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Unlocking the Grapevine Genome: Insights from Malbec's Diploid Assembly and Clonal Variation

The grapevine cultivar Malbec, the offspring of Prunelard and Magdeleine Noire des Charentes, is known for its high-quality wine production. Due to grapevine's highly heterozygous genomes, clonal propagation is essential.

Computational Genomics course from Dec 3-11, 2024 at CSHL, Applications Due Aug 15

The Computational Genomics course will take place at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory from December 3 to 11, 2024. The course presents a comprehensive overview of the theory and practice of computational methods for the characterization of functional elements in DNA and RNA sequence data, helping students achieve a deep, algorithmic understanding of the technologies and methods used to reveal genome function through both lectures and hands-on exercises.

CSHL Advanced Sequencing Technologies & Bioinformatics Analysis Course, Nov 10-23, Applications due Aug 15

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is hosting a course titled, “Advanced Sequencing Technologies & Bioinformatics Analysis,” from November 10 to 23, 2024. The course explores the use and applications of massively parallel sequencing technologies, with a focus on data analysis and bioinformatics.

Investigation into the Genomic History of Grapevine

The history of cultivated grapevine (Vitis vinifera ssp. vinifera) is closely tied to human history and development leading to great diversity in this food source and wine ingredient.

ICAR 2024: Pioneering Advances and Collaborative Insights in Arabidopsis Research

The International Conference on Arabidopsis Research (ICAR) 2024 was held in San Diego, California, from July 15-19, 2024. Organized by the North American Arabidopsis Steering Committee (NAASC), the focus of the meeting was on “discovery, innovation, application, and impact” in Arabidopsis research. This conference brought together over 500 participants, with over 40% attending for the first time.

Exploring the Genetic Landscape: North American Wild Grapes and the Super-Pangenome

Grapevine (Vitis vinifera) is a globally significant crop cultivated for various grape-based products like wine, raisins, and grape juice. Despite its economic importance, the productivity of V. vinifera has been threatened by susceptibility to biotic and abiotic stresses. To address this, grafting V. vinifera cultivars onto rootstocks from wild grape species has been a common practice.

A Century of Plant Science: Highlights from the ASPB 2024 Centennial Conference

On June 22nd to 26th, the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) 2024 conference in Honolulu celebrated its 100 years of advancing plant science and creating an international plant science community.

CSHL Programming for Biology Course, Oct 13-20, 2024, Applications due July 15

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is offering a course, “Programming for Biology,” from October 13-29, 2024. The class is designed for lab biologists with little or no programming experience and aims to give students the bioinformatics and scripting skills they need to derive biological insights from the abundance of data commonly encountered today.

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