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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 8h

The @chicago.suntimes.com photographer who risked their personal health and safety to take this photograph is Anthony Vazquez. Please credit photographers and media outlets. In this age of misinformation, a photo with no context could be anything at all.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 8h

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

Photo from Chicago: DHS militarized agent holding a gun up directly in someone’s face as the victim has their hands up, pleading for them not to shoot.

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Skunk Cabbage Books @skunkcabbagebooks.bsky.social · 12h

Join us for our last Ask A Scientist night of the year! Dr. Liz Kozik from the Chicago Botanic Garden will be here on November 12th at 6:30 to tell us all about prairie restoration ecology and art as science communication. 🌿 🌼

Tickets go on sale via the link in our bio at noon on 11/4!

A dark yellow grid with cut out images of native plants, insects, and birds collaged over it. A white text box reads, "Ask a Scientist night. You BYOB. We bring a scientist. They tell us why their work is cool. You ask them questions."

A dark maroon grid with cut out images of native prairie flowers in the background. A white text box reads in black, "In November, Ask A Prairie Ecologist! Restoring local prairies and why lawns are the worst. November 12th @ 6:30. Tickets on sale at noon on 11/4."

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Jennifer Mach (she/they) @jennifermach.bsky.social · 12h

Legit right after I posted this I found a case of post-acceptance image reuse of a bright-field image—and one of the panels where it was used, it didn’t match the merged image. So likely a screwup during figure assembly! Didn’t get flagged in review…

Plant Editors @planteditors.bsky.social · 16h

For the remainder of 2025, we are offering an #ImageIntegrity scan using software and the keen eyes of our editors for only $95. For this price, can you afford not to get a scan??? Upload a pdf of your figures (<50Mb) at planteditors.com and put "Image Integrity only" in the notes! 👀

Jennifer Mach (she/they) @jennifermach.bsky.social · 19h

Seriously just have us do the #ImageIntegrity scan before you submit, because somewhere someone has lost track of which 🍅 or Y2H image goes where. #SciCom

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Krista D. Ball: Canada's Snarky Potato @kristadb1.bsky.social · 1d

I desperately wish Youtube had a setting that I could eliminate all "ASMR" tagged videos because if I wanted to hear a woman heavy breathing and tapping weirdly on shit, I'd just go hang out with my corgi walking around the basement when her allergies are acting up.

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Plant Editors @planteditors.bsky.social · 16h

For the remainder of 2025, we are offering an #ImageIntegrity scan using software and the keen eyes of our editors for only $95. For this price, can you afford not to get a scan??? Upload a pdf of your figures (<50Mb) at planteditors.com and put "Image Integrity only" in the notes! 👀

Jennifer Mach (she/they) @jennifermach.bsky.social · 19h

Seriously just have us do the #ImageIntegrity scan before you submit, because somewhere someone has lost track of which 🍅 or Y2H image goes where. #SciCom

Plant Editors @planteditors.bsky.social · 20h

Have our language and #ImageIntegrity experts go over your paper before you submit it to one of these special issues! planteditors.com

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Plant Physiology @plantphys.bsky.social · 19h

The rice transcription factor S40-14 regulates chloroplast and reactive oxygen species–related gene networks and promotes dark-induced leaf senescence (Habiba, Chunlan Fan, Wuqiang Hong, et al) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience

The rice transcription factor S40-14 regulates chloroplast and reactive oxygen species–related gene networks and promotes dark-induced leaf senescence

The rice transcription factor S40-14 plays a positive role in dark-induced leaf senescence by regulating chloroplast and ROS-related gene network to adapt

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Jennifer Mach (she/they) @jennifermach.bsky.social · 19h

And yes many publishers are doing these scans before publication, but getting an issue flagged post-acceptance is both painful and embarrassing!

Jennifer Mach (she/they) @jennifermach.bsky.social · 19h

Seriously just have us do the #ImageIntegrity scan before you submit, because somewhere someone has lost track of which 🍅 or Y2H image goes where. #SciCom

Plant Editors @planteditors.bsky.social · 20h

Have our language and #ImageIntegrity experts go over your paper before you submit it to one of these special issues! planteditors.com

Jennifer Mach (she/they) @jennifermach.bsky.social · 2d

Wow, @jxbotany.bsky.social has ten (!!!) amazing special issues open for submission. academic.oup.com/jxb/pages/sp...

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Alex Webb Lab @alexwebblab.bsky.social · 1d

Plants @ Cambridge brings together partners in the University of Cambridge and our partners at NIAB to form one the largest groupings of plant scientists in Europe. From molecules to ecosystems. We have a new video youtu.be/4kl0XNYOA4Q?... . 🧪 #plantresearch

Plants at Cambridge : growing the future

YouTube video by Cambridge University

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Jennifer Mach (she/they) @jennifermach.bsky.social · 20h

#PlantScience webinar today!

Association of Applied Biologists @aabiologists.bsky.social · 23h

Happening today!!
🕐 1pm BST

There's still time to register 👉 buff.ly/DqzteMg

Busy day lined up? Don't worry if you can't join us live! All previous talks will be made available on our new YouTube channel: buff.ly/yZ6xgRS

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Jennifer Mach (she/they) @jennifermach.bsky.social · 20h

#PlantSciJobs

Jay Keche G. @caterpillar-coevo.bsky.social · 23h

If anyone is looking to do a postdoc on plant-insect interactions in the Sonoran Desert, I would love to sponsor one of these fellowship applications: www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...

