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What if we could universally recombine, insert, delete, or invert any two pieces of DNA? In back-to-back nature papers, we report the discovery of bridge RNAs and 3 atomic structures of the first natural RNA-guided recombinase - a new mechanism for programmable genome design

Forest pathology molecular model system Oostlander et al. A. Oostlander Bernard Slippers @fabiteam1 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/np…

“If it is worth sequencing 🧬, it is worth keeping it 🧫” (Cobus Visagie). Excellent presentation on the importance of culture collections and their connection to Plant diagnostic clinics. Congratulations to the FABI group for their efforts to preserve fungi and make

Biological control facilities and disease resistance trials tour to close the #TPCP2025 meeting. We learned about current projects led by grad students and postdocs, to manage pests and diseases affecting the #forestry industry 🌲🌲 Inspiring work! #Fusarium #Nematodes

Quick visit to the Plant Diagnostic Clinic at FABI. Glad to spend time with a fellow diagnostician 👩🏻‍⚕️🌱🏥 Lots of samples from tree plantations and lots of #Phytophthora baiting 🎣 from soil samples. Hope to implement this service at the UF IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department clinic

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So lucky to have an on-site, crash course on diseases affecting the commercial production of #Eucalyptus from the absolute experts! FABI Mike Wingfield Irene Barnes University of Pretoria #treehealth #foresthealth IUFRO Division 7 Forest Health IUFRO The American Phytopathological Society UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department UF IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center Emerging Pathogens Institute

Advancing forest pathology: the need for community‐driven molecular experimental model systems - Oostlander, Fleißner & Slippers - New Phytologist - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… Anne Oostlander FABI UP Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences @uptuks TU Braunschweig

Last day in beautiful #SouthAfrica- visit to a large forestry nursery (#Eucalyptus and Pine) with FABI team. Learned tons about tree propagation 🌲🌳. Nice to see a successful and fruitful partnership between academia and industry 🤝 #diagnostics #planthealth #treehealth

Silent invaders: The hidden threat of asymptomatic phytobiomes to forest biosecurity Tanney, Kemler, Vivas, Wingfield, Slippers New Phytologist - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/np… FABI UP Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences New Phytologist

Silent invaders: the hidden threat of asymptomatic phytobiomes to forest biosecurity Tanney et al. @fabiteam1 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/np…