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Cat Collins
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PhD student at the University of Sheffield investigating the role of lateral gene transfer in evolution in tropical grasses 🌾
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Bourne et al. analyzed immune receptor gene repertoires of 15 domesticated crop species, showing that grapes, mandarins, rice, barley, and yellow sarson exhibit reduced immune receptor gene repertoires compared to wild counterparts.

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf147

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Domestication Reduces Plant Immune Receptor Gene Repertoires Across Lineages
Abstract. Plant domestication is sometimes associated with a reduction in the diversity of immune receptor genes, critical for pathogen recognition and def
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August 11, 2025 at 7:48 AM
cfcollins.bsky.social
Really cool project with a lovely lab, I've had a great time so far with the joys of HGT and would definitely recommend !! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Horizontal gene transfer and its role in crop adaptation and evolution at University of Sheffield on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Horizontal gene transfer and its role in crop adaptation and evolution at University of Sheffield, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
February 28, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Reposted by Cat Collins
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Our new paper shows that plasticity that has evolved to deal with one stressful situation, can help plants to adapt rapidly to new stressful situations. doi.org/10.1073/pnas... @meebangor.bsky.social @rbgkew.bsky.social @ukri.org @pnas.org
February 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM