce that I'll be starting my research group at Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU) this November! If you are enthusiastic about plant development and hormones in shaping form, please apply for the post-doc position advertised here: jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/48137/

🚀Excited to announce: Open-source AlphaFold3 implementation! 🚀 I am thrilled to announce one of the models we have been building for the last 8-weeks at Ligo - an open-source implementation of DeepMind’s frontier model, AlphaFold3! Here’s what we have learned, a thread (1/11):

Congratulations to Leonie Luginbuehl on receiving an #ERCStG for her project maxSYMize. The grant will support her research on harnessing mechanisms for plant carbon delivery to symbiotic soil fungi for sustainable food production. 👉 tinyurl.com/yc4uac89 #PlantsAtCambridge