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We also have a recent post on a fascinating very early #woman #History lecturer #univofstandrews : Elizabeth Hewat: graduate of #EdinburghUni, wartime replacement lecturer in History #UnivofStAndrews 1919-20. Had hoped to be ordained as #Church of #Scotland minister in 1920s. Later, missionary, scholar, educator in China and India. #histodons https://women-historians.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2024/05/02/elizabeth-g-k-hewat-1895-1968/
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My co-authors and I are deeply honoured to be shortlisted in this group of inspiring books by wonderful authors! And delighted to see #BSHS supporting collaborative research (i.e. multi-author monographs) A History of Scientific Journals: publishing at the Royal Society 1665-2015 (UCL Press, 2022, #openaccess ) is short-listed for the Pickstone Prize for the the best academic book (in English) in history of science, medicine and technology. #hstm #histsci #histodons https://www.bshs.org.uk/bs...
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My #OA book (from 2022) has now passed 10,000 downloads and has already been cited in a wide variety of contexts (many of them far outside my core discipline). Clear evidence of the benefits of #openaccess to humanities publishing - and yet I've just learned that #REF2029 has backed away from imposing an #openaccess mandate on books and other long-form research outputs. Until next time, they say. https://www.ref.ac.uk/news/early-decisions-made-on-ref-2029-open-access-policy/
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Interested to read Rob Johnson's piece on #LSEImpactBlog - arguing that non-profit #OA publishing should not be expected to be cheaper (unless done at small-scale with lots of volunteer labour and in-kind support) - and so will need support so it can reach the scale that _will_ enable cost-savings. In other words, don't argue that going non-profit #OA will be cheaper. Argue that it is the Right Thing to do. https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2024/01/09/not-for-profit...
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Those interested in learned society journals - including finances, unpaid labour, in-kind support - might be interested in our article on the business history of #IsisJournal from the 1950s on. It really brought home to me the importance of that dwindling phenomenon: 'institutional support'. #histsci #scholarlyPublishing https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/eprint/QUU3JSUI8XJRB3SWATR4/full?redirectUri=/doi/epdf/10.1086/731713
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The new #openaccess collaborative Scottish Universities Press has just announced the titles of its first books - due to launch in October. Here's hoping for many more! https://www.sup.ac.uk/news/sup-announces-first-books
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I'm delighted to be in Paris, for a two-day workshop on scientific journals in the 19th/20th centuries - and honoured that our book 'A History of Scientific Journals' has been given pride of place! https://www.ehess.fr/fr/journ%C3%A9es-d%C3%A9tude/revues-scientifiques-xix%E1%B5%89-xx%E1%B5%89-si%C3%A8cles https://uclpress.co.uk/book/a-history-of-scientific-journals/
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How did #UnivofStAndrews benefit from, participate in, or support, British colonialism? Our report 'The University of St Andrews and the legacies of empire, 1700-1900' is now available https://legacies-of-empire.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/ The detail of our findings may be of most interest to those closely associated with #standrews #Fife and #Tayside, or #Scotland; but I hope that our approach will be of interest to a wider audience. #history #histodons
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It was fantastic to see #histsci friend @SurekhaDavies@historians.social on stage at the #Edinburgh #bookfest last week, promoting her book Humans: a Monstrous History. I particularly enjoyed seeing what authors do behind the scenes at these events (including: hard at work signing books...)
