🎉🎉🎉Today is the day!
The freshly-updated #TAIR12 genome annotation is now the default across TAIR. 🧪
READ MORE ⤵️
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#plantscience #plantbiology #biology #arabidopsis #TAIR
The freshly-updated #TAIR12 genome annotation is now the default across TAIR. 🧪
READ MORE ⤵️
phoenixbioinfo.org/tair12-takes...
#plantscience #plantbiology #biology #arabidopsis #TAIR
TAIR12 takes root: 2026 genome reannotation becomes default - Phoenix Bioinformatics
This week, TAIR made the freshly-updated TAIR12 genome annotation the default across all of its tools. Araport11 remains accessible...
phoenixbioinfo.org
November 2, 2026 at 6:54 PM
🎉🎉🎉Today is the day!
The freshly-updated #TAIR12 genome annotation is now the default across TAIR. 🧪
READ MORE ⤵️
phoenixbioinfo.org/tair12-takes...
#plantscience #plantbiology #biology #arabidopsis #TAIR
The freshly-updated #TAIR12 genome annotation is now the default across TAIR. 🧪
READ MORE ⤵️
phoenixbioinfo.org/tair12-takes...
#plantscience #plantbiology #biology #arabidopsis #TAIR
Each flowerpot snake is born from an unfertilized egg via "premeiotic endoreplication". She's a genetic clone of her mother. We call this 'parthenogenesis'.
And each cell in her body will have *3* copies of her genome, which is very unusual.
What we think happened: about 41 million years ago...
And each cell in her body will have *3* copies of her genome, which is very unusual.
What we think happened: about 41 million years ago...
Genomic insights into evolution of parthenogenesis and triploidy in the flowerpot snake
The genome of the flowerpot snake provides insights into triploid formation and parthenogenetic reproduction.
www.science.org
November 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Each flowerpot snake is born from an unfertilized egg via "premeiotic endoreplication". She's a genetic clone of her mother. We call this 'parthenogenesis'.
And each cell in her body will have *3* copies of her genome, which is very unusual.
What we think happened: about 41 million years ago...
And each cell in her body will have *3* copies of her genome, which is very unusual.
What we think happened: about 41 million years ago...
@marchalfon.bsky.social @bucherlab.bsky.social et al. provide a brief guide to the genome report and its main components, with recommendations for authors, reviewers, and publishers of such reports.
🔗️ lnkd.in/e2KQFGVw
#societyjournal #genome #evolution
🔗️ lnkd.in/e2KQFGVw
#societyjournal #genome #evolution
November 2, 2026 at 6:03 PM
@marchalfon.bsky.social @bucherlab.bsky.social et al. provide a brief guide to the genome report and its main components, with recommendations for authors, reviewers, and publishers of such reports.
🔗️ lnkd.in/e2KQFGVw
#societyjournal #genome #evolution
🔗️ lnkd.in/e2KQFGVw
#societyjournal #genome #evolution
The genome offers a recipe, not a blueprint, for the brain www.thetransmitter.org/neurodevelop... - Nice piece by Ila Fiete.
The genome offers a recipe, not a blueprint, for the brain
During brain development, genes set the rules and turn the knobs; self-organization does much of the rest.
www.thetransmitter.org
November 2, 2026 at 6:10 PM
The genome offers a recipe, not a blueprint, for the brain www.thetransmitter.org/neurodevelop... - Nice piece by Ila Fiete.
I wonder how long until someone makes a bioweapon that only attacks monsanto's patented corn genome?
November 1, 2026 at 1:03 AM
I wonder how long until someone makes a bioweapon that only attacks monsanto's patented corn genome?
#TEsky PrinTE: a forward simulation framework for studying the role of transposable elements in genome expansion and contraction www.nature.com/articles/s41...
PrinTE: a forward simulation framework for studying the role of transposable elements in genome expansion and contraction - Nature Communications
The authors present PrinTE, a freely available simulator that evolves genomes forward in time to reveal how transposable elements drive genome expansion and contraction, and use it to test hypotheses ...
www.nature.com
November 3, 2026 at 3:59 PM
#TEsky PrinTE: a forward simulation framework for studying the role of transposable elements in genome expansion and contraction www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A woman lived in Isturitz Cave in southwestern France 30,000 years ago.
Her genome mixes western and eastern European ancestry.
