Sam Wuest
@samwuest.bsky.social
breeding research, passionate about science, plants, crop ecology and modern breeding technologies; views are my own
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For those of you who have followed me a while, if you’ve found value in the agricultural science content I share, or not, I’d appreciate your input via a quick 5-question survey. It'll help me assess whether my time spent posting is making an impact.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Beyond the buzz: analyzing actors promoting regenerative agriculture in Europe
Relevant new paper by Schreefel et al in npj Sustainable Agriculture
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Relevant new paper by Schreefel et al in npj Sustainable Agriculture
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
November 9, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Beyond the buzz: analyzing actors promoting regenerative agriculture in Europe
Relevant new paper by Schreefel et al in npj Sustainable Agriculture
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Relevant new paper by Schreefel et al in npj Sustainable Agriculture
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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'Identifying the safe operating space for food systems'
Highly relevant new paper by Sofie te Wierik et al. in Nature Food www.nature.com/articles/s43...
The paper shows: i) food systems are the single-largest pressure across Earth system processes, ii) all food system boundaries are transgressed
Highly relevant new paper by Sofie te Wierik et al. in Nature Food www.nature.com/articles/s43...
The paper shows: i) food systems are the single-largest pressure across Earth system processes, ii) all food system boundaries are transgressed
November 2, 2025 at 9:20 AM
'Identifying the safe operating space for food systems'
Highly relevant new paper by Sofie te Wierik et al. in Nature Food www.nature.com/articles/s43...
The paper shows: i) food systems are the single-largest pressure across Earth system processes, ii) all food system boundaries are transgressed
Highly relevant new paper by Sofie te Wierik et al. in Nature Food www.nature.com/articles/s43...
The paper shows: i) food systems are the single-largest pressure across Earth system processes, ii) all food system boundaries are transgressed
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New Correspondence: "Rethinking the need for field trials" rdcu.be/eM96P
October 30, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Extremely excited me on the sowing machine, for our collaborative project on wheat variety mixtures PreDiMix. With ETH, UZH, IPK Gatersleben and Agroscope.
October 16, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Extremely excited me on the sowing machine, for our collaborative project on wheat variety mixtures PreDiMix. With ETH, UZH, IPK Gatersleben and Agroscope.
Our latest preprint is out www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... . Fantastic work by @lukecoevo.bsky.social, with Emanuel Kopp, Simon Jäggi and Pascal Niklaus. #DarwinianAgriculture #soybean #breeding
Shade avoidance restricts soybean breeding progress and increases herbivore susceptibility
High planting densities expose field crops to competition for light, which typically induces shade avoidance responses such as stem elongation. While adaptive in natural environments, these responses ...
www.biorxiv.org
September 27, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Our latest preprint is out www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... . Fantastic work by @lukecoevo.bsky.social, with Emanuel Kopp, Simon Jäggi and Pascal Niklaus. #DarwinianAgriculture #soybean #breeding
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The most honest #farmer in Britain: “I spent a lot of time looking at the evidence on the impact of #meat & it was overwhelming. 10 billion people can’t live sustainably on this planet if we’re eating anything like the level of meat consumed in a western diet… www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘People just lie’: How Riverford’s Guy Singh-Watson became the most brutally honest farmer in Britain
The organic veg pioneer talks to the Guardian about being unemployable, his unconventional father and his recent autism diagnosis
www.theguardian.com
August 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The most honest #farmer in Britain: “I spent a lot of time looking at the evidence on the impact of #meat & it was overwhelming. 10 billion people can’t live sustainably on this planet if we’re eating anything like the level of meat consumed in a western diet… www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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“Utilizing new genomic techniques #NGT in #organic production could improve yields …. and will help achieve the #EU ’s sustainable #agriculture goals” several authors together with our president @apmweber.bsky.social advocate in Cell Reports Sustainability www.cell.com/cell-reports...
New genomic techniques in organic production: Considerations for science-based, effective, and acceptable EU regulation
The EU has a goal of 25% organic farmland by 2030, but lower yields in organic farming
versus non-organic farming puts strain on sustainable food production. Utilizing new
genomic techniques (NGTs) in...
www.cell.com
June 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
“Utilizing new genomic techniques #NGT in #organic production could improve yields …. and will help achieve the #EU ’s sustainable #agriculture goals” several authors together with our president @apmweber.bsky.social advocate in Cell Reports Sustainability www.cell.com/cell-reports...
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❗ We have an open post-doc position in our group! 🌱🥔🧬
Are you interested in novel crop breeding techniques and potatoes? If yes, the CRISPS project (in collaboration with Wageningen University and SLU Sweden) may be something for you! You can apply here:
jobs.admin.ch/job-vacancie...
#NBTs
Are you interested in novel crop breeding techniques and potatoes? If yes, the CRISPS project (in collaboration with Wageningen University and SLU Sweden) may be something for you! You can apply here:
jobs.admin.ch/job-vacancie...
