@ewingt-phd.bsky.socialBtw I consider transposable elements to be a cause of age-related #genome instability for us humans!
Our nuclei employ piwi-RNA and Dicer RNAse along with nightly re-methylation to suppress transposable elements
The immortal freshwater hydra happen to have exceptional piwi-RNA/Dicer machinery 🧬
@genomebiolevol.bsky.social@csengepetak.bsky.social @jcbnunez.bsky.social et al. provide the first evidence for regions of low recombination in the purple sea urchin genome, several of which display genomic signatures of structural variants.
@bocascientificinc.bsky.socialUsing #genome-editing techniques in mice, researchers created the most comprehensive #cell lineage maps for #mammalian development. With the current maps as references, researchers can start to manipulate #embryonic cells to determine developmental paths.
www.science.org/content/arti...
@proseandpassion.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy8-Oct-2026
#DNA Typewriter records cells’ history in early #mouse #embryo
Inserted into a fertilized mouse egg genome, the tape then tracked the lineage of 1.3 million embryonic cells up to late organ development
@genomebiolevol.bsky.socialTian & Meyer report alternatively spliced genes with functions related to microtubule organization and neural development, and several genes showing isoform usage strongly associated with behavioral laterality.
🔗 academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...
🖌️ Weiwei Li
@proseandpassion.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy9-Oct-2026
3D structure of #DNA may explain how #cephalopods evolved complex brains
Study suggests that the 3D "entanglement" of DNA may help drive evolutionary innovation
@eakarlsson.bsky.socialOne caveat matters: an HA clade describes the ancestry of ONE gene. It doesn’t describe the entire #genome, capture the virus’s #reassortment history, or automatically tell you its #pandemic potential. The name is useful. You still need to understand the virus #genotype. 🐓🦠🧪😷🥼💉
@journalsysevo.bsky.socialAPG V, the 5th community-based classification of flowering #plants, is now available!
This revision of the APG #classification marks a shift from mainly #plastid-based classification to nuclear-#genome-informed #systematics.
🆓 doi.org/10.1111/jse....
@wileyecology.bsky.social
@rmwaterhouse.bsky.socialWorld Octopus Day 2026 🐙
26 #genome assemblies - 5 chromosomal
#biodiversity #genomics
@ergabiodiv.bsky.social @ebpgenome.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social
See here: goat.genomehubs.org/record?recor...
@genomebiolevol.bsky.socialNojiri, @susaki-lab.bsky.social et al. compared the genomes of the immortal Hydra vulgaris and the aging Hydra oligactis. Results suggest that extended lifespan may reflect differences in how core biological processes are organized.
@oggenfussursula.bsky.socialAre you interested in learning how genomes of weird fungi and protists evolve and are you looking for an exciting PhD opportunity? Jolien van Hooff and I are looking for an enthusiasic PhD candidate at Wageningen University: www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p... #TEworldwide #Fungi #Protists #Genome
@amanzanom.bsky.socialNew #genome 🚨! Chromosomal reference for the 🐢 #leech #Placobdella costata ("C4" sp.). A small 👣 towards understanding this species complex, its #evolution, biol, & 🦠 symbionts!
@biogeneurope.bsky.social @fwf-at.bsky.social @cemess.bsky.social @sangerinstitute.bsky.social
@yeastgenome.bsky.socialThe first integrated #eukaryotic #genome #database has now been running for 30+ years. 🧬 A new history of #SGD traces how a #Stanford #yeast database became a global hub for #genetics, functional #genomics & #humanDisease research. 📄 bit.ly/SGD30FEMSYeast #bioinformatics
@genesdev.bsky.socialRESEARCH PAPER: rRNA 5′ETS processing contributes to nucleolar organization and nuclear architecture
By Mendoza-Figueroa et al. and Kathy Fange Liu
➡️ https://genesdev.cshlp.org/content/40/19-20/1614.abstract
@kathyliulab.bsky.social University of Pennsylvania Penn Medicine
#RNA #nucleus #genome
@journalsysevo.bsky.socialFor a limited time, access our 75th Anniversary special issue on #evolutionary #genomics for free!
Explore foundational milestones in #genome #evolution and join us on a collaborative journey into this remarkable field. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17596831...
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@transpread.bsky.socialA research team has published their findings in Horticulture Research.The researchers constructed a chromosome-level, haplotype-resolved female genome assembly of Vernicia montana, a dioecious woody oilseed tree native to China.
#genome assembly
Details: doi.org/10.1093/hr/uhag149
@genomebiolevol.bsky.socialThe October 2026 issue of GBE is now live - new articles, methods, and genome reports will be published throughout the month, so visit our website regularly.
@leibniz-dsmz.bsky.social🆕 How to work with TYGS? Check out our new tutorials on YouTube!
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
TYGS, the Type (Strain) Genome Server, provides state-of-the-art genome-based taxonomy at your fingertips 😉
@genomebiolevol.bsky.socialThe southern corn rootworm is a leaf beetle native to N. America that infests >50 crops. Coates et al. generated a chromosome-level reference assembly for a male, including the first assembled supernumerary B chromosome for a rootworm.
@genomebiolevol.bsky.social@michid73.bsky.social et al. show that Norwegian kveik forms a distinct and early branch among European brewing yeasts, originating from ancestral populations 4,000 to 8,000 years ago.