Jorge Hernández-García
@jorgehg.bsky.social
Evolution of plant transcriptional regulation - and other stuff. Keen on (but not restricted to) bryophytes and streptophyte algae.
Figure OCD enforcer.
Cesar Nombela fellow at @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social #NewPI
Views are my own.
Website: bit.ly/455IlPh
Figure OCD enforcer.
Cesar Nombela fellow at @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social #NewPI
Views are my own.
Website: bit.ly/455IlPh
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warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
I also have a plant evo-devo PhD opportunity open to study the evolutionary origins of female meiosis with me ^^.
Deadline Thursday 27th November, so if you know anyone who might be interested, please do let them know!
#Plantscience
I also have a plant evo-devo PhD opportunity open to study the evolutionary origins of female meiosis with me ^^.
Deadline Thursday 27th November, so if you know anyone who might be interested, please do let them know!
#Plantscience
November 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
I also have a plant evo-devo PhD opportunity open to study the evolutionary origins of female meiosis with me ^^.
Deadline Thursday 27th November, so if you know anyone who might be interested, please do let them know!
#Plantscience
I also have a plant evo-devo PhD opportunity open to study the evolutionary origins of female meiosis with me ^^.
Deadline Thursday 27th November, so if you know anyone who might be interested, please do let them know!
#Plantscience
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Postdoc position in my lab in Cologne starting early next year or latest in spring to get this exciting project started.
jobportal.uni-koeln.de/ausschreibun...
jobportal.uni-koeln.de/ausschreibun...
jobportal.uni-koeln.de
November 2, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Postdoc position in my lab in Cologne starting early next year or latest in spring to get this exciting project started.
jobportal.uni-koeln.de/ausschreibun...
jobportal.uni-koeln.de/ausschreibun...
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Start independent research at the JIC with us 👇.
Really interested in finding those with an interest in structural biology and biochemistry of plants and microbes.
Please do get in touch by email if you'd like to know more 👍
Really interested in finding those with an interest in structural biology and biochemistry of plants and microbes.
Please do get in touch by email if you'd like to know more 👍
VACANCY - Independent research fellowships leading to tenured positions
We’re inviting applications from outstanding researchers who either hold, or wish to apply for, Independent Research Fellowships.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10 November 2025
Click here to apply: jic.link/Fellows
We’re inviting applications from outstanding researchers who either hold, or wish to apply for, Independent Research Fellowships.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10 November 2025
Click here to apply: jic.link/Fellows
October 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Start independent research at the JIC with us 👇.
Really interested in finding those with an interest in structural biology and biochemistry of plants and microbes.
Please do get in touch by email if you'd like to know more 👍
Really interested in finding those with an interest in structural biology and biochemistry of plants and microbes.
Please do get in touch by email if you'd like to know more 👍
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TIRIS Postdoc fellowship call will soon be open in Toulouse! If you're interested in plant microbiota, or plant-plant interactions or experimental evolution, the ECOGEN team at the @lipme-toulouse.bsky.social would be happy to support and help with your application!
AToUT – TIRIS – Toulouse's Science In and For Society
tiris.univ-toulouse.fr
October 3, 2025 at 12:58 PM
TIRIS Postdoc fellowship call will soon be open in Toulouse! If you're interested in plant microbiota, or plant-plant interactions or experimental evolution, the ECOGEN team at the @lipme-toulouse.bsky.social would be happy to support and help with your application!
Reposted by Jorge Hernández-García
Biennial Meeting of the Spanish Society of Evolutionary Biology
21-23 January 2026, Valencia, @sesbe-org.bsky.social
sesbe2026.es
🧪 #ecoevo #evosky #evolbio
@uv.es @ucciuv.bsky.social @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social @ibmcp.bsky.social @dicv.csic.es @sibecol.bsky.social @raciencias.bsky.social
21-23 January 2026, Valencia, @sesbe-org.bsky.social
sesbe2026.es
🧪 #ecoevo #evosky #evolbio
@uv.es @ucciuv.bsky.social @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social @ibmcp.bsky.social @dicv.csic.es @sibecol.bsky.social @raciencias.bsky.social
September 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Biennial Meeting of the Spanish Society of Evolutionary Biology
21-23 January 2026, Valencia, @sesbe-org.bsky.social
sesbe2026.es
🧪 #ecoevo #evosky #evolbio
@uv.es @ucciuv.bsky.social @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social @ibmcp.bsky.social @dicv.csic.es @sibecol.bsky.social @raciencias.bsky.social
21-23 January 2026, Valencia, @sesbe-org.bsky.social
sesbe2026.es
🧪 #ecoevo #evosky #evolbio
@uv.es @ucciuv.bsky.social @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social @ibmcp.bsky.social @dicv.csic.es @sibecol.bsky.social @raciencias.bsky.social
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Did you know that there is a cell cycle duration gradient in plant root meristem? New story by joining forces between Plant dynamics lab and Crisanto Gutiérrez & Bénédicte Desvoyes lab @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social @cbm-csic-uam.bsky.social #Plants #roots #cellcycle www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Stem cell regulators drive a G1 duration gradient during plant root development - Nature Plants
A positional and developmentally regulated cell cycle duration gradient exists in the root meristem whereby the G1 phase is very long close to the stem cell niche. This relies on the interplay of PLET...
