Genomes from the deep. In this case collected at a depth of 2400 m during a submarine trip to a hydrothermal vent. A high-quality chromosomal genome assembly of the sea cucumber Chiridota heheva and its hydrothermal adaptation doi.org/10.1093/gigasc…

The beautiful blooming Bauhinia of Bangkok #bauhiniawatch

Have you heard of scientists tagging birds to understand their migration routes? With the help from the public and volunteers, HKU’s scientists are doing the same with Hong Kong’s danaid butterflies whose migrations are still a mystery. For more: danaidhk.com

Unraveling the Genomic Secrets of Timber Trees: A Chromosome-Scale Odyssey #10KP Earth BioGenome Project #plantgenome

Lots of strawberry DNA 🍓 🧬 extracted at Florida Museum #STEM night at Chiles Elementary tonight! Each kid left with their own tube necklace full of DNA.

Gene editing of tomatoes roughly halves their water demand (presumably increasing drought resistance as well) without sacrificing yield. This didn't involve transferring any genes from another species. As such, (if I understand current regulations correctly) this wouldn't be

‘The only thing that could stop the green lighting of crop gene editing in Europe is the determined opposition by the increasingly retrograde green movement.’ Is the CRISPR Revolution Finally Coming to Europe? @jonentine @geneticlitetacy quillette.com/2024/02/12/is-…

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Bauhinia variegata flowering in Shenzhen (and Hong Kong) now, including the white variety #BauhiniaWatch

Great White Sharks are elusive in nature, but not beyond the reach of genetics. In 2019 we learned that their genome is 4.63 billion bases long, more than 50% larger than humans. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1… #MMM2024

New Review: "Technology-enabled great leap in deciphering plant genomes" rdcu.be/dBZXH Analysis of 3,517 de novo assemblies from 1,575 plant species sequenced since 2000, including 793 newly sequenced species in the past three years, and a new database.

UK genetics project looks for lost apple varieties to protect fruit in climate crisis theguardian.com/science/2024/m…

.CitSciMonth, organized by SciStarter and Arizona State University, wouldn’t be possible without the support of NNLM All of Us Program Center and AllofUsResearch.  All of Us is inviting one million people across the U.S. to help build one of the most diverse health databases in history, by filling out surveys and

A brief history of water hyacinth invading the waterways of the world, written in their genomes. A reference genome of Commelinales provides insights into the commelinids evolution and global spread of water hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes) doi.org/10.1093/gigasc…

“We can’t say we’ve solved this ‘abominable mystery’, but we can at least say that there really is one.” What a great quote from Bill Baker Kew Science Kew Gardens on publication of the huge PAFTOL paper in nature newscientist.com/article/242835…

We've got some important local genomics news: International DNA Day comes to Hong Kong’s Biodiversity. bauhiniagenome.hk/2024/04/earth-…

Caught our new nature release? A vast DNA tree of life brings open access DNA sequences of >9500 flowering plants! 🧬 This invaluable resource lets us answer mysteries from Darwin's time and find solutions for tomorrow 🌿 What will you use it for? 👇 kew.org/read-and-watch…

We ♥️ endemic HK floral tree genomes, and this from the Hong Kong Biodiversity Genomics Consortium is a beaut. Like Bauhinia blakeana this was named after a HK Governor Genome assembly of the rare and endangered Grantham’s camellia, Camellia granthamiana doi.org/10.46471/gigab…

Informative post from CitizenScience.Asia on publishing #citizenscience biodiversity data collected in #HongKong medium.com/citizenscience… #HKJP