Steve Kelly

Rubisco is not stuck. Its kinetics, and photosynthesis, have been continually improving throughout land plant evolution. 👉 pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

For over a decade, anti-GMO activists demanded long-term studies in mammals. Not mice. Not rats. Primates. Well... scientists did just that. And the results are in. Let’s talk about a 7-year feeding study in macaques. 🧵 1/👇

Exploring the diversity of the CO2-concentrating mechanism (CCM) in different C4 subtypes biorxiv.org/content/10.110… #biorxiv_plants

We have a new version of OrthoFinder: biorxiv.org/content/10.110… Faster scaling to larger species sets, phylogenetically resolved orthogroups, reduced RAM usage. Thanks to @dr_belcher, Yi Liu & Jonathan Holmes who have joined the team, and as ever OrthoFinder's PI @Steve__Kelly!

OrthoFinder just dropped a major update It’s faster, more accurate, and ready for thousands of genomes Let’s break it down (1/10) github.com/OrthoFinder/Or… biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

It has been a while… but an updated, faster & more accurate version of OrthoFinder is now out! Scales to thousands of species on conventional compute resources with higher accuracy than ever before and the same data rich fully phylogenetic outputs 👉biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

The Ellison Institute of Technology – EIT.org Years ago, along with Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and others, I declared support for the Giving Pledge—because I believed and continue to believe that practicing philanthropy by giving to nonprofit organizations that…

As part of our 100-year celebrations, we would like to hear stories from you on how @Co_Biologists has impacted your careers. Send us your message at bit.ly/3PL5CO6

Researchers in @OxfordBiology and Wild Bioscience Ltd are to receive backing of a £6.7 million grant from @ARIA_research to pioneer a new synthetic biology approach which promises to improve yields in potato and wheat. Read more ⬇️ #OxfordClimate

The C4 way suno.com/song/728cbe0c-…

We are excited to be launching the next phase of our Fast & Fair peer review initiative: offering high-quality peer review within 7 working days. #fastandfairpeerreview Read the Editorial by EiC Daniel Gorelick at: bit.ly/4kYD1mL

Wellcome to the 30’s … the 20’s didn’t last long

A welcome reminder that people can do incredible things bbc.com/news/articles/…

Did you know that our founder held the record for the oldest message in a bottle as part of his research into ocean currents? As part of our 100-year celebrations, we would like to hear stories from you on how @Co_Biologists has impacted your careers. bit.ly/3PL5CO6

Congratulations to @Steve__Kelly on joining @EITOxford as Chief Scientific Officer - Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture! 🌱🎉 Steve will continue his impactful work at @OxfordBiology while driving innovation in sustainable agriculture at EIT.

As we step into our second century, we are pleased to announce a new senior management structure to strengthen us as we move forward. We met with Claire Moulton, newly appointed CEO, to tell us more about what prompted the changes in leadership structure? biologists.com/stories/a-new-…

Wild is hiring! If you’re passionate about making an impact in crop improvement using genomics and comp bio come join the team! jobs.recruit.charliehr.com/wildbioscience…

Our Publisher, The Company of Biologists @Co_Biologists turns 100 this year. You can find out more about our history, our ethos and our current focusses in this editorial: doi.org/10.1242/dev.20…, with an accompanying timeline summarising key events in our hundred-year history

act.weplanet.org/golden-rice-de…

Incredible work from @Lizzie__Robbins The photosystems turn light into life 🌱 We uncover an expansive landscape of adaptive evolution in plant photosystems & reveal how they have been repeatedly evolving to improve their capacity for repair 🔧 doi.org/10.1093/plcell…

My favourite flower is blooming for one night only 🌵