Marc Somssich

New version of our preprint on bioRxiv about bioRxiv up. Now that’s what I call a revision – 6 years after the first version!
It has new data about our progress and highlights from a massive user survey. 1/n
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Happy to have this nice story out in the world ☺️ thanks to everyone involved!

Nature News Intern, Springer Nature Opening Doors Programme Nature News Intern, Springer Nature Opening Doors Programme London, UK - Hybrid Working Model Application deadline: 9th March 2026 Are you looking for an internship that provides hands-on experience i...

➡️ It's on! Paid internship for aspiring science journalists at Nature's London office. Up to three days a week working from home. All the details are here: springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Spring...

Check out our new preprint by @octaviarmn.bsky.social and @liobarueger.bsky.social in collaboration with @meikeburow.bsky.social - we investigate the spatial effect of glucosinolates on root microbiomes in Arabidopsis and Camelina! www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/... lots of cool stuff!

Borrowing plants’ recycling tricks to treat Parkinson’s disease Newly identified autophagy receptor in liverworts found to recycle membraneless organelles – and to send Parkinson’s linked alpha-synuclein for degradation in human neurons. This was discovered by pla...

Read more about the research here: www.oeaw.ac.at/gmi/detail/n...

Really happy to see this one out: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Alibek's drive & great coll w/ friends @gekaragoz.bsky.social & E. Hallacli resulted in a cool story that starts with our beloved #Marchantia and ends with iPSC-derived neurons 🤩🤪 A short 🧵

Trait discovery is one of the most difficult parts of our work here at @kwsgroup.bsky.social. Thus, we need help:

We are looking for a Scientist in #QuantitativeGenetics & #Biostatistics for Trait Discovery.

This is a full time, permanent position here in Einbeck.

#PlantScience #PlantSciJobs

I have a PhD student and a post-doc position available in my lab to work on plant photobiology. Please use the links below to postulate.
Please RT, many thanks
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The field of molecular biology started in the 70s, plant mol bio even in the 80s only. This was a completely new way of working & was very different from traditional Botany. Both study the same thing, but the approaches were fundamentally different. So it felt like there should be a differentiation.

Global status of genome editing versus transgenesis legislation in plants and the current EU situation - npj Science of Plants npj Science of Plants - Global status of genome editing versus transgenesis legislation in plants and the current EU situation

🌍 A new study maps how the 196 UN member states regulate #NGTs.
It outlines 8 differing regulatory approaches and finds that countries allowing transgenic plants are about 23% more likely to approve #GenomeEditing #CRISPR
www.nature.com/articles/s44...

RNA splicing generates a functionally specialized Rep protein isoform in geminiviruses — enabling timely control of the viral cycle. Strikingly, similar strategies might have evolved in DNA viruses infecting different kingdoms: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Spearheaded by @delphinem-p.bsky.social!

Latest #Parasiticplants research from my lab, incl. newly designed metabolic indices that may be useful in other plant studies:

Compartmentalisation along the stem axis of Striga and Alectra reflects distinct zones of carbohydrate acquisition and utilisation url: academic.oup.com/pcp/article/...

Announcing a Transformation Lead role (level B) at the Adelaide University node of Plant Synthetic Biology Australia (international applicants welcome)!

For more information on PSBA, see plantsynbio.au

More details on the position: lnkd.in/g3GZSRT8

Frontiers | Editorial: Advancing plant defense: genome editing, RNAi, and synthetic biology for sustainable pest control high in the main agricultural systems, thereby putting at risk global food security in the face of climate change (Oerke, 2006;Savary et al., 2019). This sit...

Pests & diseases threaten yields as chemical control loses effectiveness and faces tighter regulation.
🌱 Editorial in Frontiers Plant Sci highlights how #GenomeEditing, RNAi, synthetic biology and AI help develop resistant crops & sustainable pest control 👇
www.frontiersin.org/journals/pla...

Plant Phenotypic Plasticity: From Molecular Mechanisms to Breeding and Climate Change Adaptation Phenotypic plasticity (PP) is a fundamental property of plants, enabling a single genotype to produce different phenotypes in response to environmental variation. This ability is crucial for survival ...

Out now in Annual Review of Plant Biology! 🌱

Together with colleagues from our DFG-funded CRC on “Plant Phenotypic Plasticity” (@unipotsdam.bsky.social), we outline the mechanistic & evolutionary backbone of plant plasticity.

🔗 www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

@crc1644.bsky.social @dfg.de

Very nice genetic dissection of the roles of BSK kinases in brassinosteroid signaling by Wenqiang Tang's lab. bsk-u (ko for BSK1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11 & 12) really looks like a bri1 null mutant and can be rescued by over-expressing BSK3. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

I just published: Adeline Harant: Keeping an open mind is key for a fulfilling career in science

A much-deserved tribute to the amazing Adeline Harant and her leadership at the bench and beyond. She also brings a dose of sanity to the @KamounLab madhouse. kamounlab.medium.com/adeline-hara...

This one has been a long time in the making. So many contributions and years of hard work went into bringing this project to the finish line. I’m really happy to finally share our new story. Thanks to everyone involved, and a very special thanks to @teamthomma.bsky.social and @lfaino.bsky.social

Very nice work and thread. 👍
Congratulations!

📣 Our latest story just dropped on bioRxiv:: A structurally unique effector shared between Verticillium dahliae and Fusarium oxysporum is involved in cotton defoliation and virulence on other hosts www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 🧵

A structurally unique effector shared between Verticillium dahliae and Fusarium oxysporum is involved in cotton defoliation and virulence on other hosts https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.12.705609v1

17 incredible Australian women in botany - Australian Geographic Australia is home to many talented botanists, many of whom are women. Here are just a few of their stories.

www.australiangeographic.com.au/news/2019/03...

How to Build a Start-up in Plant Sciences | Plantae What is a start-up? When you hear the word “start-up”, you might picture tech hubs, pitch decks, and overnight success stories. But what actually defines a start-up? At its core, a start-up is a…

#JustIn on Plantae: How to Build a Start-up in Plant Sciences. In this new piece, ASPB Plantae Fellows Charlay Wood and @fengoulaavgeri.bsky.social demystifies what a start-up really is and shows plant scientists that they already have the skills to build one. buff.ly/HJMuqeK

#PlantScience

We’re hiring!

Postdoctoral Researcher / Research Assistant @KamounLab

“Biology and Applications of Plant Immune Receptors” www.tsl.ac.uk/working-at-t...

A really cool #PlantImmunity paper showing that the ubiquitin-binding protein RH3 recruits PTI & ETI receptors into one large complex via ubiquitin chains, linking these pathways.

Also goes well with this paper showing a link between BIK1 & NLRs via phosphorylation: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Big news from our lab: we can now stably edit the genome of a parasitic plant! Transgene-free, genome-edited P. japonicum in one generation! This will transform how we study #parasiticplants and other hard-to-transform plants.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Looking to work with and learn from world-leading experts in plant cell imaging? I’ve got an open PhD position www.photobodies.com/about-6 in the framework of the AGILE Marie Curie Doctoral Network cordis.europa.eu/project/id/1...
Deadline: 15th of April, start date September 2026. #phd #job

CPK28 was already present in the first land plant, and presents a paradox: the Marchantia version can perfectly replace the Arabidopsis version for immunity, but does not seem to participate to immunity in Marchantia ...

A lot more molecular data here =>
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