A comprehensive database for #Marchantia research Tanizawa et al. present the new improved MarpolBase #database - a central resource for M. polymorpha #genomics with near-telomere-to-telomere reference male Tak-1 and female Tak-2 genomes (ver. 7.1) 🆓 doi.org/10.1093/pcp/... #

Planning to sequence the genome of your favourite plant? This workflow based on ONT sequencing comes with hands-on instructions: "Cookbook for plant genome sequences" doi.org/10.1186/s128... #Genomics #LongReads #PlantSciences #Bioinformatics

A transcriptional patient map of systemic lupus erythematosus reveals disease-related multicellular immune programs conserved between blood and kidney

biorxiv · 2026

10.1038/s41467-026-70470-8

The future of developmental biology will depend increasingly on quantitative single-cell protein measurements capable of resolving the molecular architecture of cell fate determination: doi.org/10.1242/dev....

🌾🌍 SPECIAL ISSUE REVIEW 🌍🌾 Harnessing the genetic diversity of wheat wild relatives is a promising strategy for developing climate-resilient, high-yielding wheat varieties, accelerated by advances in genomics, gene editing, and de novo domestication - Farooq et al. 🔗 doi.

Isoform-level discovery, quantification and fusion analysis from single-cell and spatial long-read RNA-seq data with Bambu-Clump

biorxiv · 2025

2605.08689

🌸 Exciting news: our Digitalis purpurea (foxglove) genome study got published! We uncovered the genetic basis of flower color and morphology - TEs are playing an important role. 🔗 doi.org/10.1186/s128... #Genomics #PlantScience #Anthocyanins #Evolution @bpucker.bsky.social

ICB Selective Trapping of Bacteria in Porous Media by Cell Length Gao et al doi.org/10.1093/icb/... #Bacteria commonly inhabit porous #environments such as host tissues, soil, and marine sediments, where complex geometries constrain and redirect their motion... #morpholog

Single-cell #multiomics is transforming #crop research by revealing how distinct cell types shape #development, stress responses, and #evolution. Wang et al. #review new tools and their potential to improve #plant breeding. doi.org/10.1111/jipb... @wileylifesci.bsky.social #Pla

The ISME Early Career Scientist Committee is glad to spotlight @alainar0se.bsky.social , Postdoctoral researcher at @bigelowlab.bsky.social , and her paper, “Single-particle genomics uncovers abundant non-canonical marine viruses from nanolitre volumes.” doi.org/10.1038/s415...

fastVEP: A Fast, Comprehensive Variant Effect Predictor Written in Rust

biorxiv · 2026

I’m really glad to have been a part of this exciting project studying rare neuroendocrine tumours called phaeochromocytomas and paragangliomas. We performed 10x Genomics single-cell/nucleus RNA-seq on 7 PPGL patients, and integrated published data from another 12 patients. doi.o

This work is based on my first first-authored PhD paper in @evolletters.bsky.social , where I applied a single-cell phylotranscriptomic approach to profile the evolutionary emergence of skeletal cell types. doi.org/10.1093/evle...

@rsbiello.bsky.social et al. present the first whole-genome analysis of Mediterranean fin whales, showing that although these form a distinct genetic cluster, they are not fully isolated from North Atlantic populations. 📷 Danny Kessler 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag084 #genome #

🪨 How do organisms adapt to extreme karst environments? A new #GPB study presents a high-quality limestone langur genome and uncovers adaptive evolution involving ion channels, DNA damage repair, and coat color. doi.org/10.1093/gpbj... #Genomics #Evolution #Adaptation #Conser

10.1016/j.dcit.2026.100074

This paper was just published in Academia Molecular Biology and Genomics! doi.org/10.20935/Aca... with Jessie J. Grazier, Paul W. Sylvester #AcademicBluesky @academia Interesting ,scientific report about the origins of the #LIFE on the planet Earth #abiogenesis and #evolution !