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Michael Bevan

@michaelbevan565

Plant scientist working at the John Innes Centre, interested in genomics and growth control

 Norwich, England
jic.ac.uk
Joined August 2016
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After four adventurous years, happy to share our work. We asked: How much of RNA processing is written in the sequence, and how much depends on where it sits in the genome? We built IntronTRIP to find out. Both matter, but not quite the way we thought.
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Genomic context tunes sequence-encoded RNA processing

Genomic context tunes sequence-encoded RNA processing

Sequence and genomic position jointly determine RNA processing, but at native loci the two are difficult to separate. Here, we uncoupled them by integrating RNA-processing elements into endogenous...

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Out today - commentary from Caixia Gao and I on excessive regulation of benign and useful crop improvement methods Roads not taken: The mismatch between safety and regulation of plant b… sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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📣 Apply to the John Innes Foundation Rotation PhD Programme This 4-year #PhD programme trains graduate students in Plant & Microbial Sciences @JohnInnesCentre @TheSainsburyLab & @EarlhamInst 🗓️ Apply before 12 Nov '26 ➡️ okt.to/qjy60T
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Interested in legume root endosymbiosis and its signalling pathways? Keen to join a multidisciplinary, dynamic and collegial team? This PhD studentship is for you: biodtp.norwichresearchpark.a… Apply via the link - Application deadline 30th of November. Thank you for RT!
Endosymbiosis-mediated Regulation of Nuclear Calcium Signalling (CHARPENTIER_J27DTP) | Doctoral...

Endosymbiosis-mediated Regulation of Nuclear Calcium Signalling (CHARPENTIER_J27DTP) | Doctoral...

Are you passionate about plant biology, endosymbiosis, or bioengineering? Join a cutting-edge research project exploring how plants communicate with beneficial soil microbes to uptake nutrients.

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My lab at JIC is recruiting 3 PDRA: 🔹 Bioinformatics / AI 🔹Molecular Biology / Genetics 🔹Proteomics Programme funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation. Closing date: 27 February Apply here: jic.ac.uk/vacancies/postdoct… jic.ac.uk/vacancies/postdoct… jic.ac.uk/vacancies/postdoct… Please RT 🙏
Postdoctoral Researcher (Charpentier Group) | John Innes Centre

Postdoctoral Researcher (Charpentier Group) | John Innes Centre

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the Charpentier Group at the John Innes Centre, working on cutting-edge science in the field of plant calcium signalling.

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New opportunity to join our #EvoMPMI group @JohnInnesCentre as a Postdoctoral Researcher working in the mechanistic basis of immunity in diverse plants. Please spread the word, reach out by email, and/or apply if interested! More details here: jic.ac.uk/vacancies/postdoct…
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📣 Happy to announce that we are looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher @JohnInnesCentre to join my Wellcome-funded project. 📅 Closes on 10 Dec. jic.ac.uk/vacancies/36866/
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So how is it possible to apply fertilizer to a chalk stream irrigated system, whee presumably the run off returns to the stream?
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Thank you for your progressive actions
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“We defeated a well-funded, bad-faith attempt to turn our country against our founding agreement.” — Kassie Hartendorp e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-…
Why the Treaty principles bill had to go down | E-Tangata

Why the Treaty principles bill had to go down | E-Tangata

“We defeated a well-funded, bad-faith attempt to turn our country against our founding agreement.” — Kassie Hartendorp.

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Whew!! Great work James and a real credit for your persistence and creativity
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#DNA #methylation #4mC #epigenetics #germline #Marchantia #sperm #fertility #chromatin #reproduction #plantbiology #evolution
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Happy to share our latest discovery of the autoactive CNGC15, sufficient to enhance root endosymbiosis in legume and field grown wheat: nature.com/articles/s41586-0… Thank you to everyone involved! Special shout-out @NicMCook1, G.Gobbato, collaborators @DaveLawson101 , @CristobalUauy
Autoactive CNGC15 enhances root endosymbiosis in legume and wheat

Autoactive CNGC15 enhances root endosymbiosis in legume and wheat

Nature - Nuclear calcium oscillations initiate plant–arbuscular mycorrhiza and nitrogen-fixing bacteria symbioses for nutrient acquisition, with a newly discovered autoactive CNGC15 mutant...

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Elon Musk is a Fellow of the Royal Society you know @royalsociety
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🚨 NEW: Scotland Yard has increased Jess Phillips' security and have told her not to go out in public alone after Elon Musk called her a 'rape genocide apologist' [@breeallegretti]
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Feels like yesterday! Such a privilege to have fine students who have done very well ❤️❤️
Ana I. Caño-Delgado (@Ana_CanoDelgado) profile pictureAna I. Caño-Delgado@Ana_CanoDelgado14 Dec 2024
Regards from 25 years ago @JohnInnesCentre !! I was a happy & priviledged PhD student in @michaelbevan565 Lab - times flies but best coleagues and friends stay forever 🌱🌱(see @ClausSchwech on my right, Melina, Rob and Caroline) #Arabidopsis glamour @tair_news
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Tawaiho, the Maori king of New Zealand, December 1897.
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Who were the "scientific refugees" the UK couldn't help during the Second World War? Sir David Clary will share the tragic fates, or astounding survival experiences, of these erudite scholars. rigb.org/whats-on/lost-scien…

The lost scientists of WWII | Royal Institution

Former FCO chief scientific advisor Sir David Clary FRS tells the stories of scientists from Germany and other European count

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Omai of the Friendly Isles wikiart.org/en/joshua-reynol…
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"Meet the new boss / Same as the old boss" - my Political Roundup about the new vested interests that the Lange and Douglas revolution installed in 1984 that are still on top in 2024: democracyproject.substack.co…
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Ed Buckler@EdBuckler28 Aug 2024
PlantCaduceus - Cross-species modeling of plant genomes Led by Jingjing Zhai and Aaron Gokaslan, with the Kuleshov lab, we’re having our “ChatGPT moment” with DNA Large Models. PlantCaduceus predicts functional DNA sequences with single base resolution across flowering plants.
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There's clearly no day that couldn't be improved with a photograph of Albert Camus dancing.
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Albert Camus dancing
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In South Africa, farmers are growing GM drought-tolerant and insect-resistant maize varieties. GM cotton in Malawi has more than trebled yields vs. conventional. In Nigeria, GM cowpea is resistant to pod borer, which can devastate up to 90% of the crop. nation.africa/kenya/blogs-op…
Biotech key to sustainable agriculture in Africa

Biotech key to sustainable agriculture in Africa

Biotechnology holds the key to solving some of Africa’s most pressing challenges.

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