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Extracting NCBI SRA files with fasterq-dump can require 17x the size of the accession while decompressing. Our new tool xsra extracts sequences at 5x throughput with significantly less disk usage, built-in compression, and optional BINSEQ outputs github.com/arcInstitute/x…

I got hit by some rather sudden and extreme financial hardship so if anyone is in need of remote wetlab contract research, strictly BSL1, do let me know. Currently scrambling for gigs. Plant, Bacterial, Archaeal Bioeng Custom Lab Hardware Turn Key Genetic Design Please RT 💚

I am extremely pleased to share this feature articulating why I have lost my sanity lately. science.org/content/articl…

If anyone has a moment to spare, could you tell me the brand and/or catalog number of 24well microplate you use in your lab? I'm trying to design around a universal consensus of well position. Thanks!

Not sure what's wrong with your plant? The ISU Plant & Insect Diagnostic Clinic can help! From pest ID to disease diagnosis, get expert answers fast: yardandgarden.extension.iastate.edu/pidc #PlantHelp #Gardening #ISUExtension

🎉 We’re hiring! Two ERC-funded #PostdocJobs on insect–phytopathogen mutualisms are available in my lab. Explore the chemical and molecular evolution of symbioses! 🧪Chemical ecology: tinyurl.com/chem-ecol-symb 🦠Phytopathology & mutualisms: tinyurl.com/symb-plantpath

Check out the 2025 corn leafhopper map at cropprotectionnetwork.org/maps/corn-leaf… to see where this insect has been found so far. Corn leafhopper spreads the virus that causes corn stunt, which was an issue for some farmers last growing season. Maíra Duffeck 🌾🍄🦠🔎🔬💻📊👩‍🔬👩🏼‍💻 Ashleigh Faris Rodrigo Onofre

All of US virology research is threatened by this executive order go.nature.com/4iWdmca

🧵5 Top Free Alternatives to BioRender for Scientific Illustrations! These five websites offer free scientific illustrations for biologists. Great for presentations, research papers and other research communication needs. Save and share the post!

Register now: forms.gle/fyUT1eZL8Xxh1N… Registration still open! Join the free 10-week Plant Synthetic Biology Course by SynBio4ALL Africa starting May 28, 2025. Live sessions every Wednesday. Limited spots. Hands-on lab training for selected participants.

This Thursday, we will host another chapter of the “Virology then & now” werbinar series with the topic “Safeguarding U.S. Agriculture: Intergenerational Perspectives on Clean Plant Systems and Virus Management”. apsnet.org/edcenter/resou…

Free crash course in plant synbio!!!

We're in the news! Check out this article highlighting our BC group led by Dr. Lauren Erland, Canada Research Chair in Berry Horticulture at U of Fraser Valley 🎉 Big thanks to NSERC / CRSNG 🪲 🔗blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2025/05/u…

Read the article led by Michael J. West-Ortiz about a new 🦠 in cotton, which is also integrated in its genome and those of related allotetraploid Gossypium species. Michelle Heck

Doing science today feels like playing a video game on legendary difficulty. With shrinking budgets, extreme publication fees, subjective rejections, and daily lab chaos, the path of a scientist is tougher than ever. At least we have Parafilm to hold it all together. Stay strong!

Do not forget to register and attend this free webinar for APS members. The webinar will be from 2:30 through 3:30 PM (Central)

🍇Characterization of Genetic Diversity in the Capsid Protein Gene of Grapevine Fleck Virus and Development of a New Real-Time RT-PCR Assay by de Souza et al. 👉mdpi.com/1999-4915/16/9… #PCR #virus #grapevine #protein

🌱WIMI is excited to share the research "PlantGPT: An Arabidopsis - based Intelligent Agent That Answers Questions About Plant Functional Genomics" by Sen. Yao - Guang Liu from the College of Agriculture at South China Agricultural University. The study develops PlantGPT, a smart

A recent study co-authored by ISU Plant Pathology professor Thomas Baum shows that targeting a vulnerability in SCN chemical signals could be a powerful method for reducing soybean damage, partially funded by the North Central Soybean Research Program. #USSoy bit.ly/3HlkEZS

What started as a curiosity to know more about CLRDV diversity, ended up as a shift in the timeline and geographic location of the pathogen