I have a bunch of project ideas ready-to-go, but I'm also happy to support independent projects as well!

Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Plant Biology

Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Plant Biology on Simons Foundation

www.simonsfoundation.org

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PlantEvolution 🌱🌾 @plantevolution.bsky.social · 22h

Great PhD opportunity for cutting edge research in a supportive, well resourced lab!

Moi Expósito-Alonso (MOILAB) @mexpositoalonso.bsky.social · 1d

Apply for our PhD program on Evolution Ecology Organismal Biology (Integrative! Biology)

Dec 1 2025 deadline

Check out the Flyer below for more information on our #MOILAB!

Link to Flyer
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 21h

🌍 Are you interested in learning how Integrated Nature-Climate Action can strengthen policy responses to biodiversity loss and climate change?

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Oxford Biology @biology.ox.ac.uk · 21h

"A new global assessment has, for the first time, revealed the conservation status of all known Dracula orchids. The findings are dire."

New from researchers including @orchiddelirium.bsky.social in @uk.theconversation.com 👇
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Famous monkey-face ‘Dracula’ orchids are vanishing in the wild

How the threatened monkey-face orchids could become icons for plant conservation.

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Linda Andersson Burnett @lindaaburnett.bsky.social · 21h

📢 Upcoming seminar: Dispatching Authority: Sovereignty and Natural Encounters with Spanish American Science
Wed 22 Oct, 15:00–16:00 CEST, Zoom
Join Stefano Gulizia (Ca’ Foscari Univ.) for a deep dive into how colonial power co-opted indigenous knowledge through science, religion & empire.

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PP Systems International @ppsystems.bsky.social · 21h

How does sap feeding by the spotted lanternfly impact grapevine photosynthesis? Don't miss this webinar exploring pest effects on plant physiology. Sign up bit.ly/ppswb @vtcals.bsky.social @vt-invasivespecies.bsky.social @vcemastergardeners.bsky.social #PlantScience #Viticulture #entomology

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Jennifer Mach (she/they) @jennifermach.bsky.social · 20h

Agree 100%. Has anyone ever measured the tire microparticulates there?

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Jennifer Mach (she/they) @jennifermach.bsky.social · 20h

They thought they could tear us apart but it has only made us stronger and more determined. Chicago!!!

lumberjack wharfie @lumberjackwharfie.bsky.social · 1d

soooo my Chicagoans, has anyone else's neighborhood facebook group gone from desperately apolitical (regarding federal politics) to at least 40% about ICE/DHS activity and organizing against it? like it's hard to overstate this shift

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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver @lastweektonight.com · 1d

This week’s main story is about Paramount’s decision to name Bari Weiss Editor-in-Chief of CBS News, the future of U.S. journalism, and why we think she shouldn’t describe her endeavors as “punk.” Bari, look at us: You are not punk. Joe Strummer would’ve hated your fancy Substack, Bari!

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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 21h

Triangle folks: This Saturday Oct 18 from 1-4 p.m @ncbg.bsky.social is hosting NatureFest, a free, family-friendly celebration of nature in NC! Perfect for kids up to age 10, it features hands-on activities inviting kids (& grown-ups) to connect with the wonders of native plants & animals 1/n

Poster for the event with pictures of kids and a barred owl

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Mx. Tiffany Leigh @tiffanyleigh.bsky.social · Jul 4

Alternatives to NY Times Games & Puzzles 🧵

If it bothers you that your passive games subscription and clicks to the NYT Games cartel is funding their awful OpEd army and "journalism," there are a wealth of puzzle/game options less iffy/yikes complicit, and many are direct clones to your NYT faves.

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Femke de Jong @plantenzo.bsky.social · 1d

A symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi helps plants during nutrient shortages. A new study shows that once the symbioses is initiated the plant actively recruits more microbes to help.
Read more about this study on my blog
plantenzo.net/2025/10/14/h...

🧪 #PlantScience

How soybeans get the most out of offered help

A symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi helps plants during nutrient shortages. But in legumes this is slightly different regulated. A new study analysing this finds that once the symbioses i…

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Christine Faulkner @pdchristine.bsky.social · 1d

New pre-print from the team!

The manuscript is @emma-raven.bsky.social's PhD work showing that whether a leaf is a carbon sink or a carbon source influences how they execute immune responses.

Have a read!

#PlantScience
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bioRxiv Plant Bio @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · 1d

Primary metabolism underpins the execution of immune responses in different tissues of the same plant https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.11.681807v1

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Erik Schäffer Lab @schaefferlab.bsky.social · 23h

Another study from the lab🔬🎉

Our paper, "The tail domain of the plant kinesin-12 POK2 is a versatile interaction hub" is now published in the Journal of Cell Science!

Check it out: doi.org/10.1242/jcs....

#PlantCellBiology #Kinesin #CellDivision #Microtubules #ZMBP

The tail domain of the plant kinesin-12 POK2 is a versatile interaction hub

Summary: In vitro reconstitution experiments reveal that the tail domain of the kinesin-12 POK2 interacts with microtubules, MAP65-3 and lipids as a possible mechanism for division site deposition and...

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Dr. Hilary Rose Dawson @hilaryrosed.bsky.social · 1d

@andrewlhipp.bsky.social gave a stirring talk promoting #NaturalHistory at the #Botany2025 @amsocplanttaxon.bsky.social lecture. He has preprinted an essay based on this lecture which is worth a read if you need some hope in ecology.

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Fostering a natural history community

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