www.nature.com
September 18, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Did you know that there is a cell cycle duration gradient in plant root meristem? New story by joining forces between Plant dynamics lab and Crisanto Gutiérrez & Bénédicte Desvoyes lab @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social @cbm-csic-uam.bsky.social #Plants #roots #cellcycle www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Call for a tenure-track position at our Department of Plant Molecular Biology in Lausanne! We are searching for promising early-career researchers in the broad field of plant-organismal interactions. Deadline: November 30, 2025 - Please re-post!
career5.successfactors.eu/career?caree...
career5.successfactors.eu/career?caree...
Career Opportunities: DBMV: Tenure Track Assistant Professor towards Associate Professor in the field of Plant-organism (22484)
career5.successfactors.eu
September 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Call for a tenure-track position at our Department of Plant Molecular Biology in Lausanne! We are searching for promising early-career researchers in the broad field of plant-organismal interactions. Deadline: November 30, 2025 - Please re-post!
career5.successfactors.eu/career?caree...
career5.successfactors.eu/career?caree...
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New preprint! 🐛 Root-knot nematodes hijack root cells, turning them into feeding sites and making plants very sick. Using a cross-species scRNA-seq approach we mapped this process and show how this knowledge can be used to engineer resistant crops.🌱 A summary🧵 :
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
September 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
New preprint! 🐛 Root-knot nematodes hijack root cells, turning them into feeding sites and making plants very sick. Using a cross-species scRNA-seq approach we mapped this process and show how this knowledge can be used to engineer resistant crops.🌱 A summary🧵 :
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Recently, both our team and the Richardson/Estelle/Strader teams showed that ARF transcription factors are actively degraded. In this new preprint, Martijn de Roij explores the requirements and relevance of ARF degradation (1/7)
Diversification of functional requirements for proteolysis of Auxin Response Factors https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.03.673984v1
September 5, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Recently, both our team and the Richardson/Estelle/Strader teams showed that ARF transcription factors are actively degraded. In this new preprint, Martijn de Roij explores the requirements and relevance of ARF degradation (1/7)
Reposted by Jorge Hernández-García
My department is hiring a Plant-Fungal Assist Prof!! As the newest #NewPI here, don't get me started on how wonderful my colleagues, how smooth my onboarding has been, how supportive the school and the department are, how nice my brand new lab is, and how convenient living in Champaign Urbana is!
We are hiring! The #PlantBio department at UIUC is looking to recruit an Assistant Professor in Plant-Fungal interactions. Application deadline is October 31st @dallingjim.bsky.social see the link below for more details:
illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Assistant Professor- Department of Plant Biology
Duties & Responsibilities
illinois.csod.com
September 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
My department is hiring a Plant-Fungal Assist Prof!! As the newest #NewPI here, don't get me started on how wonderful my colleagues, how smooth my onboarding has been, how supportive the school and the department are, how nice my brand new lab is, and how convenient living in Champaign Urbana is!
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#SciCom opportunity!
Science @science.org is recruiting an editor with postdoctoral expertise in infectious diseases or microbiomes. Come and work with us in the UK or USA! bit.ly/3UHOiMf
🧪
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bit.ly
August 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
#SciCom opportunity!
Reposted by Jorge Hernández-García
We are hiring the second cohort of EvoReSt PhD students. If you are interested in deep evolutionary questions, checkout:
www.uni-goettingen.de/de/687607.html
Apply here:
obp.uni-goettingen.de/de-de/OBF/In...
www.uni-goettingen.de/de/687607.html
Apply here:
obp.uni-goettingen.de/de-de/OBF/In...
