A nice thing happened.. We got the cover of Nature Genetics! 😊🎉
The spheres trace nuclear stages through early embryogenesis, with color bursts capturing the diverse events that shape genome architecture.
Art done by my friend and very talented artist @christophewirtz.bsky.social 🎨
Our research has made the front cover of Nature Genetics 🌟
“The Genome Awakens,” artwork by Christophe Wirtz, depicts the maternal-to-zygotic transition – capturing the dynamic transformation of genome architecture during early embryogenesis 🧬
🚨 We discovered a new mode of Hox gene regulation in annelids! 🪱 A distal enhancer acts as a "global control region", lifting Hox genes from Polycomb repression. This is reminiscent of Hox gene control in vertebrates, but the two modes likely evolved convergently.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Derek Lowe
📊 Five #ggplot2 functions I wish I'd known about earlier 📊
I've written a short blog (with examples) of some of the lesser-known {ggplot2} functions and arguments that make it easier to create better charts!
Link: nrennie.rbind.io/blog/five-gg...
#RStats #DataViz
I wrote an essay. It’s about gain-of-function mutations. And penguins. Also ion channels, chihuahuas, the film Alien, recycled cardboard, and the Apollonian mind. Oh, and muffins.
Thanks to the editors of #GENETICS @genetics-gsa.bsky.social for letting me take some stylistic liberties. 1/2
There are a few small tweaks you can make to your ggplot2 code to improve your charts. However, they’re not often mentioned. So here’s a few functions and arguments I wish I’d known about earlier.
