Sonia Celestini
@soniacelestini.bsky.social
PhD. candidate in Plant Ecological Genomics from Charles University, PRG, Filip Kolar lab! Passionate about plant adaptation and conservation 🌱🌿🌲🌸
#evolution #adaptation #polyploidy #serpentine #conservation https://www.plantecologicalgenomics.cz/
#evolution #adaptation #polyploidy #serpentine #conservation https://www.plantecologicalgenomics.cz/
Reposted by Sonia Celestini
Colossal Bioscience did not revive dire wolves, despite a sensationalist Time Magazine cover story.
Making genetically modified animals that are cosplaying as extinct species is not de-extinction.
Making genetically modified animals that are cosplaying as extinct species is not de-extinction.
Dire wolves were not close relatives of gray wolves. They last shared a common ancestor more than 5 million years ago. What Colossal has done is make something new and slapped a dire wolf sticker on it, as if an organism equals a hypothetical genome.
Dire Wolves Were Not Really Wolves, New Genetic Clues Reveal
The extinct giant canids were a remarkable example of convergent evolution
www.scientificamerican.com
April 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Colossal Bioscience did not revive dire wolves, despite a sensationalist Time Magazine cover story.
Making genetically modified animals that are cosplaying as extinct species is not de-extinction.
Making genetically modified animals that are cosplaying as extinct species is not de-extinction.
My preprint is finally out on bioRxiv! 🌿🧬 It’s the result of years of work and thinking about how whole-genome duplication shapes evolution.
If you're into polyploidy and adaptation, have a look! ✨
#Polyploidy #EvolutionaryGenomics
If you're into polyploidy and adaptation, have a look! ✨
#Polyploidy #EvolutionaryGenomics
Whole-genome duplication reshapes adaptation: autotetraploid Arabidopsis arenosa leverages its high genetic variation to compensate for selection constraints. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.01.646563v1
April 4, 2025 at 12:37 PM
My preprint is finally out on bioRxiv! 🌿🧬 It’s the result of years of work and thinking about how whole-genome duplication shapes evolution.
If you're into polyploidy and adaptation, have a look! ✨
#Polyploidy #EvolutionaryGenomics
If you're into polyploidy and adaptation, have a look! ✨
#Polyploidy #EvolutionaryGenomics
Reposted by Sonia Celestini
Leaf cuticule traits evolved in alpine populations of Arabidopsis arenosa 🌱. Nice way to say hi to Bluesky 🦋
doi.org/10.1111/nph....
doi.org/10.1111/nph....
Repeated colonisation of alpine habitats by Arabidopsis arenosa involved parallel adjustments of leaf cuticle traits
Cuticle function can be pivotal to plant success in different environments. Yet, the occurrence of intraspecific adjustments in cuticle traits resulting from acclimation or adaptation to different h...
doi.org
March 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Leaf cuticule traits evolved in alpine populations of Arabidopsis arenosa 🌱. Nice way to say hi to Bluesky 🦋
doi.org/10.1111/nph....
doi.org/10.1111/nph....
Excited to share our new preprint on bioRxiv! 🚀 We explore the genomic basis of serpentine adaptation in two ploidies and species of Alyssum and reveal evolutionary convergence with Arabidopsis. Check it out! 🌿🔬 #evolution #genomics #arabidopsis #serpentine
Genomic basis of adaptation to serpentine soil in two Alyssum species shows convergence with Arabidopsis across 20 million years of divergence https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.27.640498v1
March 1, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Excited to share our new preprint on bioRxiv! 🚀 We explore the genomic basis of serpentine adaptation in two ploidies and species of Alyssum and reveal evolutionary convergence with Arabidopsis. Check it out! 🌿🔬 #evolution #genomics #arabidopsis #serpentine