Plant genetics and epigenetics @ University of Cambridge, Department of Plant Scienceshttps://bsky.app/profile/hendersi.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/hendersi.bsky.social/post/3mrhg7ghlh22fCRISPR-mediated centromere fission generates neochromosomes with distorted meiotic inheritance in Arabidopsis https://biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.07.24.740321v1 new preprint from us - includes changing the Arabidopsis karyotype from 5 -> 6 chromosomes using Cas9 & outcomes of 5/6 chromosome hybrid meiosis25 Jul 2026 08:11 +0000at://did:plc:2faz4styci7ajhoc7gazvg77/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrhg7ghlh22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/hendersi.bsky.social/post/3movizbj5gc2iCambridge lido is very pleasant !22 Jun 2026 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:2faz4styci7ajhoc7gazvg77/app.bsky.feed.post/3movizbj5gc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/hendersi.bsky.social/post/3mj5xezpk4c2dTesting Weismann’s germ plasm theory in Arabidopsis https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(26)00258-7 super nice lineage tracing work - do plants have a germline? @currentbiology.bsky.social10 Apr 2026 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:2faz4styci7ajhoc7gazvg77/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5xezpk4c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/hendersi.bsky.social/post/3mi46gf2ds22uhttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/28/cambridge-university-botany-course-charles-darwin-john-stevens-henslow28 Mar 2026 08:06 +0000at://did:plc:2faz4styci7ajhoc7gazvg77/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi46gf2ds22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/hendersi.bsky.social/post/3mcc6ybdpl22aLovely gift of Xiao Qing Gan tea which I shall enjoy!13 Jan 2026 09:01 +0000at://did:plc:2faz4styci7ajhoc7gazvg77/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcc6ybdpl22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/hendersi.bsky.social/post/3mavgnsnd4k2lRepetitive seashore?26 Dec 2025 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:2faz4styci7ajhoc7gazvg77/app.bsky.feed.post/3mavgnsnd4k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/hendersi.bsky.social/post/3maix2erd3s2i21 Dec 2025 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:2faz4styci7ajhoc7gazvg77/app.bsky.feed.post/3maix2erd3s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/hendersi.bsky.social/post/3m7hoanemn22mMonday morning dot plot...08 Dec 2025 09:02 +0000at://did:plc:2faz4styci7ajhoc7gazvg77/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7hoanemn22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/hendersi.bsky.social/post/3m76m45gbbk2uInteresting study suggesting that nucleus, cytoskeleton, and endomembranes preceded acquisition of mitochondria, during eukaryogenesis https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09808-z04 Dec 2025 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:2faz4styci7ajhoc7gazvg77/app.bsky.feed.post/3m76m45gbbk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/hendersi.bsky.social/post/3m6nad7mfjs2gRapid compensatory evolution within a multiprotein complex preserves telomere integrity https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adv0657?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_content=alert&utm_campaign=SCIeToc&et_rid=35351378&et_cid=5804810 @levine-lab.bsky.social very cool work27 Nov 2025 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:2faz4styci7ajhoc7gazvg77/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6nad7mfjs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/hendersi.bsky.social/post/3m65734kvlc2vGenetics Society Anniversary Day 25-26th June, Edinburgh https://genetics.org.uk/events/anniversary-day-2026/ Society Prize Winners: Hilary Martin, Joe Felsenstein, Richard Durbin, Zam Iqbal Honorary Members: Brian Charlesworth, Deborah Charlesworth, Kay Davies, Paul Nurse, David Sherratt, Veronica van Heyningen21 Nov 2025 11:38 +0000at://did:plc:2faz4styci7ajhoc7gazvg77/app.bsky.feed.post/3m65734kvlc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hendersi.bsky.social/post/3m655fy5nx22xChromosome Dynamics 2026 @ Awaji Japan https://www.fbs.osaka-u.ac.jp/labs/fukagawa/symposium/index.html21 Nov 2025 11:09 +0000at://did:plc:2faz4styci7ajhoc7gazvg77/app.bsky.feed.post/3m655fy5nx22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/hendersi.bsky.social/post/3m63nbdkcmc2vCRISPR-Cas–mediated heritable chromosome fusions in Arabidopsis | Science https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adz8505 Very nice work from Holger Puchta & colleagues20 Nov 2025 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:2faz4styci7ajhoc7gazvg77/app.bsky.feed.post/3m63nbdkcmc2v