#NBTs
Post-doc position: Genome Editing Sustainable and Innovative Potatoes - Agroscope
Agroscope is looking for Post-doc position: Genome Editing Sustainable and Innovative Potatoes
jobs.admin.ch
June 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
❗ We have an open post-doc position in our group! 🌱🥔🧬
Are you interested in novel crop breeding techniques and potatoes? If yes, the CRISPS project (in collaboration with Wageningen University and SLU Sweden) may be something for you! You can apply here:
jobs.admin.ch/job-vacancie...
#NBTs
Are you interested in novel crop breeding techniques and potatoes? If yes, the CRISPS project (in collaboration with Wageningen University and SLU Sweden) may be something for you! You can apply here:
jobs.admin.ch/job-vacancie...
#NBTs
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📣 Latest from the lab: Performance of deep-learning-based approaches to improve polygenic scores www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Its thought deep learning will substantially improve PGS but the reality is MANY have tried but no/little gain has been seen so far. Here we report our negative results.
Its thought deep learning will substantially improve PGS but the reality is MANY have tried but no/little gain has been seen so far. Here we report our negative results.
June 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
📣 Latest from the lab: Performance of deep-learning-based approaches to improve polygenic scores www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Its thought deep learning will substantially improve PGS but the reality is MANY have tried but no/little gain has been seen so far. Here we report our negative results.
Its thought deep learning will substantially improve PGS but the reality is MANY have tried but no/little gain has been seen so far. Here we report our negative results.
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How can biological systems anticipate future events? In our new paper with @jordiplam.bsky.social, we show how a simple genetic circuit can predict future trends through a simple (and perhaps widespread) mechanism @drmichaellevin.bsky.social @koseskalab.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
April 28, 2025 at 10:42 PM
How can biological systems anticipate future events? In our new paper with @jordiplam.bsky.social, we show how a simple genetic circuit can predict future trends through a simple (and perhaps widespread) mechanism @drmichaellevin.bsky.social @koseskalab.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Excited to do a postdoc in beautiful Neuchatel / Switzerland🇨🇭?
We have several postdoc positions open at the moment!
Check our website for the full ads here: pathogen-genomics.org/jobs
Happy to answer any question and please spread the word to anyone who might be interested!
We have several postdoc positions open at the moment!
Check our website for the full ads here: pathogen-genomics.org/jobs
Happy to answer any question and please spread the word to anyone who might be interested!
April 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Excited to do a postdoc in beautiful Neuchatel / Switzerland🇨🇭?
We have several postdoc positions open at the moment!
Check our website for the full ads here: pathogen-genomics.org/jobs
Happy to answer any question and please spread the word to anyone who might be interested!
We have several postdoc positions open at the moment!
Check our website for the full ads here: pathogen-genomics.org/jobs
Happy to answer any question and please spread the word to anyone who might be interested!
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I am deeply honored to receive the 2025 Women in Triticum Early Career Award from the BGRI (Cornell Univ. & CIMMYT) ! This award is not only a recognition of my work, but also an opportunity to encourage women to pursue their aspirations.
#WomeninScience #Wheat
bgri.cornell.edu/awards/wit-e...
#WomeninScience #Wheat
bgri.cornell.edu/awards/wit-e...
2025 WIT Award Winner Laura Mathieu
Laura Mathieu, from France, a postdoctoral researcher at the French National Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), based at the Plant Health Institute of Montpellier (PHIM).
bgri.cornell.edu
April 11, 2025 at 6:08 AM
I am deeply honored to receive the 2025 Women in Triticum Early Career Award from the BGRI (Cornell Univ. & CIMMYT) ! This award is not only a recognition of my work, but also an opportunity to encourage women to pursue their aspirations.
#WomeninScience #Wheat
bgri.cornell.edu/awards/wit-e...
#WomeninScience #Wheat
bgri.cornell.edu/awards/wit-e...
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Well written and sobering take-down of the blue origin flight. Worth a read. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Blue Origin flight showcased the utter defeat of American feminism | Moira Donegan
The trip leaned on a vision of women’s empowerment that is light on substance and heavy on a childlike, girlish silliness
www.theguardian.com
April 18, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Well written and sobering take-down of the blue origin flight. Worth a read. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I grew up in Bangladesh and studied about the Sub1 gene as an undergrad!
Every time I see this time lapse of Sub1 by Pamela Ronald makes me happy 🌾🌾🌾
Thanks for your tremendous contributions to Bangladeshi farmers over the years.
Every time I see this time lapse of Sub1 by Pamela Ronald makes me happy 🌾🌾🌾
Thanks for your tremendous contributions to Bangladeshi farmers over the years.
April 16, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I grew up in Bangladesh and studied about the Sub1 gene as an undergrad!
Every time I see this time lapse of Sub1 by Pamela Ronald makes me happy 🌾🌾🌾
Thanks for your tremendous contributions to Bangladeshi farmers over the years.
Every time I see this time lapse of Sub1 by Pamela Ronald makes me happy 🌾🌾🌾
Thanks for your tremendous contributions to Bangladeshi farmers over the years.
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@yoginho
“De-extinction” is the “carbon capture and storage” of ecology: a glitzy techy always-in-the-future promise meant to distract from having to do anything meaningful or disruptive today.
