Neandertal and Denisovan DNA from Pleistocene sediments
Targeted enrichment of sediment DNA revolutionizing ancient genetics
Viviane Slon, Charlotte Hopfe, Clemens L. Weiß, Hernán A. Burbano, Svante Pääbo, Matthias Meyer
Although a rich record of Pleistocene human-associated archaeological assemblages exists, the … Read the rest
Activation of a Plant NLR Complex through Heteromeric Association with an Autoimmune Risk Variant of Another NLR
When independently evolved immune receptor variants meet … Read the rest
Many thanks to Joy Bergelson, Ben Brachi, Svante Holm, Magnus Nordborg et al.
The Bergelson, Dean, Holm and Nordborg labs are regularly sampling Arabidopsis thaliana field sites in Sweden. Many thanks for their efforts to collect microbial samples, which we … Read the rest
A post-doctoral position is available in the area of comparative genome annotation
More information and the full ad is here.… Read the rest
Genomic basis and evolutionary potential for extreme drought adaptation in Arabidopsis thaliana
On the potential of Arabidopsis to adapt in situ to #climatechange (with many helpers)
Expósito Alonso, M., Vasseur, F., Ding, W., Wang, G., Burbano, H. A., Weigel, D.… Read the rest
We congratulate former WeigelWorld member Karsten Borgwardt
Prof. Dr. Karsten M. Borgwardt (*1980), currently Associate Professor at ETH Zurich, has been appointed as Full Professor of Data Mining at ETH. Karsten is a highly renowned scientist who works on one … Read the rest
Around the world – and also in Tübingen.
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Today, on Charles Darwin’s 208th birthday, we announce the launch of GrENE-net
Today, on Charles Darwin’s 208th birthday, we announce the launch of GrENE-net. A coordinated distributed global evolution experiment to study the Genomics of rapid Evolution in Novel Environments, … Read the rest
Research Associate (TV-L E13 65%)
Population and quantitative genomics of heterosis in cultivated Amaranth
The three species of grain amaranth are ancient crops whose grains have a high nutritional value. Their domestication history is characterized by hybridization and gene flow. … Read the rest
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