John Lovell

Sep 14, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | John Lovell |Jerry Jenkins |Shengqiang Shu |Avinash Sreedasyam

INTRODUCTION Reference genomes are essential for crop improvement as they equip the research community with a tool to develop genomic resources to understand economically important traits, deploy technologies to introduce genetic variation, and aid in molecular breeding (Varshney et al., 2020).

May 30, 2024 | nature.com | Avinash Sreedasyam |John Lovell |Sujan Mamidi |Jerry Jenkins |Christopher Plott |Shengqiang Shu | +16 more

AbstractCotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is the key renewable fibre crop worldwide, yet its yield and fibre quality show high variability due to genotype-specific traits and complex interactions among cultivars, management practices and environmental factors. Modern breeding practices may limit future yield gains due to a narrow founding gene pool. Precision breeding and biotechnological approaches offer potential solutions, contingent on accurate cultivar-specific data.

Apr 29, 2024 | biorxiv.org | John Lovell |Jerry Jenkins |Shengqiang Shu |Avinash Sreedasyam

AbstractCultivar 'Williams 82' has served as the reference genome for the soybean research community since 2008, but is known to have areas of genomic heterogeneity among different sub-lines. This work provides an updated assembly (version Wm82.a6) derived from a specific sub-line known as 'Wm82-ISU-01' (seeds available under USDA accession PI 704477). The genome was assembled using Pacific BioSciences HiFi reads and integrated into chromosomes using HiC.

Mar 8, 2024 | wru.wales | John Lovell

My father is largely responsible for my rugby programme addiction. A Welsh exile in Yorkshire he took my siblings and I to the 1983 Scotland v Wales game at Murrayfield. Ticketless, he disappeared into numerous Edinburgh pubs in search of tickets, whilst we waited patiently outside for his return. It was so cold that at times I felt that the glass Coke bottle I clutched in my hand would freeze to it.

Aug 16, 2023 | warriorpoetsupplyco.com | John Lovell

From the founder of the Warrior Poet Society, a daring manual on how to become a dangerous—and good—man. There is a war on masculinity, and everywhere we look—on every front we hold sacred—we can see the painful reminders of this collapsing order. The chaos and crisis we are experiencing today should be a signal for men everywhere to rise up; to fight to preserve our way of life by once again walking the ancient paths. But this isn’t a journey that need be taken alone.