About the Authors

Phil Oberacker

‡ These authors share first authorship on the work.

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Technical Biochemistry, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

Peter Stepper

‡ These authors share first authorship on the work.

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Technical Biochemistry, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

Donna M. Bond

‡ These authors share first authorship on the work.

Affiliation Department of Anatomy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Sven Höhn

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Technical Biochemistry, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

Jule Focken

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Technical Biochemistry, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

Vivien Meyer

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Technical Biochemistry, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

Luca Schelle

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Technical Biochemistry, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

Victoria J. Sugrue

Affiliation Department of Anatomy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Gert-Jan Jeunen

Affiliation Department of Anatomy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Tim Moser

Affiliation Department of Anatomy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Steven R. Hore

Affiliation CENENG Ltd, Omakau, New Zealand

Ferdinand von Meyenn

Affiliation Epigenetics Programme, Babraham Institute, Cambridge, United Kingdom and Department of Medical and Molecular Medicine, Kings College London, Guys Hospital, London, United Kingdom

Katharina Hipp

Affiliation Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen, Germany

Timothy A. Hore

tomasz.jurkowski@ibtb.uni-stuttgart.de (TPJ); tim.hore@otago.ac.nz (TAH)

Affiliation Department of Anatomy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Tomasz P. Jurkowski

tomasz.jurkowski@ibtb.uni-stuttgart.de (TPJ); tim.hore@otago.ac.nz (TAH)

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Technical Biochemistry, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

Competing Interests

TH and DB are directors of a small agricultural and biotech consultancy (TOTOGEN Ltd), at which some BOMB protocols were developed and have been donated to this project. SRH is director of an agricultural engineering firm (CENENG Ltd).