Stuart Thompson
@drstuartthompson.bsky.social
I am a plant scientist and biochemistry lecturer at the University of Westminster. I will sometimes use this account to share reading for the students I teach.
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Another good example is RNAi and transvection phenomenon in plants… eg - argonaut and most of the RISC complex was identified in plants. But plant research didn’t feature prominently in the Nobel for RNAi www.nature.com/articles/443...
RNAi Nobel ignores vital groundwork on plants - Nature
Nature - RNAi Nobel ignores vital groundwork on plants
www.nature.com
October 16, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Another good example is RNAi and transvection phenomenon in plants… eg - argonaut and most of the RISC complex was identified in plants. But plant research didn’t feature prominently in the Nobel for RNAi www.nature.com/articles/443...