Karl Schmid
@kjschmid.bsky.social
Professor of Crop Diversity and Breeding Informatics, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Website: https://evoplant.uni-hohenheim.de
Mastodon: https://fediscience.org/@kjschmid
Opinions are my own.
Website: https://evoplant.uni-hohenheim.de
Mastodon: https://fediscience.org/@kjschmid
Opinions are my own.
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Karl Schmid
@kjschmid.bsky.social
· Jun 25
New preprint led by our bioinformatician Mireia Vidal Villarejo on the demography of a maize fungal pathogen in Switzerland 🇨🇭.
Main finding: In a multiyear survey we observed a rapid replacement of established by exotic, tropical genetic lineages of the pathogen.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Main finding: In a multiyear survey we observed a rapid replacement of established by exotic, tropical genetic lineages of the pathogen.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Looking to work with and learn from world-leading experts in plant cell imaging? I’ve got an open PhD position www.photobodies.com/about-6 in the framework of the AGILE Marie Curie Doctoral Network cordis.europa.eu/project/id/1...
Deadline: 15th of April, start date September 2026. #phd #job
Deadline: 15th of April, start date September 2026. #phd #job
PhD Projects | Photobodies
www.photobodies.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Looking to work with and learn from world-leading experts in plant cell imaging? I’ve got an open PhD position www.photobodies.com/about-6 in the framework of the AGILE Marie Curie Doctoral Network cordis.europa.eu/project/id/1...
Deadline: 15th of April, start date September 2026. #phd #job
Deadline: 15th of April, start date September 2026. #phd #job
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Postdoc position available at Vetmeduni Vienna in polygenic adaptation, starting April 1st. Requires background in polygenic adaptation/quantitative genetics. Application deadline: Feb 25. More info: http://www.popgen-vienna.at #postdoc
popgen vienna – PhD program in population genetics
The Vienna Graduate School of Population Genetics is an interdisciplinary PhD program in evolutionary and population genetics.
www.popgen-vienna.at
February 10, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Postdoc position available at Vetmeduni Vienna in polygenic adaptation, starting April 1st. Requires background in polygenic adaptation/quantitative genetics. Application deadline: Feb 25. More info: http://www.popgen-vienna.at #postdoc
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It's long past time to stop indulging people who think you can meaningfully defend science without also defending democracy and academic freedom and opposing authoritarianism. It's the same fight, otherwise all you're defending is your own status.
February 8, 2026 at 2:26 PM
It's long past time to stop indulging people who think you can meaningfully defend science without also defending democracy and academic freedom and opposing authoritarianism. It's the same fight, otherwise all you're defending is your own status.
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Von wegen freies Wissen: Unis zahlen tausende Euro pro Artikel, um Forschungsergebnisse – oft mit Steuergeldern finanziert – frei zugänglich zu machen. Doch die Transparenz hat einen hohen Preis: Private Verlage machen damit ein undurchsichtiges Milliardengeschäft. fragdenstaat.de/artikel/exkl...
Open Access: Der Preis für freie Wissenschaft
Wenn Universitäten ihre Forschungsergebnisse kostenfrei zugänglich machen, müssen sie meist tausende Euro pro Artikel zahlen. So fließt Steuergeld an private Verlage, die große Gewinne machen. Das Pro...
fragdenstaat.de
February 7, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Von wegen freies Wissen: Unis zahlen tausende Euro pro Artikel, um Forschungsergebnisse – oft mit Steuergeldern finanziert – frei zugänglich zu machen. Doch die Transparenz hat einen hohen Preis: Private Verlage machen damit ein undurchsichtiges Milliardengeschäft. fragdenstaat.de/artikel/exkl...
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💙💛 A Ukrainian soldier, in -20°C, is defending his country from the occupiers.
Freedom comes at a high price.
Freedom comes at a high price.
February 7, 2026 at 8:08 AM
💙💛 A Ukrainian soldier, in -20°C, is defending his country from the occupiers.
Freedom comes at a high price.
Freedom comes at a high price.
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We are looking for a scientific coordinator in Heidelberg for the Greenrobust excellence cluster www.academics.com/jobs/scienti...
Scientific coordinator at the GreenRobust location Heidelberg (f/m/d) - Universität Heidelberg
Universität Heidelberg looks for Scientific coordinator at the GreenRobust location Heidelberg (f/m/d) in Heidelberg - apply now!
www.academics.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:01 AM
We are looking for a scientific coordinator in Heidelberg for the Greenrobust excellence cluster www.academics.com/jobs/scienti...
Our symposium on plant breeding for biodiversity is about to start!
February 5, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Our symposium on plant breeding for biodiversity is about to start!
