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Andrew Urquhart @starships-andrew.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Another step in the #Starship story - they move via a circular intermediate. Helps explain how these elements horizontally transfer and means that we can modify them into transformation vectors (starmids). www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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GetGenome @getgenome.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#GGRoadToJeju2026 invites applications from the global research community to sequence the genomes of plant-associated microorganisms — including pathogenic and non-pathogenic bacteria, fungi and oomycetes. 📅 Apply by 2 November 2026 getgenome.net/callforproje...

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GGRoadToJeju2026 | GetGenome

GetGenome is excited to announce #GGRoadToJeju2026 "Road to Jeju" Call for Projects - an open call to support research communities across the world, to generate and interpret sequence data of plant-a

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Jörg-Peter Schnitzler @jpschnitzler.net · 30/07/2026

What do different Penicillium molds used to make cheese smell like? - Their aroma varied greatly. It was very exciting to support #JeanneRopars’ team from Universite Paris-Saclay & CNRS in their search for new Penicillium strains using #VOC analyses. #fungi #camenbert #genomics #domestication

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A recent domestication event in Penicillium biforme, independent of the emblematic cheese mold P. camemberti

Domestication of molds for cheese production has repeatedly shaped Penicillium fungi, most notably giving rise to the emblematic P. camemberti lineage, derived from P. biforme. Here, we identified a n...

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Roger Castells @rcastellsg.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Super cool initiative by @getgenome.bsky.social ! 🧬 Lots of useful resources, including free plasmid sequencing for researchers in over 100 countries.

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GetGenome @getgenome.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

GetGenome wiki A living, open science database of bacterial, fungal and plant genomes sequenced through the GetGenome programme for global genomic equity. getgenome-wiki.net/campaigns/

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GetGenome @getgenome.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

#GGFungi2026 Call for Projects is now closed. Thank you for your interest: 76 Applications from 18 countries!

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GetGenome @getgenome.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

A quick reminder that the #GGFungi2026 Call For Projects closes on 21st April — just a few days away! If you’re considering applying, now is the time: getgenome.net/callforproje...

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samtobam.bsky.social @samtobam.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

#GGFungi2026 - an open call to support the fungi research community to generate sequencing data for non-pathogenic fungi. Eligible researchers must be based in a research institute or university within an eligible country and actively working with non-pathogenic fungi. @getgenome.bsky.social

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GGFungi2026 | GetGenome

GetGenome is excited to announce #GGFungi2026 Call for Projects - an open call to support the fungi research community to generate sequencing data for non-pathogenic fungi. Eligible researchers must b...

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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

📢CALL FOR COLLABORATION📢 My PhD student Warre is looking for flies infected with #Laboulbeniales fungi. Especially Musca domestica! If you have any, store in 96% ethanol or in the freezer, record on @inaturalist.bsky.social, and/or contact Warre. #TeamLaboul #LFEE #LuminaQuaeruntur

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bioRxivpreprint @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Distinct modes of sequence evolution and epigenetic modifications underpin the origins of Starship-mediated variation in Pyricularia fungal plant pathogens www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…

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bioRxivpreprint @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

PAQman: reference-free ensemble evaluation of long-read eukaryotic genome assemblies www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…

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Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

O'Donnell et al. investigated the evolution of Starships - a class of giant transposons - in Aspergillus and Penicillium, finding that domesticated lineages exhibited greater Starship content than relatives from non-human environments. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf125 #genome #evolution #TEsky

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Gilles FISCHER @gillesfischer.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

📢 New paper out in Mol Syst Biol! During the development of WT yeast colonies, small cell subpopulations experience transient, high-intensity mutational bursts. Such hypermutation episodes are modulated by the DNA damage tolerance pathway 🧬 🔗 www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....

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Gilles FISCHER @gillesfischer.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

🚨 We're hiring! 🚨 A 2-year postdoc position is now open in our lab to explore the fascinating world of yeast polyploid genomes, their structure, stability, and adaptive potential. 🔗 More info here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... Please repost! #Postdoc #Genomics #Yeast #Polyploidy #Evolution

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Postdoc_Evol_Genomics_Sorbonne.docx

Postdoctoral position in Yeast Evolutionary Genomics Hosting unit Laboratory of Computational, Quantitative, and Synthetic Biology (CQSB). The CQSB is an interdisciplinary research unit within the ...

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Emile Gluck-Thaler @mycomile.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

We show eukaryotic #HGT across >100 million years of evolution through simple co-culture: the fungal equivalent of taking yourself for a swim with a platypus and walking away with a new bill 🧪🍄🦆🚀 Great work everyone!

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bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology @biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

A natural mechanism of eukaryotic horizontal gene transfer www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…

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