Sam Wuest
@samwuest.bsky.social
breeding research, passionate about science, plants, crop ecology and modern breeding technologies; views are my own
Just wow!
“We did our absolute best to get the best possible outcome from these products.”
but
“The biggest surprise of anything is that nothing worked anywhere,” says Naeve. “Even among cynical people like me, that was really shocking.”
Me too.
blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2026/01/do-b...
but
“The biggest surprise of anything is that nothing worked anywhere,” says Naeve. “Even among cynical people like me, that was really shocking.”
Me too.
blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2026/01/do-b...
Do biostimulant seed treatments boost soybean yields? New study across 103 locations in 22 states says no
Biostimulants—especially seed-applied biological products—continue to generate interest across soybean-growing regions. The promise is appe...
blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu
January 7, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Just wow!
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Eine sehr lesenswerte Analyse in der BauernZeitung. Er zeigt fundiert die Zusammenhänge zwischen Überproduktion und Wachstumszwang auf. Gleichzeitig weist er auf die Widersprüchlichkeit aktueller politischer Forderungen hin.
Wenn aus Fülle ein Problem wird: Die Schweizer Landwirtschaft im Würgegriff der Überproduktion - bauernzeitung.ch
126 Millionen Kilo Milch zu viel, Schweineschlachtungen über Zielmarke, Weinlager randvoll: Die Schweizer Landwirtschaft kämpft mit massiver Überproduktion. Während die Politik mit Ertragsprämien noch...
www.bauernzeitung.ch
January 7, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Eine sehr lesenswerte Analyse in der BauernZeitung. Er zeigt fundiert die Zusammenhänge zwischen Überproduktion und Wachstumszwang auf. Gleichzeitig weist er auf die Widersprüchlichkeit aktueller politischer Forderungen hin.
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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!
Fits with the narrative of "the idea factory", book by Jon Gertner, on the miraculous advances made in the Bell Labs - connecting basic research and applied engineering was a very inspiring place to be...
November 30, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Fits with the narrative of "the idea factory", book by Jon Gertner, on the miraculous advances made in the Bell Labs - connecting basic research and applied engineering was a very inspiring place to be...
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Imagine all cars were electric, and then one Volkswagen engineer comes up with another idea …
#EMobility
#EMobility
August 11, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Imagine all cars were electric, and then one Volkswagen engineer comes up with another idea …
#EMobility
#EMobility
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Beyond the buzz: analyzing actors promoting regenerative agriculture in Europe
Relevant new paper by Schreefel et al in npj Sustainable Agriculture
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Relevant new paper by Schreefel et al in npj Sustainable Agriculture
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
November 9, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Beyond the buzz: analyzing actors promoting regenerative agriculture in Europe
Relevant new paper by Schreefel et al in npj Sustainable Agriculture
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Relevant new paper by Schreefel et al in npj Sustainable Agriculture
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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'Identifying the safe operating space for food systems'
Highly relevant new paper by Sofie te Wierik et al. in Nature Food www.nature.com/articles/s43...
The paper shows: i) food systems are the single-largest pressure across Earth system processes, ii) all food system boundaries are transgressed
Highly relevant new paper by Sofie te Wierik et al. in Nature Food www.nature.com/articles/s43...
The paper shows: i) food systems are the single-largest pressure across Earth system processes, ii) all food system boundaries are transgressed
November 2, 2025 at 9:20 AM
'Identifying the safe operating space for food systems'
Highly relevant new paper by Sofie te Wierik et al. in Nature Food www.nature.com/articles/s43...
The paper shows: i) food systems are the single-largest pressure across Earth system processes, ii) all food system boundaries are transgressed
Highly relevant new paper by Sofie te Wierik et al. in Nature Food www.nature.com/articles/s43...
The paper shows: i) food systems are the single-largest pressure across Earth system processes, ii) all food system boundaries are transgressed
Huge congratulations, very exciting news, and wishing you all the best on this new exciting scientific journey! 💪
November 1, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Huge congratulations, very exciting news, and wishing you all the best on this new exciting scientific journey! 💪
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New Correspondence: "Rethinking the need for field trials" rdcu.be/eM96P
October 30, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Finished just at sunset
October 16, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Finished just at sunset
Extremely excited me on the sowing machine, for our collaborative project on wheat variety mixtures PreDiMix. With ETH, UZH, IPK Gatersleben and Agroscope.
