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Research Fellow at @biology.ox.ac.uk interested in the evolution of plants and algae

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The hidden history behind every rose blooming this summer Roses donโ€™t look beautiful by accident - humans and nature have shaped them.

"As roses fill gardens and hedgerows this season, there is a story, millions of years in the making, unfolding beneath their petals."

Whether you're a gardener or just a lover of roses, here's their hidden history, from @alexmcbowles.bsky.social ๐Ÿ‘‡
theconversation.com/the-hidden-h...

21.07.2025 12:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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The hidden history behind every rose blooming this summer Roses donโ€™t look beautiful by accident - humans and nature have shaped them.

The hidden history behind every rose blooming this summer

For @theconversation.com theconversation.com/the-hidden-h...

A story, millions of years in the making, unfolding beneath every petal ๐ŸŒน๐ŸŒ

21.07.2025 13:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Join @jameswclark.bsky.social and I at #ESEB2025 to discuss the latest research on 'Reductive evolution across the tree of life' - Symposium 32.

We have two exciting invited speakers @rosafernandez.bsky.social and #SvenGould - looking forward to welcoming you in Barcelona

@eseb2025.bsky.social

11.04.2025 13:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Great to speak with @biology.ox.ac.uk about my journey to @ox.ac.uk and research on plant evolution

'By studying the plants of the past, we can better understand those of the present and make informed predictions about plants of the future'

31.03.2025 10:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Genome duplication in a long-term multicellularity evolution experiment - Nature In the Multicellularity Long Term Evolution Experiment, diploid yeast evolve to be tetraploid under selection for larger multicellular size, revealing how whole-genome duplication can arise due to its...

1/46 Hey folks, we have a new paper out on the MuLTEE. Strap in and Iโ€™ll tell you the story of how this โ€œlittle paper on polyploidyโ€ turned into the most data rich paper our lab has produced, largely thanks to the leadership and work ethic of @kaitong25.bsky.social.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

05.03.2025 22:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 355    ๐Ÿ” 165    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16    ๐Ÿ“Œ 19

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