Tina Neik

Just published! Check out our latest review on CRISPR-based genome editing tools as an accelerator for crop breeding, led by two @BatleyLab alumni Fangning Zhang and @TinaNeik mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/1… @IJMS_MDPI @BiolSci_UWA @IOA_UWA

Pleased to inform that our review paper is out ‘Diversifying agrifood systems to ensure global food security following the Russia–Ukraine crisis’ frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

"Crop Domestication and Selection: An Evolutionary View Affecting the Development of Agronomic Traits", edited by @Hong_An_ @TinaNeik and myself, invite you submit your manuscript: frontiersin.org/research-topic…

Check out our new book chapter, Innovative Advances in Plant Genotyping. @WillJWThomas,@YueqiZhang,@JunreyAmas,@AldrinCantila ,@zandberg_jaco @HarvieSamantha1 link.springer.com/protocol/10.10…

Over on the blog today we are featuring some #underutilized crops incl: Bambara groundnut, Winged bean, and millets. The work is part of our new Crop Diversification Unit led by Dr Sean Mayes! @UoNBiosciences @UoNresearch blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/futurefood/202… cc @festounmc

@BatleyLab Congratulations, Anita! So happy to hear the news 😍 We are so blessed to work alongside you, wishing you all the best in your future endeavours!

Huge congratulations to Dr. Anita Severn-Ellis for obtaining her PhD! Thank you for all the support and guidance you have given to the group over the years.

@PhilippBayer You have been such a great help to Batley lab, UWA and beyond, @PhilippBayer! I believe you will continue to shine no matter where you are 😄 Take care and keep in touch!

Genomes of hundreds of extinct species revealed by rewinding evolution newscientist.com/article/231462…

@arminscheben Indeed a great pleasure to work with international collaborators on this project, I’m so happy to see it published! To all my co-authors, thank you so much for all the support :)

Glad to have been part of this large collaboration, with a neat combination of computational and wet lab efforts to pin down genotype and phenotype for this pathogen effector gene.

@DGHisham Hasil kajian yg diberi oleh Public Health England (14 Jun 2021) menunjukkan AZ mampu mencegah kes-kes serius/hospitalization yg disebabkan oleh Delta variant sebyk 92% (gov.uk/government/new…). Terima kasih.

@DGHisham satu lagi ialah vaccine efficacy ni samada 60% atau 88%, kedua2 mampu mencegah/kurangkan kes serius dan angka kematian - bila Delta tersebar luas. Itu yg penting, ataupun lebih penting bebanding dgn mencegah dari semata-mata mendapat infeksi.

One dose of Pfizer or Astra Zeneca vaccine only provides around 33 per cent protection against symptoms from Delta variant, two doses provide between 88 per cent (Pfizer) and 60 per cent (AstraZeneca) protection against symptoms.

@DGHisham apa yg benar: 50-60% efficacy vaksin mmg cukup baik utk (akhirnya) capai herd immunity. yg 60% cukup utk tujuan ni, sekiranya berdepan dgn Delta varian.... dari segi angka, mmg Pfizer nampaknya lebih tinggi, tapi tidak bermaksud ia lebih baik drpd AZ utk tujuan "herd immunity".

@DGHisham malangnya kebanyakan org akan menganggap 88% lebih baik dari 60% disebabkan tweet ini, terutama bila semua pihak tengah bertungkus rumus kerja kuat untuk capai herd immunity, dan seterusnya menyebabkan lebih ramai orang kurang yakin dgn AZ.

Professor Jacqui Batley @BatleyLab will be presenting a keynote speech at #APBC2022! 🎉📣👏🏼 Register now so you can catch her keynote: apbconference.org/registration-v…

I just reviewed Plagued by John Froude; John Froude. #Plagued #NetGalley netgalley.com/book/220685/re…

Recent work suggests that an endosymbiosis between the aquatic microbe 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘶𝘮 and the 𝘊𝘩𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 algae inside it is stabilized by a threat of genomic sabotage that keeps the host in line. @maxdkozlov reports: quantamagazine.org/rna-brakes-may…

A new nucleotide, Z, found in phage 😮 nature.com/articles/d4158…

DNA of Giant ‘Corpse Flower’ Parasite Surprises Biologists quantamagazine.org/dna-of-giant-c… via @QuantaMagazine

Polyploidy: an evolutionary and ecological force in stressful times academic.oup.com/plcell/article… WGD in plants induced by stress - a good read!