October 16, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Extremely excited me on the sowing machine, for our collaborative project on wheat variety mixtures PreDiMix. With ETH, UZH, IPK Gatersleben and Agroscope.
Our latest preprint is out www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... . Fantastic work by @lukecoevo.bsky.social, with Emanuel Kopp, Simon Jäggi and Pascal Niklaus. #DarwinianAgriculture #soybean #breeding
Shade avoidance restricts soybean breeding progress and increases herbivore susceptibility
High planting densities expose field crops to competition for light, which typically induces shade avoidance responses such as stem elongation. While adaptive in natural environments, these responses ...
www.biorxiv.org
September 27, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Our latest preprint is out www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... . Fantastic work by @lukecoevo.bsky.social, with Emanuel Kopp, Simon Jäggi and Pascal Niklaus. #DarwinianAgriculture #soybean #breeding
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The most honest #farmer in Britain: “I spent a lot of time looking at the evidence on the impact of #meat & it was overwhelming. 10 billion people can’t live sustainably on this planet if we’re eating anything like the level of meat consumed in a western diet… www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘People just lie’: How Riverford’s Guy Singh-Watson became the most brutally honest farmer in Britain
The organic veg pioneer talks to the Guardian about being unemployable, his unconventional father and his recent autism diagnosis
www.theguardian.com
August 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The most honest #farmer in Britain: “I spent a lot of time looking at the evidence on the impact of #meat & it was overwhelming. 10 billion people can’t live sustainably on this planet if we’re eating anything like the level of meat consumed in a western diet… www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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“Utilizing new genomic techniques #NGT in #organic production could improve yields …. and will help achieve the #EU ’s sustainable #agriculture goals” several authors together with our president @apmweber.bsky.social advocate in Cell Reports Sustainability www.cell.com/cell-reports...
New genomic techniques in organic production: Considerations for science-based, effective, and acceptable EU regulation
The EU has a goal of 25% organic farmland by 2030, but lower yields in organic farming
versus non-organic farming puts strain on sustainable food production. Utilizing new
genomic techniques (NGTs) in...
www.cell.com
June 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
“Utilizing new genomic techniques #NGT in #organic production could improve yields …. and will help achieve the #EU ’s sustainable #agriculture goals” several authors together with our president @apmweber.bsky.social advocate in Cell Reports Sustainability www.cell.com/cell-reports...
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❗ We have an open post-doc position in our group! 🌱🥔🧬
Are you interested in novel crop breeding techniques and potatoes? If yes, the CRISPS project (in collaboration with Wageningen University and SLU Sweden) may be something for you! You can apply here:
jobs.admin.ch/job-vacancie...
#NBTs
Are you interested in novel crop breeding techniques and potatoes? If yes, the CRISPS project (in collaboration with Wageningen University and SLU Sweden) may be something for you! You can apply here:
jobs.admin.ch/job-vacancie...
#NBTs
Post-doc position: Genome Editing Sustainable and Innovative Potatoes - Agroscope
Agroscope is looking for Post-doc position: Genome Editing Sustainable and Innovative Potatoes
jobs.admin.ch
June 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
❗ We have an open post-doc position in our group! 🌱🥔🧬
Are you interested in novel crop breeding techniques and potatoes? If yes, the CRISPS project (in collaboration with Wageningen University and SLU Sweden) may be something for you! You can apply here:
jobs.admin.ch/job-vacancie...
#NBTs
Are you interested in novel crop breeding techniques and potatoes? If yes, the CRISPS project (in collaboration with Wageningen University and SLU Sweden) may be something for you! You can apply here:
jobs.admin.ch/job-vacancie...
#NBTs
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📣 Latest from the lab: Performance of deep-learning-based approaches to improve polygenic scores www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Its thought deep learning will substantially improve PGS but the reality is MANY have tried but no/little gain has been seen so far. Here we report our negative results.
