PlantEvolution 🌱🌾
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#OpenScience
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Wishing everyone a propitious start into a prosperous, successful and happy year of the horse!
February 17, 2026 at 5:41 AM
Wishing everyone a propitious start into a prosperous, successful and happy year of the horse!
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Registrations now open for #SLS26 Sainsbury Laboratory Symposium 2026 in Cambridge, UK — Shaping Life: Mechanisms of Morphogenesis!
Join us explore how cellular, genetic & mechanical forces sculpt plant form
📅 22–24 Sept 2026
In-person + livestream
Limited fee waivers
www.slcu.cam.ac.uk/sls
#plantsi
Join us explore how cellular, genetic & mechanical forces sculpt plant form
📅 22–24 Sept 2026
In-person + livestream
Limited fee waivers
www.slcu.cam.ac.uk/sls
#plantsi
February 16, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Registrations now open for #SLS26 Sainsbury Laboratory Symposium 2026 in Cambridge, UK — Shaping Life: Mechanisms of Morphogenesis!
Join us explore how cellular, genetic & mechanical forces sculpt plant form
📅 22–24 Sept 2026
In-person + livestream
Limited fee waivers
www.slcu.cam.ac.uk/sls
#plantsi
Join us explore how cellular, genetic & mechanical forces sculpt plant form
📅 22–24 Sept 2026
In-person + livestream
Limited fee waivers
www.slcu.cam.ac.uk/sls
#plantsi
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Marchantia might seem an unlikely biotech crop, but it’s worth trying. In Aurore’s thesis, we pushed this concept by engineering the auronidins with MpMYB14 and using the pigments to dye cotton. It ended up giving a very unique and beautiful product. #PlantScience www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
February 16, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Marchantia might seem an unlikely biotech crop, but it’s worth trying. In Aurore’s thesis, we pushed this concept by engineering the auronidins with MpMYB14 and using the pigments to dye cotton. It ended up giving a very unique and beautiful product. #PlantScience www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Verrückter Fakt des Tages: #vfdt
Seit den 1960ern hat sich die Getreideproduktion je nach Sorte verdreifacht bis versechsfacht - bei ziemlich genau gleichbleibendem Flächenbedarf. Es ist eine atemberaubende Landwirtschafts-Revolution, die wir als selbstverständlich hinnehmen.
Seit den 1960ern hat sich die Getreideproduktion je nach Sorte verdreifacht bis versechsfacht - bei ziemlich genau gleichbleibendem Flächenbedarf. Es ist eine atemberaubende Landwirtschafts-Revolution, die wir als selbstverständlich hinnehmen.
February 13, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Verrückter Fakt des Tages: #vfdt
Seit den 1960ern hat sich die Getreideproduktion je nach Sorte verdreifacht bis versechsfacht - bei ziemlich genau gleichbleibendem Flächenbedarf. Es ist eine atemberaubende Landwirtschafts-Revolution, die wir als selbstverständlich hinnehmen.
Seit den 1960ern hat sich die Getreideproduktion je nach Sorte verdreifacht bis versechsfacht - bei ziemlich genau gleichbleibendem Flächenbedarf. Es ist eine atemberaubende Landwirtschafts-Revolution, die wir als selbstverständlich hinnehmen.
@maxplanck.de on its strategy for collaboration with #Africa: “This is about a genuine partnership with Africa”
www.mpg.de/26109563/afr...
www.mpg.de/26109563/afr...
February 16, 2026 at 9:05 AM
@maxplanck.de on its strategy for collaboration with #Africa: “This is about a genuine partnership with Africa”
www.mpg.de/26109563/afr...
www.mpg.de/26109563/afr...
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Exciting announcement! My new department is launching a postdoc fellowship in quantitative biology. Fellows will be co-advised by two Bio faculty, one that is quant focused (not me) and one that is not (me???). I would love to co-sponsor a postdoc and build a collaboration so please reach out!
Post-Doctoral Associate
Job Description Summary Organization's Summary Statement: The Department of Biology at the University of Maryland, College Park seeks applications for three quantitative biology postdoctoral fellow po...
umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Exciting announcement! My new department is launching a postdoc fellowship in quantitative biology. Fellows will be co-advised by two Bio faculty, one that is quant focused (not me) and one that is not (me???). I would love to co-sponsor a postdoc and build a collaboration so please reach out!
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⚡️ Permanent Researcher position opening in Stephane Blanc group at PHIM, INRAE, Montpellier France
“Traffic of viral macromolecules within host plants and role in the biology of multi-component viral systems 🦠
More info 👉
jobs.inrae.fr/concours/con...