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We are looking for a Bachelor's or Master's student to develop a functional annotation tool for large plant gene families. If you are excited about this opportunity, please get in touch. Details are available here: https://www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/news#GFA2026 #Python #Genomics #Bioinformatics @PuckerLab
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Just in time for the weekend: our latest paper is out in Plant Biology! Anthocyanins and betalains in evolution: Why mutual exclusion remains the best-supported model https://doi.org/10.1111/plb.70254 #PlantBiology #Evolution #Anthocyanins #Betalains @PuckerLab
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It was a pleasure to recently give talks and meet with researchers working on exciting questions in plant sciences. My talks included “Addressing the Functional Annotation Bottleneck in Plant Genomics” and “Evolutionary Ups and Downs of Anthocyanin Biosynthesis”. Many thanks to the hosts and everyone who joined the discussions and shared their perspectives. #PlantGenomics #Evolution #Bioinformatics #Anthocyanins #Python https://www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/news @PuckerLab
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RE: https://mstdn.science/@samnm/117082616787731848 This could be your chance to move into #bioinformatics 👇 👇 👇
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Having a busy day? Julie’s latest work might be just the thing to calm things down. 🌿 Genome sequence and annotation of Valeriana officinalis https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.08.14.744958 #Genomics #Bioinformatics #PlantSciences @PuckerLab @researchdata_openaccess
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We went on a boat trip to collect samples of aquatic carnivorous plants (Utricularia). Excited to learn more about these fascinating plants? Check out our latest preprint: https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.08.27.747637 #PlantSciences #Genomics #TeamWork @PuckerLab @samnm
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Today is the day! Your chance to learn about synthetic biology (iGEM). We will be sharing our experiences at 6 pm in SR2.007 (IZMB, Kirschallee 1). Interested students from the University of Bonn are invited! Details: https://www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/igem #iGEM #SynBio #TeamWork @PuckerLab @samnm
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Here is an update on our nanopore sequencing activities showing the output per flow cell: https://www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/news#P2OS The data are mostly from plant DNA, with some microbial genomes also included. #LongReads #Genomics @PuckerLab
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Activation of anthocyanin biosynthesis in Utricularia gibba depends on nitrogen starvation and light exposure #FlavonoidFriday https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.08.27.747637 & https://shorturl.at/Be9T2
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New paper out in The Plant Journal! 🌱 Out of the blue: family-wide loss of anthocyanin biosynthesis in Cucurbitaceae We investigate the evolutionary loss of anthocyanin biosynthesis across the cucumber family (Cucurbitaceae) and what comparative genomics can reveal about the history of this important plant pigment pathway. Read it here: https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.71136 #PlantScience #PlantEvolution #ComparativeGenomics #Cucurbitaceae @PuckerLab
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Human design or AI-generated? 🤖🎨 This is a question we sometimes get when presenting our figures at conferences. Given the flood of AI-generated images these days, it is a perfectly understandable question. The figures in our publications are designed by a very talented and highly motivated human: Marie. 🌱✨✏️🧠🌿 👉 Check out Marie’s amazing work: https://www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/mh 📖 Example reference: https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.71136. #ScientificIllustration #ScienceCommunication #SciArt @...
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Today, I am giving a lecture on “Open Data in Plant Genomics & Evolutionary Biology” as part of the Bonn Open Science Coffee Lecture series. I will be discussing the role of #OpenData for our data-driven research on the evolution of the specialized plant metabolism. The lecture is available via Zoom: https://www.open-science.uni-bonn.de/events/coffee-lecture-boas-pucker Looking forward to the discussion! #Genomics #Bioinformatics #BigData #OpenScience #Evolution #PlantSciences @Pucker...
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Anthocyanin biosynthesis remains a hot topic in plant biology despite nearly 200 years of research #FlavonoidFriday https://doi.org/10.1111/plb.70283 & https://shorturl.at/fCVcO @PuckerLab
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Enjoyed some wonderful days in Galway teaching long-read genomics and discussing plant genomics, synthetic biology, and iGEM with colleagues. Many thanks to Erasmus for enabling this lecturer mobility, and to Sara and Ronan for hosting me in the Green Biosciences section (SBCS, University of Galway). Interested in organizing a long-read genomics course at your university? Get in touch! 🔗 Details: https://www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/news#galway2026 @PuckerLab
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Excited to share our new review article, “Elucidating and exploring specialised plant metabolism through a pangenomic and pantranscriptomic lens,” published in TPJ! http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tpj.71173 This is another outcome of our successful, long-standing collaboration with Jakob Franke and his team at LUH. @PuckerLab @mary_ #Genomics #SpecializedMetabolism