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We work on nuclear organization and silent chromatin using the powerful fission yeast model.

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Benoit Ladoux @bladoux.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
🔬 We're hiring a Laboratory Manager! Join our growing international team at the Max Planck Center for Physics and Medicine in Erlangen! 🧬 Cell & molecular biology 🧪 Lab coordination & experimental research 📩 Apply now: [www.fau-jobs.de/jobposting/8173a980…]
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Why do small dogs live longer than large dog species, and what is the biologic basis of differences in lifespan and healthspan? Epigenetics. There's a lot in the methylation pattern of dogs to explain this @science.org science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Will Ratcliff @wcratcliff.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Out today in @nature.com: our review on how single cells evolve into multicellular organisms. With Ozan Bozdag, @kaitong25.bsky.social, Peter Yunker, and @matthewherron.bsky.social. rdcu.be/9ZuiKow9twKa For an overview, check out the video below.
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The Braun Lab @thebraunlab.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Congratulations! Fantastic!
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Snezhka Oliferenko @alebenoit.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Guys! @jbahler.bsky.social and I are recruiting a PhD student in this round - if you know great undergrads or Masters students please tell them about us! And Crick in general, of course ;) Thank you!!
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You've seen fireworks that look like jellyfish, but what about a jellyfish that looks like fireworks? The E/V Nautilus filmed this rare Halitrephes maasi jellyfish glowing like a firework at a depth of 4,019 feet (1,225 meters) off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. (📷: Ocean Exploration Trust)
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paveltomancak.bsky.social @paveltomancak.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
No true scientist will outsource the fun of the creative process to a machine. We must focus on finding and eradicating the science operators who will stop at nothing to get more recognition & power. The impostors can be identified. We need to rely more on the good old human interactions.
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Hauke Hillen @haukehillen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We are looking for a new team member! Interested in structural biology, gene expression and organelles? Then apply now to our open PhD position: umg.recruiting-portal.com/r/z11okjqp6v...
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Institut für Zellbiochemie -- PhD (f/m/d)
PhD (f/m/d)
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Snezhka Oliferenko @alebenoit.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
People!!! This workshop will be ACE - please share, please apply!
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Maya Voichek @mayavoichek.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Super excited to share my postdoctoral work at @imbavienna.bsky.social @viennabiocenter.bsky.social - We discovered that some retrotransposons, or "jumping genes" 🧬, are able to spread from cell to cell via a new viral infectivity route. A short thread: 🧵👇 (1/7)
AI-generated illustration of the soma-to-germline transmission of retrotransposons described in our work
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Maitreyi Das @daslabpombe.com · 16/09/2026
The Das lab has 1-2 open postdoctoral positions. Our lab investigates the fundamentals of cell-cycle-dependent cell polarity. Boston College has fantastic resources, including a cutting-edge imaging facility with state-of-the-art microscopes. Please apply here: bc.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
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Vijay Ramani @vram142.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Everything you wanted to know about single-molecule epigenomics but were too afraid to ask! Wonderful to co-write (h/t ENORMOUS lift by @arnaudkr.bsky.social) this primer on our nascent field. Also, a 💯 example of wonderful colleagues building something *together*, not in competition =)
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A practical guide to studying genome function using single-molecule genomics
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology - Single-molecule genomics methods are used to study the activity of regulatory factors on individual DNA molecules genome-wide, thereby enabling...
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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Reposting this ongoing search (any discipline of biology) for an Assistant to Associate level colleague in the Division of Basic Sciences at Fred Hutch. Great city, great colleagues, great core facilities, great trainees.
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Felix Mikus @fmikus.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Are you interested in the nuclear envelope and are still lacking a dye for it? Try the lectin concanavalin A in #U-ExM! Together with @baukjeje.bsky.social, @gautamdey.bsky.social and @dudinlab.bsky.social and many collaborators sharing species with us we explored the versatility of this dye
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valwood.bsky.social @valwood.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Now curated in @pombase.bsky.social www.pombase.org/reference/PM...