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Excited to share our new Molecular Ecology paper with @peterlmorrell.bsky.social, @chaochihl.bsky.social, & collaborators: phenotypically wild barley shows evidence of introgression from domesticated barley in the WBDC collection.
doi.org/10.1111/mec.... #Barley #Genetics
doi.org/10.1111/mec.... #Barley #Genetics
Phenotypically Wild Barley Shows Evidence of Introgression From Domesticated Barley
Multiple studies have reported genetic evidence of crop-to-wild introgression in phenotypically wild accessions of wild barley (Hordeum vulgare ssp. spontaneum). We examined 318 Wild Barley Diversity...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Excited to share our new Molecular Ecology paper with @peterlmorrell.bsky.social, @chaochihl.bsky.social, & collaborators: phenotypically wild barley shows evidence of introgression from domesticated barley in the WBDC collection.
doi.org/10.1111/mec.... #Barley #Genetics
doi.org/10.1111/mec.... #Barley #Genetics
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There is the obvious fraud potential, but I think something much more fundamental is going to happen, too. It will change the meaning of what a "research publication" is. The reason why people read papers is to learn something that they couldn't reproduce in seconds by pushing a few buttons.
OpenAI just released Prism, a LaTeX editor with embedded ChatGPT for free.
Writing a paper has never been easier.
Clogging the scientific publishing pipeline has never been easier.
It took me 54 seconds to write up an experiment I did not actually conduct.
prism.openai.com
Writing a paper has never been easier.
Clogging the scientific publishing pipeline has never been easier.
It took me 54 seconds to write up an experiment I did not actually conduct.
prism.openai.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:01 AM
There is the obvious fraud potential, but I think something much more fundamental is going to happen, too. It will change the meaning of what a "research publication" is. The reason why people read papers is to learn something that they couldn't reproduce in seconds by pushing a few buttons.
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Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
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January 27, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
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Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
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New preprint from our group:
Phenotypic differentiation between highland and coastal quinoa under cold stress conditions
We use both field trials and lab experiments under controlled conditions to show that the two major quinoa ecotypes differ in adaptive traits.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Phenotypic differentiation between highland and coastal quinoa under cold stress conditions
We use both field trials and lab experiments under controlled conditions to show that the two major quinoa ecotypes differ in adaptive traits.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org
January 26, 2026 at 8:21 AM
New preprint from our group:
Phenotypic differentiation between highland and coastal quinoa under cold stress conditions
We use both field trials and lab experiments under controlled conditions to show that the two major quinoa ecotypes differ in adaptive traits.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Phenotypic differentiation between highland and coastal quinoa under cold stress conditions
We use both field trials and lab experiments under controlled conditions to show that the two major quinoa ecotypes differ in adaptive traits.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Lesenswert! Bisher wenig genutzte Kulturarten wie #Quinoa, #Amaranth, Kichererbse, Linse, etc. sollen züchterisch besser erschlossen werden.
Unserem gut laufenden Quinoa-Züchtungsprojekt wurde vom Fachministerium gerade der Stecker gezogen.
Es fehlt eine langfristige Strategie für solche Arten.
Unserem gut laufenden Quinoa-Züchtungsprojekt wurde vom Fachministerium gerade der Stecker gezogen.
Es fehlt eine langfristige Strategie für solche Arten.
#GrüneWoche: Die DFG-Senatskommission zur Transformation von Agrar-/Ernährungssystemen SKAE fordert in einem Positionspapier langfristige Forschung und neue politische Rahmenbedingungen für diversifizierte Anbausysteme von #Nutzpflanzen – und benennt 6 konkrete Handlungsfelder: sohub.io/ijh9
Für eine krisenfeste Landwirtschaft: DFG-Senatskommission fordert stärkere Unterstützung für vielfältige Anbausysteme von Nutzpflanzen
sohub.io
January 20, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Spitzbergen / Svalbard harbours the international seed vault. That would be a major asset.
FAZ: Norwegian intelligence anticipates that in the event Trump invades Greenland, Russia will launch a coordinated attack to seize the Norwegian archipelago of Spitzbergen
January 20, 2026 at 6:29 AM
Spitzbergen / Svalbard harbours the international seed vault. That would be a major asset.
Worrisome development.
"Trump Administration Orders USDA Employees to Investigate Foreign Researchers They Work With" via @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
"Trump Administration Orders USDA Employees to Investigate Foreign Researchers They Work With" via @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump Administration Orders USDA Employees to Investigate Foreign Researchers They Work With
The new directive asks workers to check the backgrounds of foreign nationals collaborating with the department’s scientists for evidence of “subversive or criminal activity.” Their names are being sen...
www.propublica.org
January 19, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Worrisome development.