❗️Deadline March 4th 2025
“Traffic of viral macromolecules within host plants and role in the biology of multi-component viral systems 🦠
More info 👉
jobs.inrae.fr/concours/con...
❗️Deadline March 4th 2025
Chargé-e de recherche sur le trafic des macromolécules de virus de plante
CR-2025-SPE-6 - Le Plant Health Institute of Montpellier (PHIM) développe des recherches sur la santé des plantes, et plus particulièrement sur les interactions plantes-microorganismes et bioagresseur...
jobs.inrae.fr
February 2, 2025 at 1:44 PM
⚡️ Permanent Researcher position opening in Stephane Blanc group at PHIM, INRAE, Montpellier France
“Traffic of viral macromolecules within host plants and role in the biology of multi-component viral systems 🦠
More info 👉
jobs.inrae.fr/concours/con...
❗️Deadline March 4th 2025
“Traffic of viral macromolecules within host plants and role in the biology of multi-component viral systems 🦠
More info 👉
jobs.inrae.fr/concours/con...
❗️Deadline March 4th 2025
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I've been hearing from more and more people who received peer reviews that were clearly written by AI. It's frustrating, and no one knows what to do. I have some thoughts.
blekhman.substack.com/p/so-your-pa...
blekhman.substack.com/p/so-your-pa...
So your paper was reviewed by AI. Now what?
A practical guide to handling the new reality of AI-generated reviews
blekhman.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:48 AM
I've been hearing from more and more people who received peer reviews that were clearly written by AI. It's frustrating, and no one knows what to do. I have some thoughts.
blekhman.substack.com/p/so-your-pa...
blekhman.substack.com/p/so-your-pa...
#transgenerational transmission of a core #microbiome that protects against downy mildew from soil to #phyllosphere
Fantastic and important study by @jellespooren.bsky.social @rlberendsen.bsky.social
@cornepieterse.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...
#plantscience
Fantastic and important study by @jellespooren.bsky.social @rlberendsen.bsky.social
@cornepieterse.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...
#plantscience
February 14, 2026 at 5:32 PM
#transgenerational transmission of a core #microbiome that protects against downy mildew from soil to #phyllosphere
Fantastic and important study by @jellespooren.bsky.social @rlberendsen.bsky.social
@cornepieterse.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...
#plantscience
Fantastic and important study by @jellespooren.bsky.social @rlberendsen.bsky.social
@cornepieterse.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...
#plantscience
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For a panel this morning at the #aaasmtg, the other speakers and I will share ideas and examples for improving trust in science. Here are a few I'll mention if I get a chance (we have a LOT to talk about). I'd love to hear yours. (1/7)
February 14, 2026 at 3:25 PM
For a panel this morning at the #aaasmtg, the other speakers and I will share ideas and examples for improving trust in science. Here are a few I'll mention if I get a chance (we have a LOT to talk about). I'd love to hear yours. (1/7)
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Proud to present: Suitcase Science, a new outreach format containing 6 assignments to take on a journey to schools in the region, to teach kids about terns, how to study them, their fascinating behaviour and some of the things that threaten them. Wanna book us? Drop me a line. :-)
February 2, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Proud to present: Suitcase Science, a new outreach format containing 6 assignments to take on a journey to schools in the region, to teach kids about terns, how to study them, their fascinating behaviour and some of the things that threaten them. Wanna book us? Drop me a line. :-)
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Plants use cell-surface and intracellular receptors that collaborate to detect pathogens🦠. We discovered that a key #ubiquitin recognition event recruits both receptor types into an unexpected dual receptor complex that boost the translation of defence proteins and establishes robust #PlantImmunity👇🏾
February 9, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Plants use cell-surface and intracellular receptors that collaborate to detect pathogens🦠. We discovered that a key #ubiquitin recognition event recruits both receptor types into an unexpected dual receptor complex that boost the translation of defence proteins and establishes robust #PlantImmunity👇🏾
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Reading and really liking this #openaccess paper by Ary Hoffman and @brandonscooper.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Describing endosymbiont–host interactions within the parasitism–mutualism continuum
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Describing endosymbiont–host interactions within the parasitism–mutualism continuum
Describing endosymbiont–host interactions within the parasitism–mutualism continuum
Bacteria that live inside the cells of arthropod hosts (“endosymbionts”) are gaining increasing interest as targets for pest control and for reducing the ability of arthropod vectors to transmit anim....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Reading and really liking this #openaccess paper by Ary Hoffman and @brandonscooper.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Describing endosymbiont–host interactions within the parasitism–mutualism continuum
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Describing endosymbiont–host interactions within the parasitism–mutualism continuum
This interesting study concerns aging in WORMS 🪱.