August 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
We are hiring the second cohort of EvoReSt PhD students. If you are interested in deep evolutionary questions, checkout:
www.uni-goettingen.de/de/687607.html
Apply here:
obp.uni-goettingen.de/de-de/OBF/In...
www.uni-goettingen.de/de/687607.html
Apply here:
obp.uni-goettingen.de/de-de/OBF/In...
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There is a nice News & Views article by @suruchiroy.bsky.social and others regarding our recent Nature Plants paper (@mestelle.bsky.social, @drannisr.bsky.social, and @luciastrader.bsky.social labs) and another from @dolfweijers.bsky.social 's lab. #PlantScience #Auxin rdcu.be/eAEnz
ARF degradation fine-tunes auxin response in land plants
Nature Plants - Two recent studies in phylogenetically distant plants integrate a new layer of control into the canonical auxin pathway. A deeply conserved degron that affects the stability of...
rdcu.be
August 14, 2025 at 12:25 AM
There is a nice News & Views article by @suruchiroy.bsky.social and others regarding our recent Nature Plants paper (@mestelle.bsky.social, @drannisr.bsky.social, and @luciastrader.bsky.social labs) and another from @dolfweijers.bsky.social 's lab. #PlantScience #Auxin rdcu.be/eAEnz
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Auxin does everything, but how? The story just got more complicated by the discovery of a B class ARF degron providing a means of protein (in)stability regulation. @mjprigge.bsky.social @dolfweijers.bsky.social @jorgehg.bsky.social
There is a nice News & Views article by @suruchiroy.bsky.social and others regarding our recent Nature Plants paper (@mestelle.bsky.social, @drannisr.bsky.social, and @luciastrader.bsky.social labs) and another from @dolfweijers.bsky.social 's lab. #PlantScience #Auxin rdcu.be/eAEnz
ARF degradation fine-tunes auxin response in land plants
Nature Plants - Two recent studies in phylogenetically distant plants integrate a new layer of control into the canonical auxin pathway. A deeply conserved degron that affects the stability of...
rdcu.be
August 15, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Auxin does everything, but how? The story just got more complicated by the discovery of a B class ARF degron providing a means of protein (in)stability regulation. @mjprigge.bsky.social @dolfweijers.bsky.social @jorgehg.bsky.social
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Don't forget to submit your abstract for the #EMBO Workshop on #PlantEvolution by August 25th!
Join us @gmivienna.bsky.social in November to discuss all things #plantevodevo
Please spread the word! 🙏🦠🌱
#algae #bryophytes #nonseedplants #terrestrialization
Join us @gmivienna.bsky.social in November to discuss all things #plantevodevo
Please spread the word! 🙏🦠🌱
#algae #bryophytes #nonseedplants #terrestrialization
The GMI announces a new EMBO workshop titled "Plant evolution: from origins to diversification on land" - right here in Vienna. The hybrid event will be held on November 25-27 at the Vienna BioCenter. Register by August 25 at meetings.embo.org/event/25-plant-evolution.
Plant evolution: from origins to diversification on land
The evolution of plants – photosynthetic eukaryotes resulting from the endosymbiosis of a cyanobacterium and a non-photosynthetic host cell – transformed the earth system by reducing the amount of CO…
meetings.embo.org
August 11, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Don't forget to submit your abstract for the #EMBO Workshop on #PlantEvolution by August 25th!
Join us @gmivienna.bsky.social in November to discuss all things #plantevodevo
Please spread the word! 🙏🦠🌱
#algae #bryophytes #nonseedplants #terrestrialization
Join us @gmivienna.bsky.social in November to discuss all things #plantevodevo
Please spread the word! 🙏🦠🌱
#algae #bryophytes #nonseedplants #terrestrialization
Hey all!
We have been awarded a Spanish national grant to keep researching. Best of all is we have a full PhD contract assigned. We are looking for candidates interested in molecular biology and evolution of (plant) transcription factors, please spread the word!!
Check our web for more information.
We have been awarded a Spanish national grant to keep researching. Best of all is we have a full PhD contract assigned. We are looking for candidates interested in molecular biology and evolution of (plant) transcription factors, please spread the word!!
Check our web for more information.
August 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Hey all!
We have been awarded a Spanish national grant to keep researching. Best of all is we have a full PhD contract assigned. We are looking for candidates interested in molecular biology and evolution of (plant) transcription factors, please spread the word!!
Check our web for more information.
