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Promoting SciComm, teaching, equity & inclusion in plant biology. #PlantScience PI NSF RCN: ROOT&SHOOT. rootandshoot.org Features Editor ThePlantCell, PlantPhysiology @PlantTeaching@genomic.social linktr.ee/PlantTeaching 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 21h
Excellent article!
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Silvia Ramundo @sramundo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
<< If I need to move a meeting because of child care pickup or a sick child at home, I say so plainly. I am careful not to make my trainees responsible for my family logistics, but I also do not pretend those logistics do not exist 😌>> www.science.org/content/arti...
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As a new assistant professor, I thought I needed to hide my family responsibilities
“I do not need to disguise the demands of motherhood to prove I am a serious scientist,” this academic learned
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闵娅(Min Ya; Minya) PhD @minyaaa.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Heya I put together a bunch of things that i have been thinking about over the past a few years into this insight piece and look forward to any discussion this may lead to 🌸💚
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The Sainsbury Laboratory @thesainsburylab.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
📣 Applications are now OPEN for the John Innes Foundation Rotation PhD Programme This 4-year #PhD programme trains graduate students in Plant & Microbial Sciences @earlhaminst.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social @thesainsburylab.bsky.social ➡️https://okt.to/qjy60T 🗓️ Apply before 12 Nov '26
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biolabcat.bsky.social @biolabcat.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Hello Sci-World, iguess 😊 What an amazing MAdland meeting that was - excited to see what comes next! If YOU want to read more about our InsP work in Chara braunii: just accepted at Plant Physiology 🥳 doi.org/10.1093/plph...
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Inositol phosphates, pyrophosphates and the genes involved in their turnover in the streptophyte green alga Chara braunii
Abstract. Inositol phosphates (InsPs) and inositol pyrophosphates (PP-InsPs) are conserved signalling molecules, but their evolutionary origin and diversif
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The Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR) @tairnews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Want to beta test the TAIR chatbot? We invited volunteers in March, when it was in alpha. After six months of work on more robust responses, we're holding a live feedback session in mid- to late October. New testers welcome! Please share.🧵 Try it ahead of time: dev.arabidopsis.org
screenshot of the AI chatbot with a textbox for entering questions
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Advances #39, Summer 2026 issue is now online! 🌱 🍅 From Vitamin D boosted tomatoes, to plant factories creating complex molecules for vaccines, read the latest edition of Advances, our bi-annual science magazine: okt.to/tX6mGe
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Juliet Coates @julietccoates.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Almost at 25% target - thank you for all donations so far 💚
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Plants, People, Planet @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Call for papers: Green cities for plants, people and the planet Open for submissions on the theme of advancing plant-focused solutions for building resilient, green and sustainable cities. Deadline: 15 November 2026 www.newphytologist.org/news/call-fo... #ICPR26 #ESA2026 #PlantScience
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Call for papers: Green cities for plants, people and the planet
We are calling for submissions to a Special Collection on the theme of advancing plant-focused solutions for building resilient, green and sustainable cities. Submission deadline for manuscripts: 15…
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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
That looks like a wonderful adventure, and it seems you had nice weather too!
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Yoselin Benitez-Alfonso @yoselin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Hey, did you hear? Registration open for one week only!!!I have butterflies in my stomach of excitement to meet you all @blackinplantsci.bsky.social Plant Science UK conference 2026 in York. Co-organized by the amazing Zawedde Walusimbi Benjamin Lichman Ousmane Dao
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German Society for Plant Sciences (DBG) @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
„Without funding of basic research – which is the advantage of doing research in Germany – our discoveries would not have been possible”, Nobel Prize laureate 2026 Peter Hagemann points out in German news @heutejournal.bsky.social (starting at 19:00 minutes) – in German www.zdf.de/play/magazin...
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heute journal vom 5. Oktober 2026
Mit den Themen: „Gewaltsamer Konflikt“ - BND-Chef warnt vor Russland; Vorgezogene Neuwahlen - Spaniens Sánchez sucht Mehrheiten; Verdrängte Geschichte - Shida Bazyar erhält Deutschen Buchpreis
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Gitta Coaker @gittacoaker.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Postdoc opp; the Katherine Esau Fellowship @UC Davis funds 2–3 years of work on plant structure and function. Curious how plant structure shapes plant-microbe interactions? Get in touch! Due Nov 1, international applicants welcome. www-plb.ucdavis.edu/about/fellow...
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Department Fellowships
The Department of Plant Biology offers fellowships that support research, scholarship and professional development for graduate students, postdoctoral scholars and faculty. These awards recognize exce...
