Torren Bischoff
@tbplant.bsky.social
PhD Student; ZMBP Tübingen;
plant developmental genetics;
Auxin; Embryogenesis;
Plant enthusiast;
Animal friend;
Verified full time nerd
plant developmental genetics;
Auxin; Embryogenesis;
Plant enthusiast;
Animal friend;
Verified full time nerd
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Not that this passes without being noticed: The GreenRobust cluster of excellence is officially alive since Jan 1, 2026! Looking forward to at least seven years of exciting science in the field of plant ecology, molecular biology, agriculture and the combination of all these fields. Stay tuned!
January 5, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Not that this passes without being noticed: The GreenRobust cluster of excellence is officially alive since Jan 1, 2026! Looking forward to at least seven years of exciting science in the field of plant ecology, molecular biology, agriculture and the combination of all these fields. Stay tuned!
Nice view on my final day of my contract at @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social.
Fog and a halo over the botanical garden made walking today worth it.
Fog and a halo over the botanical garden made walking today worth it.
January 30, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Nice view on my final day of my contract at @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social.
Fog and a halo over the botanical garden made walking today worth it.
Fog and a halo over the botanical garden made walking today worth it.
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Great news — forward looking voices are finally prevailing in the discussion on genome editing in crop plants!
Plant Breeding Innovation Clears Next Hurdle for EU NGT Framework
https://www.europesays.com/2737143/
The European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment (ENVI) has approved, by a strong majority, the compromise text on…
https://www.europesays.com/2737143/
The European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment (ENVI) has approved, by a strong majority, the compromise text on…
Plant Breeding Innovation Clears Next Hurdle for EU NGT Framework - EUROPE SAYS
The European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment (ENVI) has approved, by a strong majority, the compromise text on the NGT Regulation agreed in trilogue
www.europesays.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Great news — forward looking voices are finally prevailing in the discussion on genome editing in crop plants!
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This is a fantastic article with a lot of simple explanations in it of everyday counterintuitive bullshit, just as you’d expect from Cory Doctorow.
Yeah AI is a bubble. But what sort of bubble? Who puffed it up? And what do we do?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Yeah AI is a bubble. But what sort of bubble? Who puffed it up? And what do we do?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its roots
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:02 AM
This is a fantastic article with a lot of simple explanations in it of everyday counterintuitive bullshit, just as you’d expect from Cory Doctorow.
Yeah AI is a bubble. But what sort of bubble? Who puffed it up? And what do we do?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Yeah AI is a bubble. But what sort of bubble? Who puffed it up? And what do we do?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
I'm thinking about this regularly.
We need more people helping with science communication! A big disconnect between science and the general public contributes to how much influence disinformation campaigns can have on people.
But how?
We need more people helping with science communication! A big disconnect between science and the general public contributes to how much influence disinformation campaigns can have on people.
But how?
We actually need more science influencers. NileRed is good, but we need more.
Can Universities Help Students Become Influencers?
Syracuse’s new Center for the Creator Economy and other certificates aim to help students pursue what is now one of the most common career aspirations for Gen Z: social media content creation. https://bit.ly/4a4dzcr
#EDUSky #AcademicSky
Syracuse’s new Center for the Creator Economy and other certificates aim to help students pursue what is now one of the most common career aspirations for Gen Z: social media content creation. https://bit.ly/4a4dzcr
#EDUSky #AcademicSky
December 9, 2025 at 10:21 AM
I'm thinking about this regularly.
We need more people helping with science communication! A big disconnect between science and the general public contributes to how much influence disinformation campaigns can have on people.
But how?
We need more people helping with science communication! A big disconnect between science and the general public contributes to how much influence disinformation campaigns can have on people.
But how?
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European Council and Parliament agree on relaxing rules for bringing genome-edited plants to the market - a central step for facilitating a science-based management of our current plant systems.
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
New genomic techniques: Council and Parliament strike deal to boost the competitiveness and sustainability of our food systems
Council and Parliament reach provisional deal on a set of rules for new genomic techniques, aiming to improve the competitiveness of European agriculture and support the sustainability of our food sys...
www.consilium.europa.eu
December 4, 2025 at 8:21 AM
European Council and Parliament agree on relaxing rules for bringing genome-edited plants to the market - a central step for facilitating a science-based management of our current plant systems.
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
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A manifesto for plant science education
Alvey et al.
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Societal Impact Statement also available in French.
#PlantScience @apaterlini.bsky.social @lizalvey.bsky.social @PlantTeaching.bsky.social @katharinehubbard.bsky.social
Alvey et al.
