New paper on ash tree genomics showing large genomic differences between trees involving thousands of genes nature.com/articles/s41467-0…

Sad to hear that ash dieback has been found in Catalonia lavanguardia.com/local/giron…

For a critical review of this series, see richardbuggs.com/2026/07/21/…

Apply now for this PhD project analysing a huge new fungus genome dataset trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/imp…

Looking forward to speaking for the Kew Mutual Improvement Society on Monday kmis.org.uk/

Huge progress at RBG Kew's new plant growth facility, the Lansdown Research and Conservation Nursery at Wakehurst Place.

Looking forward to this event, aimed at Christian postgraduate students in and around London

Excited to discover this morning what trees research ARIA is funding under its Accelerated Adaptation call: new RNAi fungicides against ash dieback from Cardiff, immunisation of oaks from Birmingham, seed priming of alder from Kew - and a project I am involved in, led by Rothamsted, to engineer early flowering in ash for rapid breeding programmes. This seems a highly innovative mix of high risk research. aria.org.uk/opportunity-spac…

Kew finds ash pangenome that 'could help researchers breed a generation of trees resistant to ash dieback' hortweek.com/kew-finds-ash-p…

Genetic breakthrough offers hope for Scotland’s ash trees ravaged by deadly disease scotsman.com/hays-way/geneti…

But Jerry Coyne has been corrupting science for decades by using it to promote his own atheistic ideology

Interesting conundrum: how do trees grow faster and show greater drought resilience outside their native range, in an environment where they have had no time to evolve?

I guess this is the first time in my life I can legitimately claim to be an "expert" forestresearch.gov.uk/news/n…

Glad to see this published! journals.plos.org/plosgeneti…