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  1. Low-hanging fruit: everyone sees it, few actually pick it up 🍎🍇🍉🍓🫐🍒

    Our latest preprint explores dark pigmentation in blackberry, a plant characterized by low-hanging fruit. The combination of genomics and transcriptomics reveals insights into the genetics of pigment biosynthesis. High levels of cyanidin-3-O-glucoside were identified in blackberries, which may explain their dark coloration.

    Read more: doi.org/10.64898/2026.05.05.72

    #PlantSciences #Pigments #Fruits #Genomics #RNAseq
    @PuckerLab

  2. Jakob is celebrating our new review:

    “Diversity and ecological functions of anthocyanins”
    doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-080

    Complete with the new paper mug, a long-standing tradition in our group. Congratulations on a great publication! 🌿🔬
    #PlantSciences #Evolution #Pigments #Anthocyanins
    @boas_pucker

  3. Yesterday, Nancy shared her Cucurbitaceae anthocyanin loss story with colleagues at our institute. Comprehensive talk highlighting the most striking discoveries.

    Please find the full story here: doi.org/10.1101/2025.10.06.680

    #PlantSci #Evolution #Pigments #Anthocyanins #Carotenoids
    @boas_pucker