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Jennifer Mach (she/they)
@jennifermach.bsky.social
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Science writer and editor for Plant Editors (planteditors.com). Based in Chicago.
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philcarella.bsky.social
PhD opportunity in our lab - deadline passes on Dec 2nd - don’t miss out!
November 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
jennifermach.bsky.social
Had a very simple menu, so not much of a #Plantsgiving tally––was notable only for having two different species of Vitis: vinifera and labrusca (Concord grape pie, so the "slip skin" trait is relevant!).
jennifermach.bsky.social Jennifer Mach (she/they) @jennifermach.bsky.social · 6d
I think my #PlantsGiving tally is going to be almost entirely pie-driven. 🥧 🍎 🍋‍🟩 🍇 (plus wheat and sugarcane, natch).
martinebotany.bsky.social Chris Martine | Plants are Cool, Too! @martinebotany.bsky.social · 6d
Do you look at this and see at least 10 plant species? Then you are ready for #Plantsgiving 2025!

How many species will be served during your meal??? It ain't a competition, it's just about recognition.

#iamabotanist @botsocamerica.bsky.social @nybg.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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grandpahiro.bsky.social
International Marchantia Workshop 2026

Nov. 27th – 29th, 2026
Kobe, Japan

sites.google.com/view/marchan...
Marchantia Workshop 2026
News
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November 28, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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plantsciencedbg.bsky.social
#PlantSciJobs #PlantSciJob

Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeit: #Phylogenie und #Evolution der Pflanzen

In Prof. Wissenmanns Lab @jlugiessen.bsky.social
Start: 1 April 2026
Deadline: 8 Januar 2026

www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de/stellenangeb...
Stellenangebote
Stellenausschreibungen in Pflanzenwissenschaften und Botanik
www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de
November 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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coffee.cobra.monster
Vacation means I can catch up on cafe reviews a bit! This one is really cool; I think I snapped some good pics! :3

#coffee #chicago
Cafe Review: Milli by Metric
An experimental cafe space designed by the folks at Metric to serve coffee, in-house pastries, and eventually wine, Milli is a huge, gorgeous cafe space serving excellent coffee. The worst that can be...
cobra.monster
November 27, 2025 at 8:37 PM
jennifermach.bsky.social
One pie per person… #PieInTheSky
A key lime pie and an apple pie on a cooling rack. A lattice topped Concord grape pie
November 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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reskilab.bsky.social
Professorship Plant Physiology. Kaiserslautern, Germany
#plantscijobs #plantscijob
www.academics.de/jobs/w2-prof...
W2-Professur für Pflanzenphysiologie (m/w/d) - Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU)
Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU) bietet Stelle als W2-Professur für Pflanzenphysiologie (m/w/d) in Kaiserslautern - jetzt bewerben!
www.academics.de
November 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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reskilab.bsky.social
Junior Professorship Plastid Homeostasis. Kaiserslautern, Germany.
#plantscijobs #plantscijob
www.academics.de/jobs/w1-juni...
W1-Juniorprofessur für Plastidäre Homöostase (m/w/d) - Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU)
Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU) bietet Stelle als W1-Juniorprofessur für Plastidäre Homöostase (m/w/d) in Kaiserslautern - jetzt bewerben!
www.academics.de
November 27, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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jeantgreenberg.bsky.social
@ismpmi.bsky.social @science @year end giving
Please support scientific societies! www.magnetmail.net/actions/emai...
2025-11-26 Mishkind Fundraising Call
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November 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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leguinbot.bsky.social
What will the creature made all of seadrift do on the dry sand of daylight; what will the mind do, each morning, waking?
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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neorsd.org
what we don’t have in turkey fryer explosion videos, we make up for with 10-pound grease ball pics.
bowling ball size of grease next to a man’s foot/workboot (for size reference) a ball of grease larger than a bowling ball, resting atop a 5-gallon bucket
November 25, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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coeplantsuccess.bsky.social
📢 New publication 'Cryptic signals: substomatal architecture influences stomatal responses to red #light and #CO2' by Muhammad Haroon, Caroline Ivsic, Frances Sussmilch, Anju Manandhar and Scott McAdam in @newphyt.bsky.social 🌱🧪

doi.org/10.1111/nph....