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PomBase, the S. pombe genome database
PomBase is a comprehensive database for the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, providing structural and functional annotation, literature curation and access to large-scale data sets
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Peter Andersen @germline.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
We are recruiting a PhD student 🥼🙋 Topic: how germ cells bend gene expression dogmas Fly genetics + proteomics + genomics. Fully funded. Aarhus University 🇩🇰 info on the project and how to apply👇 mbg.au.dk/en/peter-and... I'd really appreciate it if you'd help spread the word. Thanks
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Seychelle Vos @voslab.org · 08/09/2026
⚡Preprint alert⚡ So proud of @amohamed98.bsky.social! Abdallah determined the cryo-EM structure of BRD4 bound to the kinase P-TEFb, defining the molecular basis of this key transcription interaction — and revealing that BRD4 and AFF4 binding are mutually exclusive to P-TEFb. Lots more inside 👇
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Shiori Iida @shiori-iida.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Happy to share that this paper is now published in Nature Genetics! Grateful to everyone who supported this work throughout this long journey. I’m proud to see it out! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Cohesin prevents local mixing of condensed euchromatic domains in living human cells - Nature Genetics
Single-nucleosome imaging/tracking and super-resolution three-dimensional structured illumination microscopy within euchromatic regions show that cohesin-mediated loops constrain condensed euchromatic...
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Kazuhiro Maeshima @kazu-maeshima.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Is euchromatin really “open”? 🧬 Using super-resolution imaging🔬 our new study @natgenet.nature.com reveals: Euchromatin forms condensed domains in live cells. Cohesin constrains them and prevents domain mixing for proper transcriptional insulation🚧 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... (1/2)
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Toru M Nakamura @tnakamurauic.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I am pleased to share that our story on RPA (Replication Protein A) and telomerase is now out online at PLoS Genetics. journals.plos.org/plosgenetics...
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Fission yeast RPA–TERT–Tpz1TPP1 complex promotes telomere extension and suppresses telomere recombination
Author summary Telomeres are specialized dynamic protective structures at the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes that must be properly maintained to preserve genome stability. Telomerase extends telomeric...
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sandraduharcourt.bsky.social @sandraduharcourt.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Very happy to see our Nature Reviews Genetics article on programmed DNA elimination across eukaryotes out! A fantastic collective effort with an amazing group of colleagues, born from inspiring discussions at the Fondation des Treilles. rdcu.be/tmvKgsPZNhBa @laurarossevo.bsky.social
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Drummond Lab @drummondlab.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
We are hiring! 🌟 Dept of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Chicago is searching for a tenure-track assistant professor. It's a broad search: we want great colleagues doing serious biological work at the molecular scale. Join us! apply.interfolio.com/191981 bcmb.uchicago.edu
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Alexis Verger 🧬🧫🧪 @alexis-verger.cpesr.fr · 06/09/2026
Big review by Xizi Chen & Yanhui Xu in @natrevmcb.nature.com The molecular basis of transcription initiation by RNA polymerase II www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The molecular basis of transcription initiation by RNA polymerase II - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
Recent technological breakthroughs have transformed our understanding of how transcription initiation in eukaryotes is regulated. This Review discusses the dynamics and roles of initiation-relevant pr...
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mareikejordan.bsky.social @mareikejordan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Check out our preprint on the structural mechanisms of how LEM2 and ESCRTs seal the nuclear envelope. Awesome collaboration with @karenpalacior.bsky.social who brought my structures to life 💃🔬❄️🌀 @hummerlab.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Humboldt-Stiftung @humboldt-foundation.de · 04/09/2026
Für freien Austausch über Grenzen hinweg Wir setzen uns gemeinsam mit 22 weiteren führenden Wissenschaftsorganisationen und Wirtschaftsverbänden für den Schutz der #Wissenschaftsfreiheit ein. Das Positionspapier des Berliner Forschungsnetzwerks in voller Länge: www.berliner-forschungsnetzwerk.de
Text: "Wissenschaft kennt keine nationalen Grenzen." Das Berliner Forschungsnetzwerk in einem Positionspapier.