We have been awarded a Spanish national grant to keep researching. Best of all is we have a full PhD contract assigned. We are looking for candidates interested in molecular biology and evolution of (plant) transcription factors, please spread the word!!
Check our web for more information.
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🆕‼️ #NewCBGPpaper
🌊➡️🌿The GBCP researcher @jorgehg.bsky.social co-authors a roadmap published in @currentbiology.bsky.social calling on scientists to unite in tracing the land plants antecesors
📜The publication charts a shared path forward for algae-based plant research
🔗 shorturl.at/0l24W
🌊➡️🌿The GBCP researcher @jorgehg.bsky.social co-authors a roadmap published in @currentbiology.bsky.social calling on scientists to unite in tracing the land plants antecesors
📜The publication charts a shared path forward for algae-based plant research
🔗 shorturl.at/0l24W
July 31, 2025 at 12:13 PM
🆕‼️ #NewCBGPpaper
🌊➡️🌿The GBCP researcher @jorgehg.bsky.social co-authors a roadmap published in @currentbiology.bsky.social calling on scientists to unite in tracing the land plants antecesors
📜The publication charts a shared path forward for algae-based plant research
🔗 shorturl.at/0l24W
🌊➡️🌿The GBCP researcher @jorgehg.bsky.social co-authors a roadmap published in @currentbiology.bsky.social calling on scientists to unite in tracing the land plants antecesors
📜The publication charts a shared path forward for algae-based plant research
🔗 shorturl.at/0l24W
Reposted by Jorge Hernández-García
To all post-docs: The Genome Biology dept @embl.org
has an Independent faculty position. Fantastic place to set up your lab –great package: core funding, fantastic Ph.D. students, cutting edge core facilities & great colleagues. Closing date Sept 19th
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...
has an Independent faculty position. Fantastic place to set up your lab –great package: core funding, fantastic Ph.D. students, cutting edge core facilities & great colleagues. Closing date Sept 19th
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...
Group Leader - Genome Biology Unit
Are you ready to lead groundbreaking research in Genome Biology? Join us at EMBL! We are seeking a motivated scientist to lead an independent research group addressing exciting and original biological...
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com
July 30, 2025 at 1:41 PM
To all post-docs: The Genome Biology dept @embl.org
has an Independent faculty position. Fantastic place to set up your lab –great package: core funding, fantastic Ph.D. students, cutting edge core facilities & great colleagues. Closing date Sept 19th
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...
has an Independent faculty position. Fantastic place to set up your lab –great package: core funding, fantastic Ph.D. students, cutting edge core facilities & great colleagues. Closing date Sept 19th
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...
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And now for something completely different!
Very proud to have contributed to this work on molecular plant-pest interaction led by Isabel Diaz Rodriguez at CBGP
doi.org/10.1111/nph....
@cbgpmadrid.bsky.social
@ihsmumacsic.bsky.social
#PlantScience
Very proud to have contributed to this work on molecular plant-pest interaction led by Isabel Diaz Rodriguez at CBGP
doi.org/10.1111/nph....
@cbgpmadrid.bsky.social
@ihsmumacsic.bsky.social
#PlantScience
miR825‐5p‐regulated TNLs govern Arabidopsis resistance to Tetranychus urticae and Pieris brassicae
MicroRNAs are essential regulators in plant resistance to biotic stresses, but their specific roles in the plant–herbivore context require deeper investigation.
Here, we studied how the Arabidopsis .....
doi.org
July 30, 2025 at 11:43 AM
And now for something completely different!
Very proud to have contributed to this work on molecular plant-pest interaction led by Isabel Diaz Rodriguez at CBGP
doi.org/10.1111/nph....
@cbgpmadrid.bsky.social
@ihsmumacsic.bsky.social
#PlantScience
Very proud to have contributed to this work on molecular plant-pest interaction led by Isabel Diaz Rodriguez at CBGP
doi.org/10.1111/nph....
@cbgpmadrid.bsky.social
@ihsmumacsic.bsky.social
#PlantScience
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Y si este era tu primer proyecto (track A), debes saber que este año fue más difícil que el anterior: tasa de éxito del 30%, frente al 37% del PID2023.
July 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Y si este era tu primer proyecto (track A), debes saber que este año fue más difícil que el anterior: tasa de éxito del 30%, frente al 37% del PID2023.
Reposted by Jorge Hernández-García
We (a large community of groups using Streptophyte algae) hope to unite and inspire others to join forces and learn from this amazing group of organisms!!!
