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Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Tropaeolum tuberosum is a tuber-forming crop native to the Andes, but remains an underutilized and little-known species - Ruiz-Mateus et al. now assemble a highly complete genome of this species as a foundational resource. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag115 📷 Pascal Hunziker #genome #evolution

GBE | Reference Genome Assembly of a Tetraploid Accession of the Tuber Crop Tropaeolum tuberosum

Orange tubers of the Andean underutilized crop Tropaeolum tuberosum with purple streaks and dots. Photo credit: Pascal Hunziker

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Pascal Hunziker @pascalhunziker.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Our preprint on the first genome-scale resource for the tuber crop T. tuberosum is now online. Thanks to my co-authors and everyone involved. @cosheidelberg.bsky.social | @greenrobust.de | @klaus-tschira-stiftung.de | @gso-forresearchers.bsky.social

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GreenRobust @greenrobust.de · 21/09/2025

Green and Robust: our first mini booth at the public day of the Heidelberg Botanical Garden. www.botgart.cos.uni-heidelberg.de/de

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Pascal Hunziker @pascalhunziker.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

✨ Kicking off #SWS2025 at @cosheidelberg.bsky.social with an inspiring opening talk by my PhD supervisor, Barbara Ann Halkier! Excited for the days ahead 🚀🌱

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Pascal Hunziker @pascalhunziker.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

At the Heidelberg Botanic Garden today for the annual garden festival 🌿 I’m sharing insights from my project with curious visitors at my info booth. Great atmosphere, many inspiring conversations!

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Pascal Hunziker @pascalhunziker.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

🌱 Officially kicking off my Klaus Tschira Boost Fund project at @cosheidelberg.bsky.social today! Excited to explore transgene-free CRISPR domestication using Tropaeolum tuberosum as a testbed for next-generation crop development. #PlantScience #CRISPR

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Universität Heidelberg @uniheidelberg.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Klimawandel: Bislang unerforschte Nutzpflanzen für globale Ernährungssicherheit erschließen – Pascal Hunziker erhält Klaus Tschira Boost Fund für Forschungsprojekt in der Pflanzenbiologie www.uni-heidelberg.de/de/newsroom/...

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Pascal Hunziker @pascalhunziker.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

🚀 Exciting news! Thanks to the Klaus Tschira Boost Fund (@gso-forresearchers.bsky.social & @klaus-tschira-stiftung.de), I’m launching a CRISPR-driven crop development project on Tropaeolum tuberosum—an underutilized Andean tuber with big potential! 🌱🔬 #PlantScience #CRISPR #OrphanCrops 🧵👇

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