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  In Glasgow, Hannah presented our Cucurbitaceae resarch at EURO EVO DEVO 2026. Who stole the blue flowers? Cucurbitaceae lack the genes required for anthocyanin and proanthocyanidin biosynthesis. This is quite unusual, as these genes are conserved in most flowering plants. Check out the full story in our recent preprint "Out of the blue: Family-wide loss of anthocyanin biosynthesis in Cucurbitaceae". https://www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/news#evodevo2026 @boas_pucker #Evolution...

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  Please share with your network: Would you benefit from full plasmid sequencing? Check out this cost-effective solution via nanopore long-read sequencing on old flow cells: https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.04.01.715842 #LongReads #Biotech #SynBio #Plasmids #iGEM @boas_pucker

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  Are you interested in gene expression? We have just released PanXpresso - a large collection of precomputed gene expression datasets for plants, animals, fungi, bacteria, and archaea. We also released XpBrew, a corresponding workflow for the automated processing of large datasets for updating PanXpresso: https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.08.27.747620 #RNAseq #Transcriptomics #Python @boas_pucker

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  We are excited to share our research at Botanik-Tagung 2026. Looking forward to inspiring discussions and a great time in Bochum! https://www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/news#BT2026 #BT2026 #PlantSciences @samnm @boas_pucker

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  RE: https://mstdn.science/@samnm/116205368323560229 See what @samnm achieved with our students within only 1.5 days 👇 #Bioinformatics #Genomics

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  Katharina is presenting her pigment engineering work at #GCSB2026. Check out P50 and read her recent review paper (https://doi.org/10.1111/plb.70047) to learn more #SynBio #PlantBiotech #Yeast

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  Interested in the genetic secrets of your favorite plant? A genome sequence might reveal them. We wrote down a workflow from DNA extraction & sequencing to genome sequence assembly & annotation. It includes a hands-on guide with example commands. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-026-12623-z #Genomics #Bioinformatics @samnm @boas_pucker

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  @deepdna_ai@mastodon.social Thanks for your comments. Why would you even try to sequence a polyploid genome with short-reads? It should be obvious that long-reads are superior. There is already a comparison by Marks et al., 2021 looking at different assembly metrics.

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  One year at Uni Bonn after moving from TU Braunschweig — time really flies! A year full of exciting research, fresh ideas, and strong growth for our group. Grateful for amazing collaborators and supporters along the way. 🚀 On to an even more exciting year ahead! https://www.pbb.uni-bonn.de #ResearchLife #Science #Collaboration @boas_pucker @samnm

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  🌱🐣 Happy Easter from our Plant Biotechnology & Bioinformatics Group! 🧬 Celebrating renewal, curiosity, and the hidden “Easter eggs” in biological data 🧪💻 🌿 Happy Easter! 🌼 https://www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb @boas_pucker @samnm

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  Today, @boas_pucker gave an insightful talk on scientific writing and academic publishing for our group (and interested students) at #UniBonn. Covered everything from how to structure a thesis and managing references with Zotero to how peer review actually works - especially useful for early-stage researchers. We will likely run it again this summer when more international guests are around. Interested students at UniBonn could reach out: https://www.pbb.uni-bonn.de #ScientificWriting #Publish...

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  We are pleased to join the TRA Modelling: Mathematics, Modelling and Simulation of Complex Systems. Looking forward to more transdisciplinary collaborations in the future! https://www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/news #Modelling #ComplexSystems #Simulation #Transdisciplinary #InterdisciplinaryResearch #UniversityOfBonn #Research #Collaboration #DataScience @boas_pucker

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  🌸 Exciting news: our Digitalis purpurea (foxglove) genome study got published! We uncovered the genetic basis of flower color and morphology - TEs are playing an important role. 🔗 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-026-12889-3 #Genomics #PlantScience #Anthocyanins #Evolution @boas_pucker @samnm

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  RE: https://mastodon.social/@boas_pucker/116129536732585877 We invite highly motivated and experienced students and early-career researchers to join our group in Bonn for a visiting research stay. This is a great opportunity to gain hands-on experience, exchange ideas, and work in a collaborative and supportive scientific environment with excellent computational resources. #ComputationalBiology #Bioinformatics #EvolutionaryBiology #ComparativeGenomics #ResearchOpportunity #EarlyCareerResearcher...