Some updates on: Understanding Host–Pathogen Interactions in Brassica napus in the Omics Era ##mdpiplants via Plants MDPI

Re-sharing this piece I wrote last month, which explores why interleukin-6 trials have been disappointing so far. For instance, Miriam Merad, MD, PhD suggested that a combination cytokine treatment could yield better results: the-scientist.com/news-opinion/t…

A new family of structurally conserved fungal effectors displays epistatic interactions with plant resistance proteins biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh… #biorxiv_plants

Plant Cells Swap Organelles interesting read: the-scientist.com/news-opinion/p…

A new way of looking at placenta - it’s like a whole lump of cancerous cells, it “lives and die young”, very interesting! quantamagazine.org/new-genomic-st…

Kati Kariko Helped Shield the World From the Coronavirus - The New York Times : “The best scientists try to prove themselves wrong” - the spirit of a real scientist, never gives up nytimes.com/2021/04/08/hea…

Utilising genomic tools for Brassica crop improvement under changing global conditions 🌡️🌏 Check out our latest review Shu Saad School of Biological Sciences, UWA UWA Research Frontiers - Genetics frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

Polyploidy: an evolutionary and ecological force in stressful times academic.oup.com/plcell/article… WGD in plants induced by stress - a good read!

DNA of Giant ‘Corpse Flower’ Parasite Surprises Biologists quantamagazine.org/dna-of-giant-c… via Quanta Magazine

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A new nucleotide, Z, found in phage 😮 nature.com/articles/d4158…

Recent work suggests that an endosymbiosis between the aquatic microbe 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘶𝘮 and the 𝘊𝘩𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 algae inside it is stabilized by a threat of genomic sabotage that keeps the host in line. Max Kozlov 🇺🇦 reports: quantamagazine.org/rna-brakes-may…

I just reviewed Plagued by John Froude; John Froude. #Plagued #NetGalley netgalley.com/book/220685/re…

Professor Jacqui Batley BatleyLabUWA will be presenting a keynote speech at #APBC2022! 🎉📣👏🏼 Register now so you can catch her keynote: apbconference.org/registration-v…

Genomes of hundreds of extinct species revealed by rewinding evolution newscientist.com/article/231462…

Over on the blog today we are featuring some #underutilized crops incl: Bambara groundnut, Winged bean, and millets. The work is part of our new Crop Diversification Unit led by Dr Sean Mayes! UoNBiosciences Nottingham Research blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/futurefood/202… cc Festo Massawe

Check out our new book chapter, Innovative Advances in Plant Genotyping. William Thomas,@YueqiZhang,Junrey Amas,Aldrin Cantila ,Jaco Daniel Zandberg Samantha Harvie link.springer.com/protocol/10.10…

"Crop Domestication and Selection: An Evolutionary View Affecting the Development of Agronomic Traits", edited by Hong An 安 宏 Tina Neik and myself, invite you submit your manuscript: frontiersin.org/research-topic…

Pleased to inform that our review paper is out ‘Diversifying agrifood systems to ensure global food security following the Russia–Ukraine crisis’ frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

Just published! Check out our latest review on CRISPR-based genome editing tools as an accelerator for crop breeding, led by two BatleyLabUWA alumni Fangning Zhang and Tina Neik mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/1… IJMS MDPI School of Biological Sciences, UWA The UWA Institute of Agriculture