I brought back the dire lotus from extinction by using CRISPR in Arabidopsis! Same Arabidopsis thaliana species, just four mutations..

A breakthrough in plant gene delivery!🌱 Our new study shows that R. rhizogenes strain A4 outperforms traditional agro strains in transient gene expression, especially in solanaceous crops like tomato and pepper. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pb… 📄Published in Plant Biotechnology Journal

Finally out! nature.com/articles/s4146…

🕰️ 🦠How do circadian clocks maintain robustness in changing environments? #GreenMotherMachine helped uncover how a simple circadian clock network can exhibit complex noise filtering properties to maintain accuracy Nature Communications doi.org/10.1038/s41467…

A true “lab” story in full bloom: Jonathan D. G. Jones, Wolf Prize Laureate in Agriculture 2025, and Caroline Dean, Wolf Prize Laureate in Agriculture 2020, are more than just partners in life — they’re also partners in discovery. Jonathan’s pioneering work revealed how plants

Deeply honored and humbled by this recognition. Thrilled to be part of The Sainsbury Laboratory! None of this would be possible without the unwavering support from my colleagues, friends, family, and above all, every past and present member of my group! 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🙏🙏🙏The Royal Society IS-MPMI

It’s on! Jonathan Jones Celebratory Symposium — Plant immunity; looking back to look forward

It’s been such a privilege to be exposed to Jonathan D G Jones infectious curiosity, relentless optimism, and tireless dedication to engineering plants for the better world! A fantastic symposium to celebrate his achievements The Sainsbury Laboratory and beyond. Ideas to seed on the right!

What happens when you take a group of aspiring scientist-founders out of the city and into the wild? Welcome to the 5050 retreat. For three days, mid-program, the cohort trades research for reflection. They learn, journal, debate, build, and connect.

Friday Flower 001: Mimulus lewisii 🌸✨ Monkeyflowers are masterpieces of design with nectar-guide spots formed by an activator–inhibitor system of MYB transcription factors. These generate reaction–diffusion patterns across the ventral petal.

Thanks BBC for having me on to talk about all things potatoes! 🥔 Tune in from 37:06 to learn about our work on plant disease resistance at BioP and The Sainsbury Laboratory bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

And it’s finally out! As part of this year’s Decoding Bio Snapshot, Sasha Eremina and I delve into what Plant and Agricultural Biotechnology will look like over the next 5 years. Link here! decodingbio.substack.com/p/projections-…

The Decoding Bio annual snapshot is out! It was a privilege being an author this year with Anthony Costa and Daniel Burkhardt! Check out our chapter on current research and future direction for virtual cells, and notable work by Arc Institute, NOETIK and Basecamp Research

Anyone working on succulents-as-a-service (SaaS)?

Busy week for TSL Ventures! First Damien Caubrière and Sasha Eremina joined the #WorldAgriTech Innovation Summit in London, then innovation came to Norwich for Norwich Research Park's #PosterShowcaseEvent. Huge thanks to everyone for making Norwich a centre of agritech excellence! 🌱🚀

New PhD opportunity in my group The Sainsbury Laboratory - See below on how to apply biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk/projects/vanis…

New opportunity to undertake a PhD in my group ⁦John Innes Centre⁩ - if you’re interested in plant immunity and evolution check out the link! biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk/projects/under…

🔬 PhD opportunity alert! Join us at the Crop Science Centre Department of Plant Sciences Cambridge to decode sensor–helper NLR communication mechanisms in plant immunity. Apply by 14th November! 🔍 More info 👉 findaphd.com/phds/project/d… #PhD #PlantScience #Biology Please RT

Come work with Dr. Wenbo Ma and me on expanding the potential of a novel RNAi trans-species gene silencing platform! You will be right at the intersection of fundamental immunity research and translational work at The Sainsbury Laboratory Ventures.

Today is a big day as the Precision Breeding Act comes into force 🌱 Sophien Kamoun: “This is a milestone for UK science and innovation. We now have the regulatory framework to translate discovery into impact — improving crops, strengthening food security, and benefiting society” 🌿