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Roland Gromes @gromesroland.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Just spontaneously, big plant questions: * How to adapt agriculture to climate change? * Can climate change and biodiversity loss be mitigated in ecosystems? * Can photosynthesis be optimized? * How did the mosses/tracheophytes split evolve (e.g. what did early land plants do with their stomata)?
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Devang Mehta🌱🧬 @mehta-lab.com · 06/10/2026
A nice idea but wow is this a list that reveals us as a remarkably self-absorbed species. Some of us biologists do prefer to work on scientific questions unrelated to Homo sapiens, y’know! What Are the Biggest Questions in Science Today? 100 Scientists Weigh In. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/s...
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What Are the Biggest Questions in Science Today? 100 Scientists Weigh In. (Gift Article)
We asked 100 scientists about unsolved problems in their fields. They sent back provocations — on the origins of life, the possibilities for human progress and much more.
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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Good grief. What a depressing article. Plants mentioned briefly once, about their interactions with animals. How can the New York Times pretend to have captured "the biggest question in science" without reference to the most important kingdom, which sustains us? 😤 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/s...
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What Are the Biggest Questions in Science Today? 100 Scientists Weigh In. (Gift Article)
We asked 100 scientists about unsolved problems in their fields. They sent back provocations — on the origins of life, the possibilities for human progress and much more.
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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It's very exciting 🇩🇪
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Andreas P.M. Weber 🌾🌱🧬 @apmweber.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Two out of the three Nobel Prize winners are members of @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social
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Silvia Ramundo @sramundo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A glorious day for our mighty Chlamydomonas 💚 and, of course, an unforgettable one for the Nobel laureates. So richly deserved!
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Florent Waltz @florentwaltz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Huge congratulations to all three Nobel Laureates, and especially Peter Hegemann! 👏 His seminal work on the green alga Chlamydomonas 🦠 laid the foundation for optogenetics. Thank you for putting Chlamy in the spotlight! ✨ Proof that groundbreaking discoveries don't always come from animal models! 🔬
Chlamydomonas cells
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Nobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 05/10/2026
Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel – awarded the 2026 medicine prize – discovered a remarkable protein, channelrhodopsin, in a single-celled alga. Hegemann wondered how Chlamydomonas, a single-celled alga, is able to swim towards a light source.
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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Me and my girl 💖
Black Labrador and human sitting side by side on a bench.
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Joe McKenna @joemckenna.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
🌱🔬 We're hiring! 2-year Senior Technician in the McKenna Lab @warwicklifesci.bsky.social. Plant cell biology meets proteomics. We want someone enthusiastic to help drive our research forward. Interested? DM or email for an informal chat. workwithus.warwick.ac.uk/job/COVENTRY... #PlantScience #Jobs
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Senior Research Technician
Senior Research Technician
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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Chloe found a toy! There are so many reasons why I love sharing my life with a dog, but number one is watching them experience pure unfiltered, uncensored joy. It's infectious 😍😘🥰🤩🥳
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Jarvis Googoo @jarvisgoogoo.com · 03/10/2026
Amazing editorial cartoon re artificial intelligence by @mackinnonart.bsky.social
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Stuart McDaniel @stuartmcdaniel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
UF Biology is searching for an Assistant Professor in Plant Ecology, pass it along explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/search...
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University of Florida - Search Results
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Mothers in Science @mothersinsci.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
📣 We’re hiring! We're looking for a freelance contractor based in France to work closely with our Leadership Team, helping to coordinate our community programs & events, and support our communications and day-to-day operations. Apply here: tinyurl.com/yr3bds35
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Science Magazine @science.org · 01/10/2026
Here's a reminder on #InternationalCoffeeDay: It's OK to take a (coffee) break. ☕ "It’s ... helpful to have a venue to share the day-to-day ups and downs of life as a grad student." scim.ag/4xMyqZO
People arm in arm while drinking coffee and holding papers, with the headline: Why scientists should take more coffee breaks
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MAdLand @watertoland.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
@fernway.bsky.social from @duke-university.bsky.social in North Carolina is sharing his latest discoveries on how a plant-derived diterpenoid initiates symbiosis with N2-fixing cyanobacteria #MAdLand2026 #plantsci
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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
View from my window. Where am I?
A view of a city at dawn with assorted tall buildings and a distinctive tower.
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Kayt Hawkins @kayth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
New guidance out to help look after your fieldworkers/researchers/project team people, great work from the Leeds team
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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Congratulations on the exciting work and great story in the New York Times. It was clear from the comments on the article that your work has inspired enthusiasm from the public!
