Catharina Merchante / Karen
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Tenured scientist @ihsmumacsic.bsky.social Curious about how plants adjust translation to adapt to their environment 👩🏻🔬🍀Science-Dog-📚-Travel-Nature-🌙-lover
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Eduardo de la Peña
@agricoedu.bsky.social
· Sep 14
Ecofloristic Characterization and Conservation Challenges of Medicinal Plant Resources and Knowledge in Mbanza-Ngungu, Kongo-Central Province (DR Congo) - Human Ecology
We aim to evaluate the composition, distribution, and availability of key medicinal plants in their natural habitats, assess their conservation status, and explore species interactions that are vital ...
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Jose Rufián
@jrufian.bsky.social
· Sep 2
The Ralstonia solanacearum effector RipAV targets plant U‐box proteins and induces proteasomal‐dependent degradation of BIK1
Plants have developed a complex immune system to detect and respond to invading pathogens. A critical aspect of this defense relies on regulatory mechanisms that control the activation of immune res...
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![5-panel comic. (1) [teacher with long hair next to whiteboard] TEACHER: I’m supposed to give you the tools to do good science. (2) [teacher addressing students] But what *are* those tools? Methodology is hard and there are so many ways to get incorrect results. What is the magic ingredient that makes for good science? (3) TEACHER: To figure it out, I ran a regression with all the factors people say are important: [embedded list in sub-panel, cut off at end] Outcome variable: correct scientific results. Predictors: collaboration; skepticism of others’ claims; questioning your own beliefs; trying to falsify hypotheses; checking citations; statistical rigor; blinded analysis; financial disclosure; open data (4) TEACHER: The regression says two ingredients are the most crucial: 1) genuine curiosity about the answer to a question, and 2) ammonium hydroxide. (5) STUDENT: Wait, why did *ammonia* score so high? How did it even get on the list? LONG HAIR: ...And now you’re doing good science!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreigzaphhj4mfgfrxddlvdmw47335gnwzqbfqvrnff5x4oovgpf36nq@jpeg)
Lluis Montoliu
@lluismontoliu.bsky.social
· Aug 24
Un tipo llamado Fred Sanger - Gen-Ética
Este verano hemos pasado unos días en Cambridge (Reino Unido), ciudad universitaria por excelencia y sede de prestigiosos e históricos centros de investigación. Estos centros convierten a Cambridge en...
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