Alan H. Schulman

In your country, there is problem

A big step forward!

Now we can map genes in #fababean! The 13Gb reference genome is published in @Nature after an amazing community effort. Thanks to all authors for great contributions! doi.org/10.1038/s41586… #legumes #plantprotein

Tutkijat ovat kartoittaneet härkäpavun valtavan suuren geeniperimän luke.fi/fi/uutiset/tut…

Happy to announce that we published the genome for faba bean today in Nature. This unlocks the path to improving a sustainable protein crop for food security. Here, the Nature's News and Views on the achievement: nature.com/articles/d4158…

Interesting analysis of he-who-must-not-be-named nature.com/articles/d4158…

#leavingtwitter . Good to engage on science and society, but not where insurrectionists, hatemongers, and serial liars are reinstated. #seeyouonmastodon

Just working on setting up on #Mastodon at #genomicsocial

Happy to share our efforts towards global #nutritionalsecurity : a high-quality #genome assembly for #fababean ! Will facilitate breeding of this former orphan crop. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Research Professorship in Plant Genomics open at LUKE @LukeFinlandInt : valtiolle.fi/en-US/Vacancy?…

@kaisakajala It's common for high-achieving people. The fact that you get it tells you that you're not an imposter!

Is it just me, or does anyone else suffer a weird journey through identity crisis/imposter syndrome whenever they are preparing for a conference talk or a seminar?

@MarkkuPatynen @LukeFinland The answer is "yes, both, and not only." We need GM, gene editing (GE), traditional breeding, and use of genetic diversity. GE for where then gene variants (alleles) are not available; GM for where the genes are not available to cross in. The complete toolbox is needed.

Vai onko tulevaisuuden ratkaisu mahdollisesti geenimanipuloitu ravinto. Vai molemmat? Ping @LukeFinland - edelleenkin. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Mahtaisikohan noista viidestä ehdotetusta uudesta (vanhasta) viljelykasvista olla hyötyä joskus meilläkin? Mitä mieltä, @LukeFinland (teidän tontillennehan tämä lienee menee?). Mitä mieltä artikkelista?

@MarkkuPatynen @LukeFinland Yes, we need diverse crops for diverse diets and diverse, changing climatic zones to reach food and nutritional security. Traditional crops need breeding programs to increase yield stability and improve agronomic traits in new cultivation areas.

@AgBioWorld avoid the pota - toes.

Thanks, I try to avoid animal-based potatoes 🥔

An example of how gene editing can help to deliver food security. It would be immoral not to use it.

Nitrogen fixation by legumes is a key sustainability trait. Its extent varies among legumes in the presence of soil nitrogen. Here is insight into why. How do legumes decide where to get nitrogen––from the soil or from nitrogen-fixing bacteria? plantae.org/?p=93446

In a historic shift, Finland’s Green Party voted overwhelmingly to adopt a fully pro-nuclear stance at its national meeting. allianceforscience.cornell.edu/blog/2022/05/f…

Farm staff at Rothamsted Research has sown seeds of genetically edited Camelina sativa weeks after regulations for scientific field trials in the United Kingdom were eased. Read details in #CropBiotechUpdate: bit.ly/3GMf1zx

A study in China shows that GM herbicide tolerant cotton GGK2 is not harmful to arthropod insects; it has the same abundance and diversity of insects as its near-isogenic line counterpart. Read details in #CropBiotechUpdate: bit.ly/3zni53l