Its thought deep learning will substantially improve PGS but the reality is MANY have tried but no/little gain has been seen so far. Here we report our negative results.
June 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
📣 Latest from the lab: Performance of deep-learning-based approaches to improve polygenic scores www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Its thought deep learning will substantially improve PGS but the reality is MANY have tried but no/little gain has been seen so far. Here we report our negative results.
Its thought deep learning will substantially improve PGS but the reality is MANY have tried but no/little gain has been seen so far. Here we report our negative results.
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How can biological systems anticipate future events? In our new paper with @jordiplam.bsky.social, we show how a simple genetic circuit can predict future trends through a simple (and perhaps widespread) mechanism @drmichaellevin.bsky.social @koseskalab.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
April 28, 2025 at 10:42 PM
How can biological systems anticipate future events? In our new paper with @jordiplam.bsky.social, we show how a simple genetic circuit can predict future trends through a simple (and perhaps widespread) mechanism @drmichaellevin.bsky.social @koseskalab.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Excited to do a postdoc in beautiful Neuchatel / Switzerland🇨🇭?
We have several postdoc positions open at the moment!
Check our website for the full ads here: pathogen-genomics.org/jobs
Happy to answer any question and please spread the word to anyone who might be interested!
We have several postdoc positions open at the moment!
Check our website for the full ads here: pathogen-genomics.org/jobs
Happy to answer any question and please spread the word to anyone who might be interested!
April 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Excited to do a postdoc in beautiful Neuchatel / Switzerland🇨🇭?
We have several postdoc positions open at the moment!
Check our website for the full ads here: pathogen-genomics.org/jobs
Happy to answer any question and please spread the word to anyone who might be interested!
We have several postdoc positions open at the moment!
Check our website for the full ads here: pathogen-genomics.org/jobs
Happy to answer any question and please spread the word to anyone who might be interested!
So cool! Huge congratulations!!
April 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
So cool! Huge congratulations!!
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I am deeply honored to receive the 2025 Women in Triticum Early Career Award from the BGRI (Cornell Univ. & CIMMYT) ! This award is not only a recognition of my work, but also an opportunity to encourage women to pursue their aspirations.
#WomeninScience #Wheat
bgri.cornell.edu/awards/wit-e...
#WomeninScience #Wheat
bgri.cornell.edu/awards/wit-e...
2025 WIT Award Winner Laura Mathieu
Laura Mathieu, from France, a postdoctoral researcher at the French National Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), based at the Plant Health Institute of Montpellier (PHIM).
bgri.cornell.edu
April 11, 2025 at 6:08 AM
I am deeply honored to receive the 2025 Women in Triticum Early Career Award from the BGRI (Cornell Univ. & CIMMYT) ! This award is not only a recognition of my work, but also an opportunity to encourage women to pursue their aspirations.
#WomeninScience #Wheat
bgri.cornell.edu/awards/wit-e...
#WomeninScience #Wheat
bgri.cornell.edu/awards/wit-e...
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Well written and sobering take-down of the blue origin flight. Worth a read. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Blue Origin flight showcased the utter defeat of American feminism | Moira Donegan
The trip leaned on a vision of women’s empowerment that is light on substance and heavy on a childlike, girlish silliness
www.theguardian.com
April 18, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Well written and sobering take-down of the blue origin flight. Worth a read. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Reposted by Sam Wuest
I grew up in Bangladesh and studied about the Sub1 gene as an undergrad!
Every time I see this time lapse of Sub1 by Pamela Ronald makes me happy 🌾🌾🌾
Thanks for your tremendous contributions to Bangladeshi farmers over the years.
Every time I see this time lapse of Sub1 by Pamela Ronald makes me happy 🌾🌾🌾
Thanks for your tremendous contributions to Bangladeshi farmers over the years.
April 16, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I grew up in Bangladesh and studied about the Sub1 gene as an undergrad!
Every time I see this time lapse of Sub1 by Pamela Ronald makes me happy 🌾🌾🌾
Thanks for your tremendous contributions to Bangladeshi farmers over the years.
Every time I see this time lapse of Sub1 by Pamela Ronald makes me happy 🌾🌾🌾
Thanks for your tremendous contributions to Bangladeshi farmers over the years.