Reposted by Delfi DorussenSophien Kamoun @kamounlab.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I just published: Eva Sansome: papers that stand the test of time A tribute to a plant pathologist who settled the biggest argument in oomycete genetics from her kitchen in Diss, Norfolk. Given at the BSPP Early Career Plant Pathology meeting, September 2026. kamounlab.medium.com/eva-sansome-... 0124
Delfi Dorussen @delfidorussen.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Really cool work from @maxljordan.bsky.social @s-lab.bsky.social out on bioRXiv today! Find out more about how engineering NLRs in bacteria can enhance the production of antibiotics and anti-cancer drugs 👇🧬🧫 151
Reposted by Delfi DorussenEmilie Knight @emilieknight.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Two great talks by members of the Borrill group at #Monogram2026 today: Miles Curl telling us about drought tolerance in wheat and @beccatesta.bsky.social investigating the role of NAC3 in senescence in wheat. Great chairing of a whole session by @amy-newell.bsky.social too! Well done all 👍🏼 0116
Reposted by Delfi DorussenJohn Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 26/02/2026We’re back at the @dsw-isp.bsky.social annual meeting this afternoon where @emilieknight.bsky.social is presenting a promising protoplast-based method to decipher gene networks in wheat. Protoplasts are living plant, bacterial, or fungal cells that have had their rigid outer cell walls removed. 2114
Reposted by Delfi DorussenJohn Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 26/02/2026PhD student Becca @beccatesta.bsky.social is JIC’s first speaker at @dsw-isp.bsky.social annual meeting, giving a fascinating talk on genetic regulation of wheat senescence. This stage of development informs grain nutrient content, making her research important for agronomy and global health. 2105
Reposted by Delfi DorussenThe Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Spatial transcriptomics reveals expression gradients in developing wheat inflorescences at cellular resolution (Katie A Long , Ashleigh Lister , Maximillian R W Jones , et al) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficialdoi.orgSpatial transcriptomics reveals expression gradients in developing wheat inflorescences at cellular resolutionHigh-resolution spatial transcriptomics reveals coordinated gene expression patterns that define spikelet and floral development in wheat. 0128
Reposted by Delfi DorussenNew Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 04/12/2025Homoeolog expression in polyploid #wheat #mutants shows limited transcriptional compensation Dorussen et al. 👇 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #LatestIssue #PlantScience @delfidorussen.bsky.social @emilieknight.bsky.social @simmojsimmo.bsky.social @philippaborrill.bsky.social 051
Reposted by Delfi DorussenPhilippa Borrill @philippaborrill.bsky.social · 13/10/2025The mystery of redundancy between homoeologs continues! Knocking out one homoeolog in wheat doesn't cause the other homoeologs to be upregulated... nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Great work led by @delfidorussen.bsky.social with @emilieknight.bsky.social @simmojsimmo.bsky.social 055
Reposted by Delfi DorussenJohn Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 03/09/2025BLOG - Women in wheat event provides training to address gender bias in wheat research This July saw the latest #WomenInWheat event, where 25 early career women researchers attended a JIC training event focused on addressing gender bias in the UK and internationally www.jic.ac.uk/blog/women-i... 3109
Reposted by Delfi DorussenBotany One @botany.one · 21/07/2025Women, Plants, and the Power of a Name Researchers uncover the real women behind botanical names, turning obscure eponyms into powerful stories of recognition and representation. botany.one/2025/07/wome... #Botany #PlantScience 🧪 35812
Delfi Dorussen @delfidorussen.bsky.social · 02/07/2025I'm excited to share our work investigating transcriptional compensation in polyploid wheat 🌾 It was fun to work on this project led by @philippaborrill.bsky.social and myself, with key contributions from @emilieknight.bsky.social and @simmojsimmo.bsky.social The key take-aways, a 🧵 1189
Reposted by Delfi DorussenMarek Glombik @glombikm.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Happy to share that our study of inheritance of homoeolog expression bias in wheat biparental populations is out in @biomedcentral.bsky.social Genome Biology! 🧬 Many thanks to all co-authors and @philippaborrill.bsky.social for great leadership on the project! #PlantScience #Botany rdcu.be/eokf2rdcu.beRapid reprogramming and stabilization of homoeolog expression bias in hexaploid wheat biparental populations 2115
Delfi Dorussen @delfidorussen.bsky.social · 23/05/2025Very cool protocol development from Emilie in the Borrill Lab 🧪 👇 000
Reposted by Delfi DorussenEle Willoughby @minouette.bsky.social · 27/04/2025For #WorldTapirDay my #linocut Malayan tapirs, adult and baby. 🐡🧪 There are 4 types of tapir; this linocut is of both an adult & baby Malayan tapir. Tapirs always look very dapper, if improbable, in their black and white coat. The adults with their white saddles look like an aardvark crossed with 🧵 111721
Delfi Dorussen @delfidorussen.bsky.social · 08/04/2025I’m very happy to share the published version of our paper on the role of MET1 in wheat 🌾 🧬 It’s been really exciting to discover more about DNA methylation in wheat and it’s huge polyploid genome doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...doi.orgPartial redundancy buffers deleterious effects of mutating DNA methyltransferase 1-1 (MET1-1) in polyploid wheatVarying gene dosage through mutating DNA methyltransferase 1-1 (MET1-1 ) in polyploid wheat generates quantitative changes to CG methylation without the le 13324
Reposted by Delfi DorussenDonna Ferguson @donnalferguson.bsky.social · 08/02/2025My latest article for The Observer 😍🙏 1239
Reposted by Delfi Dorussena grassland chase 🌾🌾🌾🌾 @chasesolidago.bsky.social · 23/01/2025The world has been through anti-science cycles before, to disastrous results On a detour on my lit review, a mosey through the history of our familiar friend, the standard onion (Allium cepa) brought me right to one of botany's greatest cautionary tales of what happens when ideology overrides data 26928404
Delfi Dorussen @delfidorussen.bsky.social · 11/01/2025It was great fun to present some of my research into functional redundancy in wheat at the IWGSC workshop at #PAG32 😄🌾🧬 081
Delfi Dorussen @delfidorussen.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Some cool research I was very happy to be a part of 🌱👇 030
Reposted by Delfi DorussenCristobal Uauy @cristobaluauy.bsky.social · 07/01/20251/10 We are thrilled to share our preprint on spatial transcriptomics in wheat spikes led by the amazing @katielong.bsky.social and Ashleigh Lister. We resolved expression of 200 genes to cellular resolution. Pre-print👉 tinyurl.com/c7t3kncf., @johninnescentre.bsky.social @earlhaminst.bsky.social 514767
Reposted by Delfi DorussenRebecca Dart @rebdart.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Paleoart is better with plants 💚🌱 15674189
Reposted by Delfi DorussenGo Belowground! @exfumo.bsky.social · 18/12/2024📢A new blog published! Using drawing as a tool for learning ✏️🌱🌵 Read more here⏩ 1url.cz/W1IU7 As a person who draws almost every day, I was surprised to discover just how effective drawing can be as a tool for learning about anything, really #GoBelowground #CloPla #rhizome #drawing #bud #clonality 095
Reposted by Delfi DorussenCoyote / J. Stryker 🇨🇦 | Memento Vivere 🍃 @easterncoyote.bsky.social · 16/12/2024A major conservation win! I won't try to conceal my excitement. This Hawaiian crow was BROUGHT BACK FROM EXTINCTION. Well done to everyone involved. Hawaiian crow that went extinct in the wild decades ago released on Maui www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024... #crow #crows #corvids #conservation 🌎theguardian.comHawaiian crow that went extinct in the wild decades ago released on MauiTwo female and three male alala released after years of preparation in ongoing effort to return species to its home 14870298
Reposted by Delfi DorussenLeonie Luginbuehl @lluginbuehl.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Very happy to share that our latest publication on the evolution of C4 photosynthesis is out now. It was such a pleasure working with the amazing Joseph Swift, Joe Ecker, @tinaschreier.bsky.social, and @jmhibberd.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comExaptation of ancestral cell-identity networks enables C4 photosynthesis - NatureSingle-nucleus RNA-sequencing and chromatin-accessibility analyses in rice (a C3 plant) and sorghum (a C4 plant) provide insight into how C4 photosynthesis evolved in bundle-sheath cells, revealing th... 46927