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Societal Impact Statement also available in French.
#PlantScience @apaterlini.bsky.social @lizalvey.bsky.social @PlantTeaching.bsky.social @katharinehubbard.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 6:59 AM
A manifesto for plant science education
Alvey et al.
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Societal Impact Statement also available in French.
#PlantScience @apaterlini.bsky.social @lizalvey.bsky.social @PlantTeaching.bsky.social @katharinehubbard.bsky.social
Alvey et al.
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Societal Impact Statement also available in French.
#PlantScience @apaterlini.bsky.social @lizalvey.bsky.social @PlantTeaching.bsky.social @katharinehubbard.bsky.social
I've attended a keynote lecture of hers where she talked about her work and all the so-called strategies that are used to fake articles and results.
Super interesting and made me look at publications differently. I highly recommend you check out her work!
Super interesting and made me look at publications differently. I highly recommend you check out her work!
🏆 Research integrity consultant and image forensics expert @elisabethbik.bsky.social has uncovered fraudulent data in over 7,600 scientific papers and exposed the practices of ‘paper mills’ that produce counterfeit scientific articles. She is honoured with the €200K Individual Award. Congrats!
March 15, 2025 at 12:14 PM
I've attended a keynote lecture of hers where she talked about her work and all the so-called strategies that are used to fake articles and results.
Super interesting and made me look at publications differently. I highly recommend you check out her work!
Super interesting and made me look at publications differently. I highly recommend you check out her work!
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🧵 Thread on #SessilePlants:
Plant Scientists: "As sessile organisms, plants [𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 "𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨" 𝘢𝘯𝘥/𝘰𝘳 "𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴"].
David Attenborough: "👇"
Plant Scientists: "As sessile organisms, plants [𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 "𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨" 𝘢𝘯𝘥/𝘰𝘳 "𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴"].
David Attenborough: "👇"
March 14, 2025 at 11:36 AM
🧵 Thread on #SessilePlants:
Plant Scientists: "As sessile organisms, plants [𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 "𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨" 𝘢𝘯𝘥/𝘰𝘳 "𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴"].
David Attenborough: "👇"
Plant Scientists: "As sessile organisms, plants [𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 "𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨" 𝘢𝘯𝘥/𝘰𝘳 "𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴"].
David Attenborough: "👇"
This looks great in my opinion. Imaging these without the need of antibodies makes the analysis quite accessible. Maybe I should try this for myself sometime.
✍️ The Léon Lab published a new article
📃 Direct observation of fluorescent proteins in gels: A rapid, cost-efficient, and quantitative alternative to immunoblotting
📖 Biology of the Cell
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
📃 Direct observation of fluorescent proteins in gels: A rapid, cost-efficient, and quantitative alternative to immunoblotting
📖 Biology of the Cell
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Direct observation of fluorescent proteins in gels: A rapid, cost‐efficient, and quantitative alternative to immunoblotting
This manuscript reports on the use of the endogenous fluorescence of green, orange, and red fluorescent proteins directly in gels after separation by SDS-PAGE. This protocol bypasses the need for mem....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
This looks great in my opinion. Imaging these without the need of antibodies makes the analysis quite accessible. Maybe I should try this for myself sometime.
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Viele Umwelt-NGOs haben sich vor über 30 Jahren entschieden, gegen #Gentechnik zu sein. Statt sich über die Jahre zu hinterfragen, betreiben sie die Kampagnen einfach weiter. Sie sind zum Selbstzweck geworden.
@sciencenotes.bsky.social wirft einen kritischen Blick auf #Greenpeace & Co.
@sciencenotes.bsky.social wirft einen kritischen Blick auf #Greenpeace & Co.
Wie NGOs mit der Kritik an Gentechnik Geld verdienen
Viele Organisationen üben Kritik an der Grünen Gentechnik. Sie sagen: Es geht um den Schutz von Mensch und Umwelt. Stimmt das? Wie NGOs mit der Kritik an Gentechnik Geld verdienen
sciencenotes.de
October 27, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Viele Umwelt-NGOs haben sich vor über 30 Jahren entschieden, gegen #Gentechnik zu sein. Statt sich über die Jahre zu hinterfragen, betreiben sie die Kampagnen einfach weiter. Sie sind zum Selbstzweck geworden.
@sciencenotes.bsky.social wirft einen kritischen Blick auf #Greenpeace & Co.
@sciencenotes.bsky.social wirft einen kritischen Blick auf #Greenpeace & Co.