Reposted by Jens BochLakota Man 🪶 @lakotaman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026So, a Trump supporter told me that, “nobody gives a sh*t” about Indigenous Peoples Day. Please, tell me, do you care about Indigenous Peoples Day? 2184223023306
Reposted by Jens BochRemco Stam @rstam.bsky.social · 12/10/2026New paper! Distribution and Shared Pathogenicity of Small-Spored Alternaria on Solanaceous Crops in Europe dx.doi.org/10.1111/ppa.... Marker analyses of small-spored Alternaria from Germany, Poland and Serbia finds 2 spp mixed. We need full genome sequencing to understand local or host adaptation.dx.doi.orgDistribution and Shared Pathogenicity of Small‐Spored <fi>Alternaria</fi> on Solanaceous Crops in EuropePhylogenetic and infection-assay data show that A. alternata and A. arborescens co-occur across regions and hosts with extensive haplotype sharing. Both species display comparable pathogenicity on mu.... 0187
Reposted by Jens BochNobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 07/10/2026BREAKING NEWS The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2026 #NobelPrize in Chemistry to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai “for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.” 4397194
Reposted by Jens BochPam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 06/10/2026How did Yejin Shim (@yeahgene.bsky.social) engineer osmotic stress tolerance in rice 🌾? The story starts in 1995 when Guoliang Wang and Wenyuan Song led the discovery of the immune receptor XA21.escholarship.org 162
Reposted by Jens BochNobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 05/10/2026BREAKING NEWS The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.” 241082514
Jens Boch @mikrobenjaeger.bsky.social · 05/10/2026So true. Thank you for clarifying this! If I ever get a grant for review that lacks the human touch, I will send it back. 000
Reposted by Jens BochRan Blekhman @blekhman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026My inbox is being flooded with fully AI-generated emails from prospective students. I tried to work out why I can't bring myself to read them, and ended up with some thoughts and advice for writing cold emails in the age of AI. My new post: blekhman.substack.com/p/why-i-am-n...blekhman.substack.comWhy I am not reading your AI-generated emailI hope this email finds you well-aligned 1116160
Reposted by Jens BochInternational Society for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions @ismpmi.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Exciting News! Sophien Kamoun to give the Opening Keynote Lecture at the 2027 IS-MPMI Congress in Jeju Korea (18-22 July 2027). ismpmi.org/events/2027-...ismpmi.org2027 IS-MPMI Congress - IS-MPMISophien Kamoun to give the opening keynote talk: AI-Guided Studies of Plant Immunity Save the Date Sunday, 18 July – Thursday, 22 July Jeju, South Korea The 22nd International Congress ... 0188
Reposted by Jens Bochpfeilmeier.bsky.social @pfeilmeier.bsky.social · 02/10/2026📣 New EPS course in Molecular Plant Pathology coming up next year … @epsgraduateschool.bsky.social 0157
Reposted by Jens BochPlant Biotechnology Journal @plantbiotechj.bsky.social · 01/10/2026📣 NEW ISSUE 📣 Our October issue is out now! 🔍️ On the cover: Golden Rice–like pigmentation associated with enhanced seed carotenoid accumulation in prime edited rice (Kim et al doi.org/10.1111/pbi....) Read it in full 👉️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14677652... #plantscience 034
Jens Boch @mikrobenjaeger.bsky.social · 10/09/2026And they are sooooo beautiful 🤩 . Can’t stop marveling about this ingenious evolutionary machines. 120
Jens Boch @mikrobenjaeger.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Congratulations, awesome! 👏 An exciting future awaits! 🥳 110
Reposted by Jens BochÖko-Progressives Netzwerk e.V. @oekoprog.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Am Sonntag wird über die Zukunft eines Bundeslandes entschieden. Bildung & Forschung sind Ländersache und das Programm des erwarteten Wahlsiegers will u.a. die Selbstbestimmung der Universitäten einschränken. Wir haben uns die Folgen für die Wissenschaft angesehen.⤵️ oekoprog.org/keine-stimme...oekoprog.orgWas die AfD Sachsen-Anhalt für Unis und Forschung plant - ÖkoProgÖkoProg appeliert: Setzt euch dafür ein, dass Wissenschafts- und Forschungsfreiheit erhalten bleiben! Keine Stimme der AfD! 03119
Reposted by Jens BochDeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft @dfg.de · 26/08/2026Die Zeit ist reif, wissenschaftliches Publizieren mitzugestalten! #OpenAccess #OpenScience Doch was braucht ein offenes und nachhaltiges Publikationswesen? 5 Wissenschaftler*innen diskutieren über Erfahrungen, aktuelle Herausforderungen und gelebte Ansätze: 🎬 youtu.be/vjckj9Hp1RY?... 1115