Why is it that only PLANT 🌱 researchers put their organisms’ names in paper titles?
Gedankenexperiment: Who would NOT feel deceived if a plant aging paper did not mention plants in the title?
Why is it that only PLANT 🌱 researchers put their organisms’ names in paper titles?
Gedankenexperiment: Who would NOT feel deceived if a plant aging paper did not mention plants in the title?
Do natural substances from blueberries and blue grapes protect nerve cells from aging?A www.bionity.com/en/news/1188...
Do natural substances from blueberries and blue grapes protect nerve cells from aging?
Using an aging clock, researchers from the University of Cologne have used the Caenorhabditis elegans model organism to demonstrate that nerve cells age differently. They identified both the cause ...
www.bionity.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:28 PM
This interesting study concerns aging in WORMS 🪱.
Why is it that only PLANT 🌱 researchers put their organisms’ names in paper titles?
Gedankenexperiment: Who would NOT feel deceived if a plant aging paper did not mention plants in the title?
Why is it that only PLANT 🌱 researchers put their organisms’ names in paper titles?
Gedankenexperiment: Who would NOT feel deceived if a plant aging paper did not mention plants in the title?
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Please share! We are looking for a PhD student (4 years) starting from 01/05/2026 at @ipbhalle.bsky.social!
If you are interested in plant immunity, receptor biochemistry and evolution, consider applying! Deadline 09/03/2026.
Application portal: ipb-halle.mhm.jobs/10-phd-posit...
If you are interested in plant immunity, receptor biochemistry and evolution, consider applying! Deadline 09/03/2026.
Application portal: ipb-halle.mhm.jobs/10-phd-posit...
PhD position in biology (m/f/d) (1/2026)
Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (Halle) offers a PhD position in Biology
ipb-halle.mhm.jobs
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Please share! We are looking for a PhD student (4 years) starting from 01/05/2026 at @ipbhalle.bsky.social!
If you are interested in plant immunity, receptor biochemistry and evolution, consider applying! Deadline 09/03/2026.
Application portal: ipb-halle.mhm.jobs/10-phd-posit...
If you are interested in plant immunity, receptor biochemistry and evolution, consider applying! Deadline 09/03/2026.
Application portal: ipb-halle.mhm.jobs/10-phd-posit...
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Remember her name: Aliya Rahman
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
February 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Remember her name: Aliya Rahman
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
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For years, Republicans have urged environmentalists to put their money where their mouths are. Stop suing. Stop lobbying for new regulations. Respect property rights and buy the land you want to protect. Well, one conservation group took that advice & the administration just punished them for it.
A Battle over Bison in Montana Sets a Dangerous Precedent | National Review
The Trump administration just undermined property rights — and ranchers should be worried.
www.nationalreview.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:13 PM
For years, Republicans have urged environmentalists to put their money where their mouths are. Stop suing. Stop lobbying for new regulations. Respect property rights and buy the land you want to protect. Well, one conservation group took that advice & the administration just punished them for it.
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Aliya Rahman testifies about ICE's abuse against her. Please watch
youtu.be/zrcW8SZtYpI?...
youtu.be/zrcW8SZtYpI?...
WATCH: Minneapolis resident and U.S. citizen Aliya Rahman describes being detained by ICE
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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February 4, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Aliya Rahman testifies about ICE's abuse against her. Please watch
youtu.be/zrcW8SZtYpI?...
youtu.be/zrcW8SZtYpI?...
From the good old days of German railways. When they had not three but four different classes of service and separate waiting rooms for the third and fourth class. Granted, today it feels like all the classes are fourth class.
As seen in Oldenburg. After having missed yet another connection.
As seen in Oldenburg. After having missed yet another connection.
February 3, 2026 at 6:07 PM
From the good old days of German railways. When they had not three but four different classes of service and separate waiting rooms for the third and fourth class. Granted, today it feels like all the classes are fourth class.
As seen in Oldenburg. After having missed yet another connection.
As seen in Oldenburg. After having missed yet another connection.
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A new paper on the genetics of fluctuating asymmetry... An old collaborative work finally published!! Thanks to Fred Peronnet and co and reviewer Ian Dworkin academic.oup.com/genetics/art...