Photo: Thilo Parg, CC BY-SA 4.0 🏺
Her genome mixes western and eastern European ancestry.
Photo: Thilo Parg, CC BY-SA 4.0 🏺
November 2, 2026 at 2:03 PM
A woman lived in Isturitz Cave in southwestern France 30,000 years ago.
Her genome mixes western and eastern European ancestry.
Photo: Thilo Parg, CC BY-SA 4.0 🏺
Her genome mixes western and eastern European ancestry.
Photo: Thilo Parg, CC BY-SA 4.0 🏺
The lab is delighted to have participated in producing the first remipede genome!! Remipedes are the only known group of venomous crustaceans, occupy highly unusual habitats, and apparently have giant 8 Gb genome assemblies!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
November 3, 2026 at 3:44 PM
The lab is delighted to have participated in producing the first remipede genome!! Remipedes are the only known group of venomous crustaceans, occupy highly unusual habitats, and apparently have giant 8 Gb genome assemblies!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
I'm sitting outside Genome Sciences reminding folks about early voting :)
October 30, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I'm sitting outside Genome Sciences reminding folks about early voting :)
The human genome doesn't actually code for many more proteins than a fruit fly's. But wheat has six sets of chromosomes to humans' two, and the record holder for the largest genome is the New Caledonian fork fern, with a genome about 50 times larger than ours.
October 29, 2026 at 11:20 PM
The human genome doesn't actually code for many more proteins than a fruit fly's. But wheat has six sets of chromosomes to humans' two, and the record holder for the largest genome is the New Caledonian fork fern, with a genome about 50 times larger than ours.
Grew a flagellate colony, then dosed it with azide 🦠🧬
Every cell is simulated from a unique genome
#simulationgame #microbiology #pixelart #spore #indiegame
Every cell is simulated from a unique genome
#simulationgame #microbiology #pixelart #spore #indiegame
November 3, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Grew a flagellate colony, then dosed it with azide 🦠🧬
Every cell is simulated from a unique genome
#simulationgame #microbiology #pixelart #spore #indiegame
Every cell is simulated from a unique genome
#simulationgame #microbiology #pixelart #spore #indiegame
Look no further if you are interested in a high-quality, 6 chromosomes genome assembly of a Rhizaria (or rather look at this paper). We also describe Lemnamoeba sinaloensis, a new species of lobose amoeba which is very rare in Rhizaria #protistsonsky
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
November 1, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Look no further if you are interested in a high-quality, 6 chromosomes genome assembly of a Rhizaria (or rather look at this paper). We also describe Lemnamoeba sinaloensis, a new species of lobose amoeba which is very rare in Rhizaria #protistsonsky
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Life is the dynamical pattern of processes that constitute a cell or a multicellular organism. The genome is an informational resource that stores the settings of this dynamical regime.
October 31, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Life is the dynamical pattern of processes that constitute a cell or a multicellular organism. The genome is an informational resource that stores the settings of this dynamical regime.
The virus hit the plasmodium, and it budded right back 🦠🧬
Every cell is simulated from a unique genome
#microbiology #pixelart #indiegame #emergent #simulation
Every cell is simulated from a unique genome
#microbiology #pixelart #indiegame #emergent #simulation
November 3, 2026 at 7:04 PM
The virus hit the plasmodium, and it budded right back 🦠🧬
Every cell is simulated from a unique genome
#microbiology #pixelart #indiegame #emergent #simulation
Every cell is simulated from a unique genome
#microbiology #pixelart #indiegame #emergent #simulation
I’ve just published a #PreprintReview of “Genome-wide chromatin reset at the onset of leg regeneration in pancrustaceans” on @prereview.bsky.social
prereview.org/reviews/2388...
prereview.org/reviews/2388...
PREreview of Genome-wide chromatin reset at the onset of leg regeneration in pancrustaceans
Authored by J.P. Flores
prereview.org
November 2, 2026 at 4:13 PM
I’ve just published a #PreprintReview of “Genome-wide chromatin reset at the onset of leg regeneration in pancrustaceans” on @prereview.bsky.social
prereview.org/reviews/2388...
prereview.org/reviews/2388...
