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Yet more shameless promotion of what must be a fun study on some very cool plants 🌱 check it out 👇
🌿🌍 #AfricanFloraWeek
Phylogenomic analysis reveals five independently evolved African forage grass clades in the genus Urochloa by @LizoMasters and co-authors in @annbot
#openaccess article
👉 botany.fyi/kxqltn
ALT The study provides a detailed phylogeny of Urochloa, identifying key agricultural species and their wild relatives. It shows that important forage traits evolved independently, highlighting Urochloa's potential for agricultural innovation. Conservation and assessment of their diversity are crucial for sustainable forage crop development.
As part of a special issue on 'African Flora in a Changing World', give our paper on the evolution of forage grasses in the African genus Urochloa a read! Lots of polyploidy, lots of convergence, lot of fun 🌾
🎉🆕📰🎉: Phylogenomic analysis reveals five independently evolved African forage grass clades in the genus Urochloa
doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcae022?…
Huge shout out to @AlexZuntini and co. for this amazing achievement. Learning from the best over here 😉
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#metaflora legume diversification has nearly ruined my morning yet again
Is this true? Skipping intro makes sense but why discussion? In fact, methods, results, discussion are all one thing gerrymandered into three
The longer people are in academia, the more they realize that when reading papers it's best to ignore Intro, Discussion etc. and just look at Methods and Results
journals.plos.org/plosone/ar…
What I hoped would be a low-key selfie with @zihengyang and lecturers instantly became an @EMBO 2023 group photo 😅 thank you @CiliAntoniou and @AlexisCompBio for organising such a rigorous and unforgettable course
Lizo Masters retweeted
What do cabbage, kale, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cauliflower, collard greens & kohlrabi have in common?
If you said "they're the same species of plant, selected for different qualities", you're correct!
Let's talk about the chameleon of the vegetable world, the #Brassica!
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🚨🚨🚨PLS Retweet, another position at Kew 🏞! We are looking for Research Associate (PhD level🎓) bioinformatics/genomics🧬 to characterize crop wild relatives and pinpointing domestication syndrome traits in indigenous crops🍠🌾🌱. Apply here: careers.kew.org/vacancy/rese…
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PLS retweet. We are looking for lab assistant (BSc/MSc level🎓) with experience in genomic library preps to work on historical plant materials🌾 (aDNA🧬) in our brand new clean room at Kew🏞 (London🏤). Details: careers.kew.org/vacancy/rese…