January 28, 2026 at 5:42 PM
A new paper on the genetics of fluctuating asymmetry... An old collaborative work finally published!! Thanks to Fred Peronnet and co and reviewer Ian Dworkin academic.oup.com/genetics/art...
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Wissenschaft als Zukunftsvertrag
Vier mögliche Zukünfte, ein gemeinsames Zielbild: Wie Politik und Wissenschaft im Wissenschaftsrat über Krisen hinweg eine Agenda entwickelt haben, um die Wissenschaft für das Jahr 2040 auf Kurs zu bringen.
Im Wiarda-Blog: www.jmwiarda.de/blog/2026/02...
Vier mögliche Zukünfte, ein gemeinsames Zielbild: Wie Politik und Wissenschaft im Wissenschaftsrat über Krisen hinweg eine Agenda entwickelt haben, um die Wissenschaft für das Jahr 2040 auf Kurs zu bringen.
Im Wiarda-Blog: www.jmwiarda.de/blog/2026/02...
February 2, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Wissenschaft als Zukunftsvertrag
Vier mögliche Zukünfte, ein gemeinsames Zielbild: Wie Politik und Wissenschaft im Wissenschaftsrat über Krisen hinweg eine Agenda entwickelt haben, um die Wissenschaft für das Jahr 2040 auf Kurs zu bringen.
Im Wiarda-Blog: www.jmwiarda.de/blog/2026/02...
Vier mögliche Zukünfte, ein gemeinsames Zielbild: Wie Politik und Wissenschaft im Wissenschaftsrat über Krisen hinweg eine Agenda entwickelt haben, um die Wissenschaft für das Jahr 2040 auf Kurs zu bringen.
Im Wiarda-Blog: www.jmwiarda.de/blog/2026/02...
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More from Finland 🇫🇮…
Is it possible to map a country's entire #bird population in real-time?
🧵1 of 3
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Link: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#Birds #CitizenScience #AI #GIS #Ornithology #EuropeanBirds #NatureJournal
Is it possible to map a country's entire #bird population in real-time?
🧵1 of 3
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Link: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#Birds #CitizenScience #AI #GIS #Ornithology #EuropeanBirds #NatureJournal
A digital twin for real-time biodiversity forecasting with citizen science data - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Citizen science data are increasingly used in biodiversity monitoring. This study applies a digital twin approach to biodiversity monitoring using a large citizen science dataset on birds from Finland...
www.nature.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:09 PM
More from Finland 🇫🇮…
Is it possible to map a country's entire #bird population in real-time?
🧵1 of 3
🌍
Link: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#Birds #CitizenScience #AI #GIS #Ornithology #EuropeanBirds #NatureJournal
Is it possible to map a country's entire #bird population in real-time?
🧵1 of 3
🌍
Link: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#Birds #CitizenScience #AI #GIS #Ornithology #EuropeanBirds #NatureJournal
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Experiments involving 276 soil-derived microcosms reveals that the ecological process of necromass recycling promotes diversity maintenance in bacterial communities 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Bacterial necromass recycling promotes diversity maintenance in bacterial communities via resource partitioning - Nature Ecology & Evolution
In this study, the authors conduct experiments involving 276 soil-derived microcosms to reveal that the ecological process of necromass recycling promotes diversity maintenance in bacterial communitie...
www.nature.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Experiments involving 276 soil-derived microcosms reveals that the ecological process of necromass recycling promotes diversity maintenance in bacterial communities 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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European Scientists who said NO to Epstein-funding are the heroines of this hour🦸♀️
They show: It was your choice to SAY NO to Epstein's $ as scientist- you just had to have ethics & a spine
Kudos to Physicist IVETTE FUENTES who said NO
She was working at @quantumunivie.bsky.social @univie.ac.at
They show: It was your choice to SAY NO to Epstein's $ as scientist- you just had to have ethics & a spine
Kudos to Physicist IVETTE FUENTES who said NO
She was working at @quantumunivie.bsky.social @univie.ac.at
February 2, 2026 at 9:20 PM
European Scientists who said NO to Epstein-funding are the heroines of this hour🦸♀️
They show: It was your choice to SAY NO to Epstein's $ as scientist- you just had to have ethics & a spine
Kudos to Physicist IVETTE FUENTES who said NO
She was working at @quantumunivie.bsky.social @univie.ac.at
They show: It was your choice to SAY NO to Epstein's $ as scientist- you just had to have ethics & a spine
Kudos to Physicist IVETTE FUENTES who said NO
She was working at @quantumunivie.bsky.social @univie.ac.at