Thank you Gopal!

#mustread

This project would not have been possible without @symbionticism.bsky.social and his unwavering support, my undergrad student Mahip Kalra for his relentless troubleshooting efforts that brought the chemical experiments to life, and the incredible Lab team for their timely help every step of the way!

Why does it matter to mimic symbiotic traits?
👉 It develops symbiont-independent tool kit for insect population control
👉 It expands symbiont-based biocontrol approaches to species that cannot be stably infected with the bacterium
👉 Inspires ways to study how epigenetics shape host–symbiont biology

Stay tuned for the full banger! Meanwhile, enjoy the commentary on our upcoming pub, where we show that #Wolbachia modify host reproduction via reduced histone acetylation—a fundamental epigenetic process that can be synthetically mimicked by a tiny molecule, even in the absence of Wolbachia!

Jaw dropping!! Beautiful work. Is it live testes culture?

Thanks friend! Gotta follow your footsteps..eh! :)

Thanks Kevin! I’m so looking forward to it!

Yay! Team Midwest! 👏 Thanks Mark, I can’t wait to host you :)