Reposted by Jens BochMarc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · 24/08/2026An opportunity to work with me 👇 01018
Reposted by Jens BochBoas Pucker @bpucker.bsky.social · 09/08/2026🧬 Want to get started with bioinformatics and the command line? Join our de.NBI training course “CLI Basics for Life Scientists” in Bonn! www.denbi.de/training-cou... #Bioinformatics #Bonn #CloudComputing @puckerlab.bsky.social @denbi.bsky.social @nancy-choudhary.bsky.socialdenbi.deCLI Basics for Life ScientistsThe 'German Network for Bioinformatics Infrastructure – de.NBI' is a national, academic and non-profit infrastructure supported by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research providing bioinformati... 0135
Reposted by Jens BochJuan Carlos De la Concepcion @delaconcepcionjc.bsky.social · 05/08/2026PLEASE SHARE! New job openings in my lab @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social. We have a broad interest into the mechanistic basis of how molecular complexes are rewired during cellular development in plants and during invasion by pathogens. 🌱🍄🔬 See details below 👇 #PlantSciJobs 274105
Reposted by Jens BochKWS Group @kwsgroup.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Job opportunity! 🌱 At KWS Einbeck (Germany), we have an exciting opening for a Group Lead for Molecular Trait Analysis & Genomics. 👉 Read more & apply online: jobs.kws.com/job/Einbeck-...jobs.kws.comGroup Lead (m/f/d) for Molecular Trait Analysis and GenomicsGroup Lead (m/f/d) for Molecular Trait Analysis and Genomics 01315
Reposted by Jens BochGerman Society for Plant Sciences (DBG) @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social · 24/07/2026#PlantSciJobs #PlantSciJob Full Professor (W3) Plant-Soil Interactions 🌱🔬 📍 @unihohenheim.bsky.social, Institute of Crop Science Start: 1 April 2028 www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de/en/job-openi...deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.deJob Openings 01111
Jens Boch @mikrobenjaeger.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Thanks for sharing! Helpful overview for the unexperienced reader, but contains some inaccuracies. I don't see the agricultural use, because the plants will always be GMO. Also, a single TALE is typically better in inducing plant gene expression than any CRISPRa construct. 130
Jens Boch @mikrobenjaeger.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Naja, ein mittelmäßiger Versuch Wissenschaft und Esoterik als gleichwertige Argumente darzustellen. Für mich ist das ein weiteres Beispiel wie die Medien heutzutage versagen. Sie tragen die Schuld, dass die Gesellschaft Marktschreiern glaubt, statt Sinn und Verstand walten zu lassen. 010
Reposted by Jens BochRalf Reski @reskilab.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Application deadline this Friday! Hurry up if you want to be my successor. W 3 Professorship for Plant Biotechnology. Freiburg, Germany. #plantscijobs #plantscijob #plantsciencejob uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00005...uni-freiburg.deUniversity of Freiburg 11716
Jens Boch @mikrobenjaeger.bsky.social · 02/07/2026NOW at Herrenhäuser Garten! Flowers every 7-10 years for 1 night only. Size: 2,19 m! Beautiful smell (like a cadaver). 🤧 0216
Reposted by Jens BochFachberaterin Lizzy vom Team Kranich @liesbeth.bsky.social · 01/07/2026wird heute der tag an dem bluesky eine abstimmung vom ndr dreht? es wäre grandios. merkt euch den 1.7. er wird bluesky tag. 1211263
Jens Boch @mikrobenjaeger.bsky.social · 01/07/2026DAS sind die Nachrichten, die ich lesen will! 🥳🍫 Spitze! 010
Reposted by Jens BochNature Biotechnology @natbiotech.nature.com · 29/06/2026Retargeted serine integrases for one-step, precise integration of large DNA sequences in human cells www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comRetargeted serine integrases for one-step, precise integration of large DNA sequences in human cells - Nature BiotechnologySerine integrases are retargeted to streamline genomic integrations of DNA. 2225
Reposted by Jens BochRalf Reski @reskilab.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Professorship Agricultural Bioinformatics. Gießen, Germany. #plantscijob #plantscijobs #Plantsciencejobs www.academics.de/jobs/w3-prof...academics.deW3-Professur für Agrarbioinformatik - Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenJustus-Liebig-Universität Gießen bietet Stelle als W3-Professur für Agrarbioinformatik in Gießen - jetzt bewerben! 11114
Jens Boch @mikrobenjaeger.bsky.social · 26/06/2026True & sad that I am not convinced which one our politicians will prefer. Energy (not fossile) is going to be key for future economy. So frustrating that German politicians haven’t understood this, yet. 110
