🐄 Genome invites studies on livestock genomics: genetic architecture, breeding innovations, health management, and product quality improvements. Submit by May 1, 2025 ▶️ ow.ly/ncwg50TXvj6 #LivestockGenomics Matthew Links Sateesh Kagale

Release of DeepVariant 1.8. Large speed improvement (~67% faster) via small model for easy sites. New Pangenome-aware option. Reduces error by ~30% for vg-mapped WGS ~10% for BWA WGS ~5% BWA exome. New config for custom model users, see release notes 1/3 github.com/google/deepvar…

My Tidyverse local synteny visualizer is up on GitHub: github.com/cxli233/TidyLo… GitHub page contains 2 example datasets, as well as step-by-step instruction & explanations on how it works. Details on required input data are discussed in the GitHub page.

In one year, I genetically engineered the boring Arabidopsis into a beautiful ornamental flower 🧬🌹 Here is how and why I gave this model organism a visual upgrade 🧵(1/7)

📊 Genome seeks research on #multiomics in precision ag: #genomics, #transcriptomics, #proteomics, and #metabolomics for targeted crop management. Submit by May 1, 2025 ▶️ ow.ly/v8xP50TXwvs Guest Editors: Matthew Links Sateesh Kagale

Good to catch up with fellow canadian scientists at the #PAG32 Curtis Pozniak Sateesh Kagale Raju Chaudhary Harmeet Singh GIFS🌾

This is like AlphaFold, but for protein localisation rather than folding It's a deep learning model that predicts a protein's subcellular compartment based on its amino acid sequence alone:

Been thinking about doing a PhD? Come join the Quilichini Lab U of Saskatchewan! This funded PhD will apply chemical imaging to a special 🌱 cell wall, and join a diverse team of researchers in Saskatoon 🇨🇦 & CanadianLightSource info 👉 research-groups.usask.ca/quilichinilab/… Call closes March 15, 2025.

🧬🧩🌾💻👨‍🎓🧬👍💚📲👨‍🌾🍞📈 📢 #InterestingRead - #Genomics #plantbreeding "Safe "Genome-Edited Crops"🧬💚👍 #NGTs ➡️The Photosynthesis Upgrade: Creating Super Crops for a Changing World ➡️ scitechdaily.com/the-photosynth… ➡️ #Photosynthesis #plantphysiology #molecularbiology #foodsecurity

➡️Cereal #landraces for sustainable #agriculture. A review. ➡️ A. C. Newton, T. Akar, J. P. Baresel, P. J. Bebeli, E. Bettencourt, K. V. Bladenopoulos, J. H. Czembor, D. A. Fasoula et al. lnkd.in/gdEt63p lnkd.in/gb7tJrU #genebank #biodiversity #plantbreeding

We're thrilled to introduce PromoterAI — a tool for accurately identifying promoter variants that impact gene expression. 🧵 (1/)

It has been a while… but an updated, faster & more accurate version of OrthoFinder is now out! Scales to thousands of species on conventional compute resources with higher accuracy than ever before and the same data rich fully phylogenetic outputs 👉biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Up next is NRC Canada Senior Research Officer Sateesh Kagale, who discussed challenges facing global pea production, and current efforts to establish a genomics platform to develop climate-resilient pea varieties. Dr Kagale discussed the Pisum 60+ Project, an international pea

Honored to be featured in The Plant Journal, where I had the opportunity to reflect on my career path, scientific journey, and the ideas that shaped it. Many thanks to Dr. Luis De Luna Valdez for the thoughtful interview and for making this possible. NRC Canada

Dr. Pierre Hucl awarded 2025 ClarkNewman award from Canadian Seed Growers Association seedgrowers.ca/pierrehucl-202…

“Plant breeders have a very tangible impact on the lives of growers,” said Gurcharn Brar, head of the University of Alberta wheat breeding program. “That’s very, very fulfilling" grainswest.com/2024/09/for-th… Alberta Grains

Honored to receive the C.D. Nelson Award from the Canadian Society of Plant Biologists! Grateful to my amazing research group, mentors, collaborators & colleagues. Thank you all.

Thank you Sampath.

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Beyond Gene Sequences: Pan-Transcriptome links the transcriptional complexity to functional diversity #commentary #PlantCommunications cell.com/plant-communic…