Tim Boeh

timboeh.bsky.social

21 October 2026 11:36

Angiosperm family classification is back in the spotlight—and stirring some controversy! In our new @newphyt.bsky.social Viewpoint, we argue for a more transparent approach to family delimitation. Curious to see what you think. 🧐 📜 doi.org/10.1111/nph.... #Botany #Taxonomy #Angiosperms

Bram van Dijk 🏳️‍🌈

bramvandijk.bsky.social

18 October 2026 16:07

New preprint from our lab, with @sultannazir.bsky.social! 🚨 Defense systems in pro- and eukaryotes are often derived from the very parasites they now defend against. Here we show how this all starts with the emergence of cheaters in parasite populations! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Clément Goubert

clementgoubert.bsky.social

18 October 2026 16:03

The new GraffiTE v1.1 is out 🎉 github.com/cgroza/Graff... Find, annotate and genotype polymorphic TE insertions, now with epigenetic mapping, thanks to @cgroza.bsky.social's magic 🪄 Enjoy!

Joe Hanly

hanliconius.bsky.social

18 October 2026 16:02

I've complained on here a few times about synteny plots that are harder to read than they need to be. I decided it was time to actaully do something about it: introducing SynTangle, a tool for untangling whole-genome synteny plots github.com/Hanliconius/... 1/

ronelleroth.bsky.social

14 October 2026 23:56

Are you interested in a competitive, fully funded 4-year PhD to study the role of extracellular vesicles and their small RNA cargo in modulating an ancient plant-fungal symbiosis? See link below or email me at ronelle.roth@biology.ox.ac.uk for more info www.findaphd.com/phds/project...