We've tried to gather and unite the streptophyte algae community all around the world to join forces and develop tools and methods for these critters. Learn more about it on @currentbiology.bsky.social!
With @jandevries.bsky.social, @dolfweijers.bsky.social, and (many) others!
tinyurl.com/29n4zwen
With @jandevries.bsky.social, @dolfweijers.bsky.social, and (many) others!
tinyurl.com/29n4zwen
A roadmap to developing unified streptophyte algal model systems
Carrillo-Carrasco and colleagues highlight the importance of the establishment of
streptophyte algal model systems and the community efforts towards this goal.
www.cell.com
July 22, 2025 at 12:25 PM
We (a large community of groups using Streptophyte algae) hope to unite and inspire others to join forces and learn from this amazing group of organisms!!!
We've tried to gather and unite the streptophyte algae community all around the world to join forces and develop tools and methods for these critters. Learn more about it on @currentbiology.bsky.social!
With @jandevries.bsky.social, @dolfweijers.bsky.social, and (many) others!
tinyurl.com/29n4zwen
With @jandevries.bsky.social, @dolfweijers.bsky.social, and (many) others!
tinyurl.com/29n4zwen
A roadmap to developing unified streptophyte algal model systems
Carrillo-Carrasco and colleagues highlight the importance of the establishment of
streptophyte algal model systems and the community efforts towards this goal.
www.cell.com
July 22, 2025 at 9:41 AM
We've tried to gather and unite the streptophyte algae community all around the world to join forces and develop tools and methods for these critters. Learn more about it on @currentbiology.bsky.social!
With @jandevries.bsky.social, @dolfweijers.bsky.social, and (many) others!
tinyurl.com/29n4zwen
With @jandevries.bsky.social, @dolfweijers.bsky.social, and (many) others!
tinyurl.com/29n4zwen
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AUXIN 2026 logo competition! Please re-post. Deadline for submissions is Tuesday July 15th.
Prize is free registration worth €500+
Auxin2026: auxin2026.info
Send submissions to [email protected]
@larsostergaard.bsky.social @luciastrader.bsky.social @dolfweijers.bsky.social
Prize is free registration worth €500+
Auxin2026: auxin2026.info
Send submissions to [email protected]
@larsostergaard.bsky.social @luciastrader.bsky.social @dolfweijers.bsky.social
July 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
AUXIN 2026 logo competition! Please re-post. Deadline for submissions is Tuesday July 15th.
Prize is free registration worth €500+
Auxin2026: auxin2026.info
Send submissions to [email protected]
@larsostergaard.bsky.social @luciastrader.bsky.social @dolfweijers.bsky.social
Prize is free registration worth €500+
Auxin2026: auxin2026.info
Send submissions to [email protected]
@larsostergaard.bsky.social @luciastrader.bsky.social @dolfweijers.bsky.social
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I have a Postdoctoral Research Fellow position starting in January to study the evolution of seed gene networks using the fern Ceratopteris! Interested? More info here:
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNU179/r...
Closing date 31st July. 🙂
#PlantScience
#PlantSciencejobs
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNU179/r...
Closing date 31st July. 🙂
#PlantScience
#PlantSciencejobs
Research Fellow (Postdoctoral) at University of Birmingham
An opportunity for an academic position as a Research Fellow (Postdoctoral) is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.
www.jobs.ac.uk
July 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I have a Postdoctoral Research Fellow position starting in January to study the evolution of seed gene networks using the fern Ceratopteris! Interested? More info here:
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNU179/r...
Closing date 31st July. 🙂
#PlantScience
#PlantSciencejobs
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNU179/r...
Closing date 31st July. 🙂
#PlantScience
#PlantSciencejobs
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Feeling incredibly proud of Antonio Serrano @ibmcp.bsky.social — thank you for bringing me on board! Growth arrest is a DNA damage protection strategy in Arabidopsis @jorgehg.bsky.social @dalabadi.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Growth arrest is a DNA damage protection strategy in Arabidopsis - Nature Communications
This study demonstrates that growth arrest under stress in Arabidopsis protects meristem cells from DNA damage, challenging the idea that it is merely due to energy trade-offs and highlighting its rol...
www.nature.com
July 1, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Feeling incredibly proud of Antonio Serrano @ibmcp.bsky.social — thank you for bringing me on board! Growth arrest is a DNA damage protection strategy in Arabidopsis @jorgehg.bsky.social @dalabadi.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...