Mutating 6 genes to change one Petunia species into another: Reconstruction of speciation by modification of major-effect genes in Petunia: Current Biology www.cell.com/current-biol...

Reconstruction of speciation by modification of major-effect genes in Petunia

By modifying six genes in the hawkmoth-pollinated Petunia axillaris, Lüthi and Chopy et al. reconstructed the evolutionary shift to bee-pollinated P. secreta. The engineered mimic is indistinguishable...

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New paper out in PNAS! 🍇🧬 Vitis phylogenomics is a tangled vine. Highlights: • ~14% of the average grape genome comes from introgression • Two classic “hybrid species” are better described as hybrid swarms • Repeated adaptation is fueled by introgression and standing genetic variation

The dynamics of introgression and parallel adaptation across North American Vitis species | PNAS

Hybridization between species can contribute to parallel adaptive events. However, the prevalence of introgression is rarely measured across multip...

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The Folk Lab had a blast at #Botany2026!

At #Botany2026, I was hoping to start recruiting for my lab group. If you are interested in polyploidy and population genetics, please reach out.

Met some Heucheras in Arizona while at #Botany2026!

Fieldwork Filipino food #Botany2026

Still growing in the same spot 15 years later! #heuchera #bradshawmountains