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Matt Davis

@davismw.bsky.social

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PhD Candidate at UC Davis Happy to talk about somatic mutation and genetics!

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · 01/05/2026

One of the most-viewed PNAS articles in the last week is “Genome degradation in plant tissue culture.” Explore the article here: ow.ly/HRLQ50YSz54 For more trending articles, visit ow.ly/tiG850YSz56.

Development and anatomy contribute to differences in mutation burden between clones.

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Matt Davis @davismw.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Not all clones are created equal! Our paper quantifying somatic mutation in plant tissue culture is out now in @pnas.org : doi.org/10.1073/pnas... Check out this article for a quick summary, or keep reading: www.plantsciences.ucdavis.edu/news/davis-m...

An image of a developing somatic embryo emerging from a cotyledon. Photo credit: Hannah McCurry

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