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The Braun Lab @thebraunlab.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
It’s live now, although a few things will still be added and polished over the next days. Have a look around — and especially to our friends and pombe & epigenetics community, we hope you’ll find something useful! @pombase.bsky.social @gfgenetik.bsky.social @epigenometech.bsky.social 3/3
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The Braun Lab @thebraunlab.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Of course, you’ll find our research, publications & people — but we wanted the new homepage to show a bit more of how we actually do science: collaborations & networks · protocols & methods · datasets & useful links · and some lab life along the way. 2/3
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The Braun Lab @thebraunlab.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
After almost 5 years offline, BraunLab.de is back! 🎉 Following an unfortunate encounter with some hackers 🙄, our old website disappeared for rather longer than planned. We’ve kept much of its original format, but completely rebuilt and updated the content. 1/3
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Hiten Madhani @hitenmadhani.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Oriented binding of transcription factors to nucleosomes remodels chromatin at human promoters: Molecular Cell www.cell.com/molecular-ce...
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Oriented binding of transcription factors to nucleosomes remodels chromatin at human promoters
Transcription factors (TFs) differ in their ability to interact with nucleosomes, and most TFs need other TFs to locate their motifs in the human genome. Here, Xiao et al. show that two ELF2 proteins ...
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GBM (Gesellschaft für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie) @gbmev.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Ever wondered how peer review works or how you could do better than the infamous #Reviewer2? Join the 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐮𝐛. 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫: Dr. Sara Fuentes-Perez, (FEBS Open Bio) 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞: 22.9.26, 16:00 CEST 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: network.febs.org/posts/webina...
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The Braun Lab @thebraunlab.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Not to be missed, from our neighbors at @jlugiessen.bsky.social! Exciting to see how many different roles this Zn-finger protein takes on...!
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The Braun Lab @thebraunlab.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Congratulations! What fantastic news!
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The Groth lab @grothlab.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
‼️🚨Out now in Molecular Cell - Our latest study 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐧𝐮𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟑𝐝 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞: tinyurl.com/2xctvx38. It was a pleasure to lead this collaborative effort alongside @nilskrietenstein.bsky.social More in🧵below 🪡
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Maintenance of nucleosome organization through replication and transcription counteracts aberrant coalescence of active chromatin
Nucleosomes with their associated modifications organize and regulate the genome. It is unclear how this is integrated with the requirement of replica…
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PomBase: The S. pombe knowledgebase @pombase.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Treat biological databases as infrastructure, not projects www.nature.com/articles/d41... We're quietly defunding the infrastructure modern biology runs on. PomBase, FlyBase, HGNC. have faced, or facing, existential funding crises since 2024. Curation expertise, once lost, is difficult to rebuild.
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Treat biological databases as infrastructure, not projects
Letter to the Editor
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Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Our 'Cell Science at a Glance' articles are short primers that act as an introduction to an area of cell biology. Perfect if you're new to a field, or want to find out the latest on a particular topic. Check out the full list at: tinyurl.com/4c8e8m97 #cellbiology #community #notforprofit
A collage showing a selection of recent Cell Science at a Glance posters
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Kaushik Ragunathan @kaushikr.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Our new study shows a CHD-family remodeler can nucleate and spread H3K9 methylation de novo, inverting the canonical hierarchy between writers and remodelers. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Nucleosome remodeling by a CHD enzyme promotes H3K9 methylation establishment and spreading via remodeler-writer feedback
In Schizosaccharomyces pombe , the conserved CHD remodeler Mit1 function within the SHREC remodeler-deacetylase complex (a homolog of the metazoan Mi-2/NuRD complex), which is essential for H3K9 methy...
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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Come be our colleague. I have been in this Division for 27 years (4 as a postdoc and 23 as a PI). It is an amazing place to work, collaborate, and be inspired. If you are applying to be an Assistant or Associate Professor this Fall, don't miss this deadline.