#mesophyll
Cryptic signals: substomatal architecture influences stomatal responses to red light and CO2
The mesophyll provides a critical signal for stomatal responses to red light (RL) and CO2 in angiosperms. By contrast, the stomatal response to blue light (BL) is largely guard cell-specific. It is .....
doi.org
November 27, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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science-irl.bsky.social
Is everyone ready for #Plantsgiving?!?!

Thank you @martinebotany.bsky.social for my favorite botanical tradition 🥹🌱
November 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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carlcecere.bsky.social
OFFICIAL THANKSGIVING PIE RANKINGS

1. I love all of them like my children you wouldn’t ask me to rank my children you ghouls.
November 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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lailamoubayidin.bsky.social
🌱✨ Excited to share our latest work exploring the role of CYCP3s and style morphology in Arabidopsis thaliana. Our findings offer a new step forward in understanding the fundamental mechanisms that shape plant reproduction and organ development.

@jamileqra.bsky.social

More soon—stay tuned! 🌿🔬
November 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social
THREAD.

3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.

We decided to call him Jim.

This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
As you can see here, right from the very first day he entered our house, Jim found great difficulty in getting settled and making the environment his own.
November 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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newphyt.bsky.social
The origin and evolution of root mucilage

Nazari et al.

nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Evolutionary trajectory of mucilage from early plants to modern forests.
November 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
jennifermach.bsky.social
A delightful read and excellent contribution to the #PieInTheSky discourse.
kerryreid.bsky.social Kerry Reid (she/her) @kerryreid.bsky.social · 3d
In honor of the holiday, sharing once again one of my favorite pieces to ever run in the Reader, courtesy of the late Cliff Doerksen. (It's long but so worth it, I promise!) chicagoreader.com/food/food-dr...
The Real American Pie - Chicago Reader
Mince pie was an American staple through the 1940s. So what happened?
chicagoreader.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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ashs-hort.bsky.social
Exhibit at #ASHS2026 & connect with key players in the horticulture sector!
Learn more about exhibitor and sponsor opportunities at https://ashs.org/page/ExhibitorsSponsors
#plantscience #horticulture #scienceconference #HorticultureIndustry
#ASHS 2026 Dallas, Texas, Aug 3-7, 2026
November 26, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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charlotteclymer.bsky.social
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This week, I’m gonna eat pie like the fate of the universe hangs in the balance if I don’t eat enough pie. Parades will be held in my honor on the strength of my pie-eating. Future schoolchildren will be asked to reflect on my pie consumption and be told by their underpaid public school teachers: “She was a great American. She ate a lot of pie that week.”
November 26, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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derek.bike
when we say we want more streets to be pedestrianized, this is what we mean
November 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
jennifermach.bsky.social
Looking through my old pie photos shows that 1. We love peach, cherry, apple, and key lime pies and 2. I cannot be arsed to actually weave a lattice crust.
Grid of pie photos from my phone camera
November 26, 2025 at 12:56 AM
jennifermach.bsky.social
Pie discourse? Yes most apple pie is mid—but a good homemade one is wonderful. Cast iron pie pan for the best bottom crust #PieInTheSky
Pie in a black pie pan. The pie has a domed, golden brown top crust with five slashed vents
November 26, 2025 at 12:33 AM
jennifermach.bsky.social
And how little regard they had for their own product!
strisi.bsky.social Bethy the Vampire Slayer @strisi.bsky.social · 4d
when the AI bubble bursts, remember your worth and how little regard they had for you when they let you go to save money.
November 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM