You told us connection matters, and at #Dros27, great conversations are just steps away (10 minutes max from the venue). Grab a meal at @RdgTerminalMkt, stroll to Philadelphia City Hall, or connect over coffee at local favorites. Philly locals—where should attendees go next?

In #G3journal, @MitchFeldmann and colleagues present lower-cost, scalable DNA tools that could make precision strawberry 🍓 #breeding more accessible, helping identify superior plants faster. 🔗 buff.ly/1PnSE4A

In #G3journal, @Owlumeday et al. introduce #deeplearning as a genetic simulation model, showing how genetic trait architectures derived from these models, when sufficiently complex, capture complex interactions that preserve genetic variance. 🔗 buff.ly/1gf3aXm

🍄 🧬 A computational study published in #G3journal analyzes secretion signals across the fungal kingdom, identifying distinct populations of secreted proteins in diverse fungal species. 🔗 buff.ly/jBwiz5Q

Mark your calendars! Join GSA on November 12, 1–2:30 p.m. EST, for "Teaching with Purpose: Implementing the New Genetics Learning Outcomes" to explore updates to the Genetics Learning Framework and how to apply new learning outcomes to your curriculum. 🔗: buff.ly/Kzeshcr

What is an R01 grant? Explore what it takes to get a National Institutes of Health research grant in our latest blog series. Read the blogs now: buff.ly/2yyowws

🪱 New in #G3journal: A large-scale behavior characterization of sensitivity to the aversive odorant 1-octanol in wild strains is the first-ever study at scale that investigates how natural genetic variation shapes #Celegans olfactory behavior. 🔗 buff.ly/suEm15k

New in #G3journal: A mutant analysis in #Ecoli reveals that helicase function during severe transcription-replication conflicts is not intrinsically protective or deleterious but is contingent upon the recombination landscape shaped by SOS induction. 🔗 buff.ly/bdhlupH

🦞 🧬 A resampling-based evaluation of the 79-SNP marker panel captures broad differentiation between European lobsters, Homarus gammarus and H. americanus. Learn more in #G3journal about this important tool built for #lobster genetics 🔗 buff.ly/vOvtQLr @marie_saitou

Happy birthday to George W. Beadle! A Nobel laureate and former GSA president, Beadle helped lay the foundation for molecular biology. GSA honors his legacy through the George W. Beadle Award: buff.ly/sbPhfNE

🪱 Latest in #G3journal: A mutant analysis of #Celegans phosphatidylcholine (PC) synthesizing enzyme pcyt-1 and variants corresponding to disease-causing human mutations reveals how graded reductions in PC synthesis affect organismal physiology. 🔗 buff.ly/XmSK2hG

Submitting an abstract to #Dros27 is easier than you think! 🪰 Start with the science you have. Don’t aim for perfection—you can get feedback on your work. Gather co-author details, payment, an email address for all transactions, and browse topics. 🔗: buff.ly/JUIs4lG

🚨 Last call! Nominations for the Hugo Bellen and Catherine Tasnier Drosophila Neurogenetics Lecture close tomorrow, October 22. Don’t forget to submit your nomination! 🔗: buff.ly/htPIQvZ Get a cash prize and travel costs covered to present at #Dros27. 🪰