Julia Van Etten

couchmicroscopy.bsky.social

21 September 2026 13:56

You all have been asking me for years if James Van Etten, discoverer of giant viruses, is my dad or uncle. He is not and we had never met until a month ago. Listen to this podcast episode to learn about Jim’s fascinating 60+ year career, why chloroviruses are cool, and if we are indeed related!

Plant & Cell Physiology

plantcellphysiol.bsky.social

18 September 2026 05:34

New technique! Cors et al report an improved transformation protocol for perennial #ryegrass (using developmental regulators) that overcomes regeneration failures typically associated with traditional callus culture methods... #PlantScience #PlantTransformation doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

jipb.bsky.social

18 September 2026 05:34

Don't miss our latest issue, focused on #Cas12 for #genome editing. Featured on the cover, new work by Ge et al. presents breakthroughs in synergistic #engineering of the Casδ nuclease. doi.org/10.1111/jipb... @wileylifesci.bsky.social #PlantScience #JIPB

Andrew Kurjata

akurjata.ca

18 September 2026 05:20

New cat just dropped www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

Thomas Mock

thomasmock.bsky.social

14 September 2026 18:42

On behalf of 108 colleagues and friends from 11 countries, thrilled to share the first paper from our 100 #Diatom Genomes Project (100DGP). Just out @plosbiology.org | @norwichmicro.bsky.social | @ueaenv.bsky.social | @jgi.doe.gov doi.org/10.1371/jour...