Public lecture on genome editing as part of the Studium Generale
Detlef spoke about “How common are spontaneous mutations in plants – and how do they compare to genome editing?”
Last year, the European Court of Justice decided that the … Read the rest
Clemens successfully defended his PhD thesis on the use of ancient DNA from plants and microbes for evolutionary inference.
Congratulations, Clemens!… Read the rest
Julian successfully defended his PhD thesis on the use of whole genome shotgun sequencing in microbiome studies.
Congratulations, Julian!… Read the rest
From Leopoldina, German Botanical Society, Teufel Foundation, Uni Tübingen
Moi Exposito-Alonso received four awards for his research and dissertation at the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology and the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of the Eberhard Karls University … Read the rest
The origins and adaptation of European potatoes reconstructed from historical genomes
Gutaker, R.M., Weiß, C.L., Ellis, D., Anglin, N.L., Knapp, S., Fernández-Alonso, J.L., Prat, S., Burbano H.A.
Nat. Ecol. Evol. https://rdcu.be/bHBXz
Potato, one of the most important staple crops, originates … Read the rest
Focus: Local adaptation of hosts and their pathogen
Over two days, we discussed strategies how to best learn the scale of local adaptation in host-pathogen interactions, and how to understand its evolutionary and molecular foundations. Central focus was our Pathodopsis… Read the rest
Detlef to speak about genome editing in plants
The Tübinger Fenster für Forschung (TÜFFF) will offer insights into local cutting edge research. It’s open to all members of the public, and all ages. We’ll participate with hands-on demonstrations and a … Read the rest
Moi will start his own group at the Carnegie Institution
Moi, who obtained his PhD from WeigelWorld last year, will join the Department of Plant Biology of the Carnegie Institution as a staff associate in the summer of 2019. Moi … Read the rest
Long-term balancing selection drives evolution of immunity genes in Capsella
Koenig et al., eLife 2019;8:e43606 DOI: 10.7554/eLife.43606
Genetic drift is expected to remove polymorphism from populations over long periods of time, with the rate of polymorphism loss being accelerated when … Read the rest
Phloem companion cell-specific transcriptomic and epigenomic analyses identify MRF1, a novel regulator of flowering
You et al. Plant Cell DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.17.00714
The phloem plays essential roles in source-to-sink relationship and in long-distance communication to coordinate growth and development throughout the … Read the rest
