In Genome Biology: 3D genome of interspecific hybrids
Altered chromatin compaction & histone methylation in an interspecific Arabidopsis hybrid
Wangsheng Zhu et al., Genome Biology 2017 18:157, doi.org/10.1186/s13059-017-1281-4
Background: The merging of two diverged genomes can result in hybrid offspring that phenotypically differ greatly from both parents. In … Read the rest
2017 Campus Soccer Tournament
Two awesome WeigelWorld soccer teams participated in this year’s campus tournament.
Denisovans
The Elephants
In Science: Ancient maize adaptation to temperate climate
Genomic estimation of complex traits reveals ancient maize adaptation to temperate North America
Swarts, K., Gutaker, R. M., Benz, B., Blake, M., Bukowski, R., Holland, J., Kruse-Peeples, M., Lepak, N., Prim, L., Romay, M. C., Ross-Ibarra, J., Sanchez-Gonzalez, J. d. … Read the rest