Reposted by Jens BochKWS Group @kwsgroup.bsky.social · 26/06/2026🌱 NGT Regulations adopted in the EU – what’s next? Over the next two years, the delegated and implementing acts will define the framework, bringing #GenomeEditing closer to practice in Europe. Read more: www.kws.com/corp/en/inno... 043
Jens Boch @mikrobenjaeger.bsky.social · 26/06/2026I assume the actual aim is to train AI on such preprints to finally enable AI to do peer review and grant evaluation without humans. 😞🪦🧪👨🏼🔬☠️ 140
Jens Boch @mikrobenjaeger.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Ich habe sie heute erst in der Vorlesung erwähnt. Plant-Biotech-Hero. 🧬🌱🧫 110
Reposted by Jens BochGerman Society for Plant Sciences (DBG) @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Lila Tomaten 🍅 & mehr Zur Langen Nacht d Wissenschaft lädt @ipbhalle.bsky.social am Fr., 3. Juli in #Halle, Weinberg 3 Es bietet ein Mitmachprogramm für alle Sinne + diskutiert u.a. wie mit der Genschere CRISPR/Cas (#NGT) neue Pflanzensorten 🌱entstehen www.ipb-halle.de/oeffentlichk...ipb-halle.deBunte Bakterien und lila Tomaten zur Langen Nacht der WissenschaftPressemitteilung des IPB vom 24.6.2026 076
Reposted by Jens BochJuan Carlos De la Concepcion @delaconcepcionjc.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Our latest work on immune receptor engineering for enhanced pathogen recognition is out in @theplantcell.bsky.social academic.oup.com/plcell/artic... #NLRs #Effectors #Exo70academic.oup.comEngineering an Exo70 integrated domain of a barley NLR for improved blast resistanceEngineering the barley NLR RGH2 enhances recognition of blast pathogen effectors from rice and wheat, leading to improved disease resistance. 15127
Reposted by Jens BochMoira O'Donnell @naturelark.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Please consider signing this petition to save the Botanic Gardens in Dundee, my home town. The gardens are a place of learning, solace and inspiration, and are cherished by both Dundonians and visitors to the city. Its closure would be a terrible loss. c.org/syGLMR2NQLc.orgSign the PetitionSave Dundee Botanic Gardens and cafe 136939
Reposted by Jens BochJessica Lee Erickson @ericksonlab.bsky.social · 23/06/2026New Preprint! We identified 20 new type II-secreted effectors from Xanthomonas euvesicatoria and show that they help bacteria feed and remodel plant cell walls during infection. Proud of my team at #ZMBP and collaborators for making this possible! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...biorxiv.orgDefining the Xanthomonas euvesicatoria type II-secreted effector arsenal: core nutritional functions and effector diversityThe type II secretion (T2S) system is conserved across the Xanthomonas lineage, yet its contributions to pathogenicity and secreted protein repertoires are poorly defined. We demonstrate that T2S syst... 23827
Reposted by Jens BochTeam Thomma @teamthomma.bsky.social · 19/06/2026📣 We are hiring! In the collaborative research center 'Plant Ecological Genetics' @teamthomma.bsky.social searches a PhD candidate to study the role of plant-associated microbiota in plant density responses and inter-plant competition. See project A07: sl1nk.com/b7z0doc Deadline July 10!sl1nk.comEncurtador de LinkEncurtador de Link | O melhor encurtador de links e urls gratuito da internet. 12224
Jens Boch @mikrobenjaeger.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Leider sind die Patentabteilungen der Unis in D. oft sehr schlecht und machen Profs das Leben schwer. Ich halte Patente inzwischen für eine Innovationsbremse im CRISPR-Feld und versuche lieber schnell zu publizieren. Alle Kollegen im Ausland patentieren jede kleine CRISPR-Innovation. 121
Jens Boch @mikrobenjaeger.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Gut gemacht! Allerdings fallen häufig die durch CRISPR erzeugten Pflanzen unter die original CRISPR Lizenz, die der Züchter genutzt hat und dürfen nicht weitergegeben werden. Da derzeit Lizenzen noch teurer sind wäre eine Weitergabe auch problematisch für den Züchter. Wird in Zukunft besser werden. 110
Jens Boch @mikrobenjaeger.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Heute haben wir im Praktikum Pflanzenbiotechnologie Tomaten analysiert. Wunderschön! (Gentechnik ist auch dabei…) 🧬🤩🍅💜 050
Reposted by Jens BochDeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft @dfg.de · 18/06/2026Durchbruch für die Pflanzenforschung in Europa: Die DFG begrüßt die Zustimmung des EU-Parlaments zur neuen Verordnung zu Züchtungstechniken, für dessen wissenschaftsbasierte Differenzierung sich die Senatskommission für Grundsatzfragen der Genforschung über Jahre eingesetzt hat: sohub.io/csi8sohub.ioNeue Züchtungstechniken bei Pflanzen: DFG begrüßt Zustimmung des EU-Parlaments zu neuer Verordnung 02511
