Laura Ross

laurarossevo.bsky.social

24 September 2026 10:40

Ever wondered why diverse organism shrink their genome in specific cells? We try to make sense of these curious cases of programmed DNA elimination in a review that came out today @naturerevgenet.bsky.social trebuchet.public.springernature.app/get_content/... @sandraduharcourt.bsky.social

eric lai

lucksmith.bsky.social

12 September 2026 18:19

added to my collection of interesting staircases. #oxford

Ana Beatriz Ferretti

anabferretti.bsky.social

11 September 2026 14:33

Happy to share that a chapter of my PhD thesis is now officially published in Genetics! 🎉 Our study sheds new light on the genomic composition and epigenetic features of the Drosophila melanogaster B chromosome. I’m grateful to all collaborators and mentors who were part of this journey!

eric lai

lucksmith.bsky.social

11 September 2026 12:30

that's a wrap on the Oxford 3' ends meeting! big thanks to steve west @xrnchew.bsky.social and @lapassmore.bsky.social @christinemayr.bsky.social for organizing such a stimulating meeting, and taking the baton from nick proudfoot. also steve points out, 50 yrs since nick reported AAUAAA at 3' ends!🧬

Current Biology

currentbiology.bsky.social

10 September 2026 17:33

In our recent issue we interview Susana Coelho, who uses brown algae to study evolution, development, and life-cycle complexity at the Max Planck Institute for Biology. Read the Q&A to find out more about Susana’s most important scientific influences: www.cell.com/current-biol...