"Trump Administration Orders USDA Employees to Investigate Foreign Researchers They Work With" via @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
"Trump Administration Orders USDA Employees to Investigate Foreign Researchers They Work With" via @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology in Plön, Germany, seeks expressions of interest for open Max Planck Director positions. For details: http://www.evolbio.mpg.de/3856225/Directors. #job
Directors
www.evolbio.mpg.de
January 18, 2026 at 9:27 AM
The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology in Plön, Germany, seeks expressions of interest for open Max Planck Director positions. For details: http://www.evolbio.mpg.de/3856225/Directors. #job
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Glad to share our latest work on #barley and #climatechange. The heat is definitely on breeding!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Projected shifts in climate and spring barley yields under future (CMIP6) scenarios across eight environmental zones in Europe
Breeding of climate-resilient barley cultivars requires knowledge about shifts in climate hazards and potential yield impacts. This Europe-wide study …
www.sciencedirect.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Glad to share our latest work on #barley and #climatechange. The heat is definitely on breeding!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Not a single day in 2025 was cooler than the 1991-2020 average, on a global scale. @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Not a single day in 2025 was cooler than the 1991-2020 average, on a global scale. @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social
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New preprint from the lab! Ella Ludwig assembled the first pangenome for grain amaranth and Tom mapped the genetic control of flowering time. Together it looks a lot like an insertion changing flowering time. If you are at #PAG don't miss Ella's talk on this! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
The grain amaranth pangenome reveals domestication-associated changes in diversity and function of structural variation
Background: Grain amaranth is a nutritious pseudocereal from the Americas that was independently domesticated three times from a common wild ancestor. The three domesticated grain amaranths, their wil...
www.biorxiv.org
January 9, 2026 at 2:18 PM
New preprint from the lab! Ella Ludwig assembled the first pangenome for grain amaranth and Tom mapped the genetic control of flowering time. Together it looks a lot like an insertion changing flowering time. If you are at #PAG don't miss Ella's talk on this! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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I suspect that one of the reasons behind the widespread adoption of generative AI by faculty is that it gives people the illusion that they can still do the things they knew how to do as a postdoc. Gen AI is used as a poor substitute to maintaining core skills.
January 8, 2026 at 1:10 PM
I suspect that one of the reasons behind the widespread adoption of generative AI by faculty is that it gives people the illusion that they can still do the things they knew how to do as a postdoc. Gen AI is used as a poor substitute to maintaining core skills.
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January 7, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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Haller, Ralph & Messer present SLiM 5, a major extension of the SLiM simulation framework for simulating multiple chromosomes, enabling a heightened level of realism for full-genome simulations.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf313
#evobio #molbio #compbio
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf313
#evobio #molbio #compbio
January 5, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Haller, Ralph & Messer present SLiM 5, a major extension of the SLiM simulation framework for simulating multiple chromosomes, enabling a heightened level of realism for full-genome simulations.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf313
#evobio #molbio #compbio
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf313
#evobio #molbio #compbio
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Have we been overstating the role of transposable elements in adaptation to local or rapidly changing environmental conditions? Happy to share my (somewhat unpopular?) opinion paper on this matter: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Thanks to those who already shared the link!
Thanks to those who already shared the link!
Blinded by the lights? Re-examining the adaptive role of transposable elements in plants with population genomics
Transposable elements (TEs) are ubiquitous components of the genome whose mobility can be triggered by environmental stress and influenced by genotype…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Have we been overstating the role of transposable elements in adaptation to local or rapidly changing environmental conditions? Happy to share my (somewhat unpopular?) opinion paper on this matter: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Thanks to those who already shared the link!
Thanks to those who already shared the link!
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Not that this passes without being noticed: The GreenRobust cluster of excellence is officially alive since Jan 1, 2026! Looking forward to at least seven years of exciting science in the field of plant ecology, molecular biology, agriculture and the combination of all these fields. Stay tuned!
January 5, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Not that this passes without being noticed: The GreenRobust cluster of excellence is officially alive since Jan 1, 2026! Looking forward to at least seven years of exciting science in the field of plant ecology, molecular biology, agriculture and the combination of all these fields. Stay tuned!
Last ski climb of the year of a nice 3100 m peak (Ferdener Rothorn in Lötschental 🇨🇭) with friends and family. Perfect conditions (except the snow) to let go of 2025.
I wish my followers a healthy, happy and peaceful year 2026!
#2026
I wish my followers a healthy, happy and peaceful year 2026!
#2026
December 31, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Last ski climb of the year of a nice 3100 m peak (Ferdener Rothorn in Lötschental 🇨🇭) with friends and family. Perfect conditions (except the snow) to let go of 2025.
I wish my followers a healthy, happy and peaceful year 2026!
#2026
I wish my followers a healthy, happy and peaceful year 2026!
#2026
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It should surprise no one that most contemporary scientists are woke. As far as I can tell, most of us are into improving the human condition, minimizing hardship across the board, empowering the underprivileged, and ensuring the prosperity of our society for the future.
June 1, 2025 at 11:23 PM
It should surprise no one that most contemporary scientists are woke. As far as I can tell, most of us are into improving the human condition, minimizing hardship across the board, empowering the underprivileged, and ensuring the prosperity of our society for the future.