Reposted by Jens BochDavid Spencer @davidspencer.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Mit einer neuen Gentechnikverordnung zu mehr Innovation "Made in Europe" - aber wie? 🌱🧬🧪 In meinem aktuellen Text für @biooekonomie.bsky.social geht es um Chancen der neuen NGT-Gesetzgebung für Bioökonomie und Wettbewerbsfähigkeit. #Gentechnik #NGT #EU biooekonomie.de/artikel/tren...biooekonomie.deEU ebnet den Weg für genomeditierte NutzpflanzenModerne Pflanzenforschung revolutioniert die Lebensmittelbranche – auch in der EU. Die neue Verordnung zu den Neuen Genomischen Techniken (NGT) in der Pflanzenzüchtung richtet sich nach dem Stand der ... 0105
Reposted by Jens BochEtienne Bucher 🌾🧬🇪🇺 @plantepigenetics.ch · 17/06/2026Novel crop breeding techniques will finally be allowed in Europe! 🥳🧬🌱 181
Reposted by Jens Bochtransgen @transgen.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Das EU-Parlament hat die Verordnung für NGT- Pflanzen ohne Änderungen angenommen. www.europarl.europa.eu/news/de/pres...europarl.europa.euNew genomic techniques for plants to boost innovation in sustainable agriculture | Aktuelles | Europäisches ParlamentParliament has adopted new rules facilitating access to new plants that are climate and pest resistant, give higher yields and require fewer pesticides. 0189
Reposted by Jens BochRobert Hoffie @forscherrobert.bsky.social · 17/06/2026The European Parliament decided to #GiveGenesAChance! 💚🇪🇺 www.europarl.europa.eu/news/de/pres...europarl.europa.euNeue genomische Techniken für Innovationen in nachhaltiger Landwirtschaft | Aktuelles | Europäisches ParlamentDas Parlament nahm heute neue Vorschriften an, die den Zugang zu neuen, klima- und schädlingsresistenten Pflanzen erleichtern. 12410
Jens Boch @mikrobenjaeger.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Awesome! 👏 Finally, science has convinced sufficient politicians to approve the new NGT-rules to enable CRISPR-based plant breeding! Time to celebrate!🎉🎊🥂🧬✂️🌱 www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...europarl.europa.euNew genomic techniques for plants to boost innovation in sustainable agriculture | News | European ParliamentParliament has adopted new rules facilitating access to new plants that are climate and pest resistant, give higher yields and require fewer pesticides. 02616
Reposted by Jens BochBoas Pucker @bpucker.bsky.social · 13/06/2026We are looking for a new group member (BSc/MSc student) to bring our full plasmid sequencing data analysis workflow (NanoPlasmiQC) to the next level: www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/news#... #Python #Genomics #LongReads #Biotech #SynBio #Bioinformatics @puckerlab.bsky.social 01314
Reposted by Jens BochHenry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 11/06/2026This film from @nature.com's multimedia team - HT @shamini.bsky.social @danjfox.bsky.social - tells you everything you need to know about the whale necropolis discovered in the Indian Ocean and reported in @nature.com youtu.be/jYDl4c7ZwhQ?...youtu.beWhale graveyard discovered 7km under the seaYouTube video by nature video 0217
Reposted by Jens BochNature @nature.com · 11/06/2026Calling all researchers using Anthropic's AI model Claude: how are you using the new Claude Fable 5 model in your research? We want to hear about the most impressive things it's built for your research projects or left you asking what the fuss is all about. Let us know. 0169
Reposted by Jens BochMauricio Contreras @mpcontreras.bsky.social · 09/06/2026As seen on @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social: our story on how the dreaded late blight pathogen hijacks a helper NLR pathway is now out in its final form! 🎉 Meet AVRcap1b: the two-faced effector 🧵👇 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgA potato late blight pathogen effector interacts with ENTH-domain protein TOL9a and an activated helper NLR to suppress immunityA plant pathogen effector suppresses an activated helper NLR via a host ENTH domain–containing protein, NbTOL9a. 13719
Reposted by Jens BochMauricio Contreras @mpcontreras.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Two faces calls for two papers! Check out our companion paper showing how the same AVRcap1b stalls stepwise assembly of the tomato NRC3 resistosome mid-build! Check out the paper and the original thread: bsky.app/profile/jmad... www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgA plant pathogen effector blocks stepwise assembly of a helper NLR resistosomeAn RXLR-LWY effector from Phytophthora infestans interferes with helper NLR resistosome assembly to suppress plant immunity. 252