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First ever for SA wheat science!🇿🇦
We just published: Long-read genome sequencing of bread wheat facilitates disease resistance gene cloning.
Thank you for an incredible international collaboration @simonkrattinger @anaveen07 @AbroukMichael @UFSweb
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The Veldkos| Field food DNA project in South Africa's inspiration @diplomics_sa @dsigovza @CenGenZA @WCEDnews @steuernb @MartinjVickers @nanopore
.@DaffDNA is a colloborative project between schools and scientists, funded by @royalsociety. We caught up with Jon Hill who shared how the project is geting school children excited about science and equipping them with the skills for a career in STEM. #nanoporeconf,
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Probably the best envelope in the world arrived today @DaffDNA @DundeeBotanics @nanopore @UoDLifeSciences @UoD_DAG @royalsociety #partnershipgrants @aeharkess @RHSWisley @BotanyRNG @RoyalSocBio @Tom_J_Ireland I genuinely want to frame an envelope!
Excitement on Day 3 of The Veldkos|Field food DNA project at @CenGenZA using Quast and Busco on their plant genome assembly under the guidance of @steuernb @MartinjVickers
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PRESS RELEASE - King’s Birthday Honours recognition for Professor Diane Saunders
Congratulations to @Saunders_Lab who has been recognised for her outstanding scientific achievements and dedication to women in STEM with the honour of OBE
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geneLearners#14 at IINGCINGA ZETHU S.S. Grade 12 Agricultural Sciences learners doing Punnett squares.
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Week 1 #VeldkosFieldFoodDNAProject = ✅! Huge shoutout to our Grade 11 rockstars! Their @nanopore P2 Solo sequencing run is still on fire, churning out a whopping 144 Gb of data with an impressive N50 read length of 20 kb! Data analysis in July! @diplomics_sa @WCEDnews @dsigovza
Day 3 of #VeldkosFieldFoodDNAProject delivered lots of nervous excitement as learners loaded their libraries onto the #ONTP2Solo for #sequencing. Thanks to funders @diplomics_sa for popping by and sharing their career paths with the participants! #nextgendoingnextgen🧬🧑🎓🧑🔬
Finally, it's time! The Veldkos | Field Food DNA Project kicked off today! Only being introduced to a molecular lab this morning, the learners are already grasping concepts and handling equipment confidently. #nextgendoingnextgen #sequencing #VeldkosFieldFoodDNAProject🧬👩🔬🧑🔬
📢Excited to share: The Veldkos | Field Food DNA Project kicks off on Monday! It's a first in RSA and we're looking forward to welcoming our 12 participants. Stay tuned for updates as we delve into the world of #Genomics together!🧬
#VeldkosFieldFoodDNAProject #nextgensequencing
On Monday, we effortlessly set up the Oxford @nanopore PromethION 2 Solo, a sleek, plug-and-play long-read sequencing instrument in our lab. Thanks to @diplomics_sa for their support in making these projects possible!
Helping out @StellenboschUni Plant Pathology PhD student Ayesha Shaikh with #DNAextractions on her #maize project.
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Congrats to @engelbriewe for winning "Best Biotech Article" in the @CropLifeSA South Africa article awards on Friday.
Her story, "Decoding the Spekboom" details the incredible work being done by @CenGenZA, to be the first to decipher the plant's genetic code.
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The winner in the @CropLifeSA plant biotechnology article competition is Engela Duvenhage. #AWSAawards23
Grateful to have shared moments with inspiring LifeSciences and AgriSciences educators at our #geneTeachers workshops. 🌱🧬 On #WorldTeachersDay, we applaud your dedication to nurturing young minds through education. 📚👩🏫
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Fortunate to have hosted our collaborators in the barley brewing industry this week!
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@Sabbi_barley @abinbev @diplomics_sa #Genetics #cropimprovement #collaboration #plantbreeding
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Attention aspiring bioinformaticians! Take advantage of this great opportunity.
#sciencejobs #opportunity #bioinformatics #omics #DIPLOMICS #STEM – at Kloof, South Africa
**📢 - OPPORTUNITY ALERT **
@Bioinformatics_ @SANBI_SA @ceri_news @diplomics_sa
Closing date - 18th October 2023
Dedicated Gr12 Agricultural Science learners of IINGCINA ZETHU SS (Ceres) who just wrote a trial history exam paper attending geneLearners 10 to review their knowledge of genetics. @diplomics_sa @WCED_Districts
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** - OPPORTUNITY ALERT - **
DIPLOMICS is looking for an Administrative Officer to join the team in Cape Town!
To apply, please send a letter of motivation, CV and contact details of two referees to [email protected].
Closing date - 28th August 2023
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