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The PhD Place - Academic Community @thephdplace.bsky.social · 1d

Anonymous Question:

“How late is too late to quit a PhD?”

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Nick Desnoyer @nickdesnoyer.bsky.social · 3d

One of my Arabidopsis micro-roses next to its wild type sister ✨

Now just to make it rainbow 🧬...

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 3d

I need you to understand the size of these damn salamanders.

Don’t worry there was no one else around to see me do this. Other than Adam who already knows my whole deal.

Sarah lays on the ground next to a salamander who is very large. Like. Not as big as her don’t be ridiculous but very large

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 4d

Hundreds of anti-science bills have hit statehouses, targeting key public health protections such as vaccines, milk safety, fluoride.
bit.ly/4qkw167

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 4d

Powerful anti-vaccine advocates and people selling potentially harmful goods such as raw milk are benefitting – financially and otherwise – from the push to write anti-science policies into law across the U.S.

Who benefits from the MAHA anti-science push?

Powerful anti-vaccine advocates and people selling potentially harmful goods such as raw milk are profiting from the push to write anti-science policies into law across the U.S.

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Sebastian S. Cocioba @atinygreencell.bsky.social · 3d

In a world so deeply obsessed with ruthless competition and conquest, I'd love to live in counterpoint by promoting collaborative joy. Let's explore the living world and tell stories around the campfire together. Can't wait to do more community science with y'all. 💚

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Marc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · 5d

And @newphyt.bsky.social continues it's great series of Profiles with this one on @pdchristine.bsky.social:

nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

#PlantScience #PlantDevelopment #PlantImmunity #PlantLuminaries

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Jen Cross @jencross.bsky.social · 6d

A fancy Ichneumonid wasp friend found during yard work today. Ichneumonidae is a family of parasitoid wasps of the insect order Hymenoptera. They are arguably the largest animal family, with an estimated 60,000 species worldwide. #invert

A brick red wasp with antennae that go from brick red to yellow to black at the ends. It is standing on vinyl siding.

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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 6d

“We found over 35 cases in which the judges have specifically said what the government is providing…false information. It might be intentionally false information, including false sworn declarations time and again," says Ryan Goodman, law professor at New York University.

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 6d

I'm grateful to @60minutes.bsky.social featuring our study published @justsecurity.org.

Link to the study (on the 'presumption of regularity'): www.justsecurity.org/120547/presu...

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · Nov 12

If you had asked me how remoras attach to sharks, I probably would have assumed biting mouth parts, like a leech or tick.

I would not have assumed they evolved a hydraulic-powered suction cup on their head.

Let's discuss the why, how, what of remoras (Family Echeneidae)

Live sharksucker, Echeneis naucrates, Belize Barrier Reef.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remora#/media/File:Remora_Belize_Reef.jpg

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Nick Desnoyer @nickdesnoyer.bsky.social · 11d

Heat-shock inducible CRE-LOX of RUBY making cool sectors in my primary transformants (though a bit leaky) 🌱🧬

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闵娅(Min Ya; Minya) PhD @minyaaa.bsky.social · 12d

Ran into these AMAZING Stapelia grandiflora in our conservatory today. The patterns, colors, hairs, and the smell - carrion mimic to perfection. #Stapelia #plantjoy #iamabotanist

A close up of one flower showing red hairs and petal with yellow strips

Another close up from a slightly diff angle

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Boas Pucker @bpucker.bsky.social · 10d

Huge thanks to @nickdesnoyer.bsky.social for this stunning design! 🌸

Do not miss his incredible flower sculpting and painting project — a beautiful blend of art and science:
www.nickdesnoyer.com/plant-engine...

#SciArt #Design #Innovation

T-Shirt with beautiful flower pictures. Source: https://www.nickdesnoyer.com/plant-engineering

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Nick Desnoyer @nickdesnoyer.bsky.social · 10d

Thanks for the support!

Boas is a level 99 plant programmer 🧬

Boas Pucker @bpucker.bsky.social · 10d

Huge thanks to @nickdesnoyer.bsky.social for this stunning design! 🌸

Do not miss his incredible flower sculpting and painting project — a beautiful blend of art and science:
www.nickdesnoyer.com/plant-engine...

#SciArt #Design #Innovation

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 7d

I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.

The Obama Hope poster, but it's a frog and it says "Hop"

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Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics @molgen.mpg.de · 8d

In our "Meet the First Author" series, we spoke with Magdalena Schindler and Christian Feregrino about the fascinating world of bats, how teamwork can lead to friendship, and the potential of basic research. Watch the video ⬇️ and read the full interview here: www.molgen.mpg.de/2025-16-10-m...

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CosmicRami 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @cosmicrami.com · 9d

yeah, look .... not sure who needs to hear this (actually, everyone does), but turn off the stupid AI suggestions in your search results, and def. go and use @wikipedia.org a lot more.

I use it as my first-go-to knowledge base resource.

Follow the trail of citations to primary sources.

It's good.

Emanuel Maiberg @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social · 9d

wikipedia's data shows that AI is siphoning traffic away from the site, which is a danger to its sustainability. ironically Wikipedia is more important than ever to users who want reliable information instead of slop, and to AI companies that need it for training data www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...

Wikipedia Says AI Is Causing a Dangerous Decline in Human Visitors

“With fewer visits to Wikipedia, fewer volunteers may grow and enrich the content, and fewer individual donors may support this work.”

www.404media.co

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Sebastian S. Cocioba @atinygreencell.bsky.social · 9d

A dear friend had a copy of the PDK intron that no one wanted to print! I'm gonna subclone and make a modular part and offer it if anyone wants. Ill make a cute hello world to RNAi using Snapdragon chalcone synthase and if all goes well will sell an education kit for the youngins

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Julie Blommaert @drjulieb.bsky.social · 9d

Also, Big Organic needs to be treated the same way as any other industry lobbying

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Jana Vamosi @jvamosi.bsky.social · 10d

The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto is looking for a Curator of Plants and Sustainability #academicjobs #iamabotanist royalontariomuseum.applytojob.com/apply/Sf2iAO...

Curator of Plants & Sustainability - Royal Ontario Museum - Career Page

Apply to Curator of Plants & Sustainability at Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, ON, Canada.

royalontariomuseum.applytojob.com

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Chris Martine | Plants are Cool, Too! @martinebotany.bsky.social · 8d

Agrimony def has some sticktoitiveness.

#iamabotanist

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Julie Blommaert @drjulieb.bsky.social · 9d

Gene editing technologies aren’t inherently bad and effectively banning them does no one any good

Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 9d

Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?

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Dr Darren Abbey @thebiologistisn.bsky.social · 9d

I've grown a pink and a yellow lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus) for a couple of years on the same trellis. I've been looking for hybrids made by local pollinators transferring pollen, but I wasn't expecting to find a new mutation.

Four dry yellow lima bean seeds are at left. Four dry pink lima bean seeds are at right. Two freshly shelled lima bean seeds rest in half of their pod at the bottom. They are pink with white spots. The background is dark grey.

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Dan Baldassarre @evornithology.bsky.social · 9d

Banding owls really is a spiritual experience. The woods are dark and quiet save for the rhythmic “toot, toot, toot” of the audio lure. They seem vacant. Suddenly, a tiny nocturnal spirit drops in to bless you with its brief presence. Then it’s off, likely never to be seen again.

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