📃 A new study in @fungal-ecology.bsky.social from @rowenahill.bsky.social uses GlobalFungi sequencing data to provide the first global assessment of Gaeumannomyces incidence, and reviews current understanding of host interactions and lifestyle.
Gaeumannomyces species (Magnaporthales, Ascomycota) occur worldwide as both pathogenic and commensal root-associates of cereal crops and wild grasses,…buff.ly
The genome of the Pacific acorn barnacle provides insights into the evolution of extremely large populations https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.04.27.721231v1
💡 PhD Blog: What's the importance of training during your first PhD year?
Heading into her second-year, #PhD researcher Marine has shared her insights and experience of enhancing her skills and knowledge over the last 12 months, and practical advice for other students.
Read here: buff.ly/xOhpq0S
💬 "From machine learning courses at Earlham Institute, to field training at @rothamsted.bsky.social, the summer school in Bologna and the #genomics workshop in Czechia, each experience has helped prepare me for the challenges of my project."
BLOG: What my first year of my #PhD studies taught me.
How does root invasion differ between endophyte & pathogen?
We are interested in this dichotomy of expression in the most important root disease of wheat, take-all: Stealth vs SEVs
Exceptional tenacity from Stella (looking for a PhD) and the team @earlhaminst.bsky.social @rothamsted.bsky.social 🙏
bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology
Some reflections on #Fungal26 This was a great meeting as always but set against some turbulent times of course, which meant many regular attendees were not present. This thread is mainly for them. However, the proportion of first-time attendees was very high and very international. #Fungal26 1/15
Earlham Institute
What enables a fungus to invade a mammal host? @marco-guerreiro.bsky.social unravels signatures of translation adaptation among pathogenic and non-pathogenic species of Trichosporonales. See more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Earlham Institute
Mark McMullan
Nick Talbot
Emerging fungal pathogens have detrimental impacts on crops, animals, and humans, however little is known about their transition to a pathogenic lifestyle. This study demonstrates that the transition ...
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ICYMI 📻
Catch up on yesterday’s BBC Radio 4 World at One programme - Sarah Montague caught up with JIC's Dr Elizabeth Orton to hear about the process she has refined to speed up ash seed germination, from years in nature down to a week in the lab (from 39:20): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
