Delighted to announce that this year’s Schering Young Investigator Award has been awarded to Can Aztekin, Max-Planck-Research Group Leader. Congratulations Can!
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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory
Very pleased to see this out. Our new Poecilia picta genome shows rapid Y degeneration in a young XY system — rapid gene loss and Helitron accumulation, plus compensatory gene traffic to autosomes. Led by @joellelafond.bsky.social with Yuying Lin & @squarehare.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/mec....
Amazing! This report suggests that a gall aphid injects into their plant host an enzyme that manipulates auxin levels in the host and thereby induces galls.
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I’ve officially resigned as Associate Editor for Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. It used to be a reputable journal, but became a case study in how forced automation destroys academic integrity. 👇
Right now anti-gene-editing groups are lobbying MEPs to block crucial innovation that will make European agriculture more sustainable.
The final vote on legislation governing the use of New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) will take place next week.
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