Jumping-gene insertions outpaced deletions four- to fivefold in myrtle rust simulations. A later slowdown suggests tighter control over this genome-expanding DNA. doi.org/hcqz8q
Predicting jumping genes' roles in changing genome size
A genome contains all of the DNA of every living organism, but its contents don't stop there—most of these structures also contain snippets of DNA that can copy and paste themselves to "infect" a genome, expanding its size.
phys.org
November 2, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Jumping-gene insertions outpaced deletions four- to fivefold in myrtle rust simulations. A later slowdown suggests tighter control over this genome-expanding DNA. doi.org/hcqz8q
📢 NEW GENOME ALERT
Our genome report covers many species, including plants, fish, insects, and many more.
🧵 Check out some exciting genome assemblies published in #G3journal in recent months
Our genome report covers many species, including plants, fish, insects, and many more.
🧵 Check out some exciting genome assemblies published in #G3journal in recent months
November 3, 2026 at 9:02 PM
📢 NEW GENOME ALERT
Our genome report covers many species, including plants, fish, insects, and many more.
🧵 Check out some exciting genome assemblies published in #G3journal in recent months
Our genome report covers many species, including plants, fish, insects, and many more.
🧵 Check out some exciting genome assemblies published in #G3journal in recent months
And I have lectures w/ video and assignments that teach a subset of that course in my bfx-workshop course:
github.com/genome/bfx-w...
github.com/genome/bfx-w...
github.com/genome/bfx-w...
github.com/genome/bfx-w...
github.com/genome/bfx-w...
github.com/genome/bfx-w...
bfx-workshop/archive/v2025-2026/lectures/week_07 at master · genome/bfx-workshop
A course on genomics and bioinformatics from WashU - genome/bfx-workshop
github.com
November 2, 2026 at 2:24 PM
And I have lectures w/ video and assignments that teach a subset of that course in my bfx-workshop course:
github.com/genome/bfx-w...
github.com/genome/bfx-w...
github.com/genome/bfx-w...
github.com/genome/bfx-w...
github.com/genome/bfx-w...
github.com/genome/bfx-w...
Curious about long-read sequencing and how to turn raw data into a high-quality genome assembly? Want to get the most out of your sequencing data and avoid common assembly pitfalls?
🚀 Join our Long-Read Genome Assembly course!
www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...
🚀 Join our Long-Read Genome Assembly course!
www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...
November 2, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Curious about long-read sequencing and how to turn raw data into a high-quality genome assembly? Want to get the most out of your sequencing data and avoid common assembly pitfalls?
🚀 Join our Long-Read Genome Assembly course!
www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...
🚀 Join our Long-Read Genome Assembly course!
www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...
Genome-wide CRISPRi-seq maps essential-gene contributions to aminoglycoside susceptibility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.11.01.763562v1
November 3, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Genome-wide CRISPRi-seq maps essential-gene contributions to aminoglycoside susceptibility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.11.01.763562v1
Was telling a student about Wolbachia and how cool they are & showed them my 2004 paper on 1st Wolbachia genome journals.plos.org/plosbiology/.... While showing this I discovered it has >1000 citations. I really had no idea but it is nice to see that this paper still has some residual impact ...
Phylogenomics of the Reproductive Parasite Wolbachia pipientis wMel: A Streamlined Genome Overrun by Mobile Genetic Elements
The genome sequence of Wolbachia provides insights into the origins of mitochondria, as well as the ecology and evolution of endosymbiosis.
journals.plos.org
October 30, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Was telling a student about Wolbachia and how cool they are & showed them my 2004 paper on 1st Wolbachia genome journals.plos.org/plosbiology/.... While showing this I discovered it has >1000 citations. I really had no idea but it is nice to see that this paper still has some residual impact ...
🧬 Training: Manual Genome Curation using PretextView | 16–20 November.
Online, hands-on course covering Hi-C map interpretation, assembly assessment, contamination screening and genome curation, including challenging genomes
www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work... @sangerinstitute.bsky.social
Online, hands-on course covering Hi-C map interpretation, assembly assessment, contamination screening and genome curation, including challenging genomes
www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work... @sangerinstitute.bsky.social
November 2, 2026 at 11:01 AM
🧬 Training: Manual Genome Curation using PretextView | 16–20 November.
Online, hands-on course covering Hi-C map interpretation, assembly assessment, contamination screening and genome curation, including challenging genomes
www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work... @sangerinstitute.bsky.social
Online, hands-on course covering Hi-C map interpretation, assembly assessment, contamination screening and genome curation, including challenging genomes
www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work... @sangerinstitute.bsky.social