“De-extinction” is the “carbon capture and storage” of ecology: a glitzy techy always-in-the-future promise meant to distract from having to do anything meaningful or disruptive today.
April 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
@yoginho
“De-extinction” is the “carbon capture and storage” of ecology: a glitzy techy always-in-the-future promise meant to distract from having to do anything meaningful or disruptive today.
“De-extinction” is the “carbon capture and storage” of ecology: a glitzy techy always-in-the-future promise meant to distract from having to do anything meaningful or disruptive today.
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A paper in Nature presents a new method to increase the speed and efficiency of sunflower breeding. This new technique could increase the yield for this important oilseed crop while simplifying and shortening the breeding process. https://go.nature.com/41WCQAQ #horticulture 🧪
April 3, 2025 at 1:23 PM
A paper in Nature presents a new method to increase the speed and efficiency of sunflower breeding. This new technique could increase the yield for this important oilseed crop while simplifying and shortening the breeding process. https://go.nature.com/41WCQAQ #horticulture 🧪
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Things that could be happening outside
March 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Things that could be happening outside
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THREAD
The numbers are in. @bsky.app research sharing volumes vs X Formerly Twitter
In March 2024, on most days, Bluesky hosts more posts linked to research published in 2025 than X.
By quite a lot.
Release the Kraken...
#AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics
1/11
The numbers are in. @bsky.app research sharing volumes vs X Formerly Twitter
In March 2024, on most days, Bluesky hosts more posts linked to research published in 2025 than X.
By quite a lot.
Release the Kraken...
#AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics
1/11
March 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
THREAD
The numbers are in. @bsky.app research sharing volumes vs X Formerly Twitter
In March 2024, on most days, Bluesky hosts more posts linked to research published in 2025 than X.
By quite a lot.
Release the Kraken...
#AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics
1/11
The numbers are in. @bsky.app research sharing volumes vs X Formerly Twitter
In March 2024, on most days, Bluesky hosts more posts linked to research published in 2025 than X.
By quite a lot.
Release the Kraken...
#AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics
1/11
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I am super happy to see that our institution has also chosen to come over to Bluesky!!!
Welcome Agroscope!
Follow if you’re interested in Swiss 🇨🇭 governmental research for agriculture. 🌱🌾🧬🚜🐖🐄👩🌾🧑🌾
@agroscope.bsky.social
A quick presentation of Agroscope: m.youtube.com/watch?v=F8ue...
Welcome Agroscope!
Follow if you’re interested in Swiss 🇨🇭 governmental research for agriculture. 🌱🌾🧬🚜🐖🐄👩🌾🧑🌾
@agroscope.bsky.social
A quick presentation of Agroscope: m.youtube.com/watch?v=F8ue...
March 24, 2025 at 5:21 AM
I am super happy to see that our institution has also chosen to come over to Bluesky!!!
Welcome Agroscope!
Follow if you’re interested in Swiss 🇨🇭 governmental research for agriculture. 🌱🌾🧬🚜🐖🐄👩🌾🧑🌾
@agroscope.bsky.social
A quick presentation of Agroscope: m.youtube.com/watch?v=F8ue...
Welcome Agroscope!
Follow if you’re interested in Swiss 🇨🇭 governmental research for agriculture. 🌱🌾🧬🚜🐖🐄👩🌾🧑🌾
@agroscope.bsky.social
A quick presentation of Agroscope: m.youtube.com/watch?v=F8ue...
Something I would recommend to every plant biologist: attending a tree pruning course
March 23, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Something I would recommend to every plant biologist: attending a tree pruning course
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Es geht um eine Modernisierung des über 30 Jahre alten Gentechnikrechts in Europa. Den nun auf dem Tisch liegenden Verhandlungsmandaten nach sollen gleiche Pflanzen ähnlich reguliert werden. Das ist sinnvoll und folgt weitgehend den Empfehlungen aus der Wissenschaft.
March 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Es geht um eine Modernisierung des über 30 Jahre alten Gentechnikrechts in Europa. Den nun auf dem Tisch liegenden Verhandlungsmandaten nach sollen gleiche Pflanzen ähnlich reguliert werden. Das ist sinnvoll und folgt weitgehend den Empfehlungen aus der Wissenschaft.
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🧵 Thread on #SessilePlants:
Plant Scientists: "As sessile organisms, plants [𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 "𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨" 𝘢𝘯𝘥/𝘰𝘳 "𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴"].
David Attenborough: "👇"
Plant Scientists: "As sessile organisms, plants [𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 "𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨" 𝘢𝘯𝘥/𝘰𝘳 "𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴"].
David Attenborough: "👇"
March 14, 2025 at 11:36 AM
🧵 Thread on #SessilePlants:
Plant Scientists: "As sessile organisms, plants [𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 "𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨" 𝘢𝘯𝘥/𝘰𝘳 "𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴"].
David Attenborough: "👇"
Plant Scientists: "As sessile organisms, plants [𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 "𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨" 𝘢𝘯𝘥/𝘰𝘳 "𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴"].
David Attenborough: "👇"