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Snezhka Oliferenko @alebenoit.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Published!!! Homeostatic fun!!! Given it’s homeostatic perhaps should go for one exclamation mark! genesdev.cshlp.org/content/earl...
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Adaptation of eukaryotic membrane homeostasis to species-specific cellular lipid landscapes
A biweekly scientific journal publishing high-quality research in molecular biology and genetics, cancer biology, biochemistry, and related fields
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Adam Phillippy @aphillippy.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
For the past 30 years, “whole-genome sequencing” has been a misnomer. Today the T2T Consortium publishes a dozen papers heralding a future of truly complete genomes for humans and nearly any vertebrate 👨‍🔬🐒🐦🐀🦒🐎🫏🐹🐟 (sorry, no salamanders): www.cell.com/consortium/t... 🧵[1/15]
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Hiten Madhani @hitenmadhani.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Next summer's Epigenetics GRC (I'm co-chairing with Deborah Bouch'is) is shaping up nicely with an all-star lineup of speakers working on a broad range of organisms and systems and everything from molecular mechanisms to new phenomena. Apply and put it on your calendar! www.grc.org/epigenetics-...
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2027 Epigenetics Conference GRC
The 2027 Gordon Research Conference on Epigenetics will be held in Holderness, New Hampshire. Apply today to reserve your spot.
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The Braun Lab @thebraunlab.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Retreats are about so much more than science! Cooking together, sharing meals, hiking through the Rhine Valley, reconnecting with lab alumni—a wonderful chance to strengthen collaborations, spark ideas & build team spirit. Thanks to everyone! Already looking forward to the next!! 🚣 🥾🍳
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The Braun Lab @thebraunlab.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Three fantastic days at our joint @kilchertlab.bsky.social and BraunLab retreat in beautiful Bacharach in the Rhine Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage close to Loreley. Great to have former lab members join as well! Science, discussions, hiking, cooking, and plenty of ideas.🧬🍃 @jlugiessen.bsky.social
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Shiv Grewal @grewalsh.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Introns have a hidden regulatory role! 🧬🎉 Delighted to share our latest paper showing that inefficiently spliced introns and spliceosomal proteins direct RNA methylation, engaging RNAi to silence retrotransposons and regulate gene expression nature.com/articles/s41...
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HittingerLab @hittingerlab.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
A tenure-track research position is available for application at the Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute @westerdijkinst.bsky.social located in Utrecht Science Park in the Netherlands. Please share with colleagues and see the link below for more info: wi.knaw.nl/news/details...
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Brady Johnston @bradyajohnston.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
The paper is out which means the MD trajectories are finally available! #MolecularNodes #b3d #GeometryNodes
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Abby Buchwalter @abbybuch.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Hey #nucleus nerds, the JCS Special Issue on the Cell Biology of the Nucleus is now live! This was a pleasure to co-edit with Megan King @luskinglab.bsky.social.
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Abby Buchwalter @abbybuch.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
After some good funding news, we are hiring! Looking for a postdoc to join our team and lead our explorations into transposon repression by the nuclear lamina. Check out the full ad on our lab website at buchwalter-lab.github.io/postdoc-ad.pdf + contact me to learn more!
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The Braun Lab @thebraunlab.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Congrats Umut!
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Umut Gerlevik @ugerl.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Read it open-access: doi.org/10.1093/nar/...
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Nucleotide resolution 4-thiouridine sequencing by SNU-Seq and sf4sU-Seq reveals the transcriptional responsiveness of an epigenetically primed human genome
Abstract. Genomes are pervasively transcribed, leading to stable and unstable transcripts that influence 3-dimensional genome organization and gene regulat
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Umut Gerlevik @ugerl.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Thrilled to share the first paper from my PhD, which is now peer-reviewed and published open-access in @narjournal.bsky.social! 🧬 Some of you saw the bioRxiv preprint a while back; after peer review, it's a bit updated and now out in NAR.
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