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Julia Van Etten @couchmicroscopy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Spread the word! I’m looking to recruit a PhD student to grow the Paulinella project. Some details can be found here: www.vanettenlab.org/join
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Join! — Van Etten lab at UMD
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International Society for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions @ismpmi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Nominations are open for IS-MPMI’s 2027 Early Career Achievement Award​​ and the Outstanding Achievement Award. These awards recognize the outstanding science, teaching, mentoring, outreach, and service to the community of our members​. Nominate by 1 Dec, 2026. ismpmi.org/events/congr....
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Awards - IS-MPMI
Nominations for the 2027 Awards are Open! IS-MPMI’s 2027 awards recognized the outstanding service, scientific innovations, and significant accomplishments of our members​ with the Early Career Achiev...
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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Stepwise evolution of the developmental and symbiotic functions of DELLA in land plants @katharinamel1.bsky.social et al. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #PlantScience
Proposed model for the stepwise evolution of DELLA functions in the green lineage.
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KWS Group @kwsgroup.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Open science for plant breeding 🌱 Researchers successfully used OpenCRISPR-1, and AI-designed open-source editing system, in soybean. Tools with broader access could mean faster innovation 👇 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Juliet Coates @julietccoates.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We are crowdfunding for a bench in a peaceful spot at Winterbourne Botanic Garden in Birmingham in memory of Philippa Borrill. Please share widely. Please email me or @drelunadiez.bsky.social for more details. 💚🌾🌿🌳 If you would like to contribute, the link is below ⬇️.
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Plant Cell Atlas @plantcellatlas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Developed with input from @c-spirit.org & PCA, The BAR Single Cell Data Portal is now in beta, feat. curated scRNA-seq datasets, interactive data exploration, & the new SUPeR Viewer! Explore the portal: bar.utoronto.ca/single_cell_... #SingleCell #PlantScience
Promotional graphic announcing the BAR Single Cell Data Portal. The image features a six-panel visualization of single-cell data, with yellow, orange, and red cells representing different water and salinity conditions. Text highlights curated scRNA-seq datasets, CellxGene exploration, and a new single-cell portal viewer. Logos for BAR, Center for Sustainable Plant Innovation and Resilience, and Plant Cell Atlas appear along the bottom.
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Elwira Smakowska-Luzan @elwirasmakowska.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Our Special Issue on receptor-ligand interactions is now online! Thanks to all the authors for sharing their knowledge and views! Huge thanks to @adsteinbrenner.bsky.social @veroglez.bsky.social and @isabelmonte.bsky.social for great collaboration: ) @theplantjournal.bsky.social for the venue!
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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
That was such a great article and what a thrill I got when I saw your picture! Congratulations on the excellent work and write up! 💚
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Rod Page @rdmpage.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Summary of user feedback on future interfaces for @biodivlibrary.bsky.social as part of workshop run at @tdwg.org #tdwg2026 forum.biodiversitylibrary.org/t/bhl-worksh...
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BHL Workshop at TDWG 2026 feedback
Yesterday @bhl_nicole and I ran a workshop on “future interfaces for BHL” at the TDWG 2026 in Oslo. The workshop was “hands on” with live demos of various tools that I’ve posted here, such as the BHL ...
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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“Studying Paulinella, scientists hope, will elucidate one of the most fundamental transitions in the history of life on our planet — and possibly give clues to how it might happen elsewhere in the universe. It could also provide practical insights on how to engineer photosynthetic organisms”
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In an $80 Motel Room, a Discovery to Shed Light on the Origins of Life
A scrappy science project led to a significant discovery: two new species of a rare organism that could elucidate a fundamental transition in the history of life on our planet.
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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Have a wonderful adventure Laura!
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Laura Lagomarsino, PhD @tropicalbotany.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I’m off to Bogotá 🇨🇴 for 2 months for the first of 3 visits that will form my Fulbright fellowship, so my lab had a “despedida” happy hour yesterday, before I disappear for most of the rest of the semester. The #LagoLab is currently small, but mighty- and they will be totally fine without me!
Four people smile for the camera on a rooftop bar with live oak canopies in the background.
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Adrienne Roeder Lab @roederlab.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
How do plant organs stay smooth—or become wrinkled? 🌱 Our paper in @currentbiology.bsky.social shows how coordinated growth direction and mechanical properties across cell layers determine whether Arabidopsis sepals remain smooth or buckle. cell.com/current-biol...
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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Cool article! Particularly since I met Dr. Andrew Willoughby during his tenure as a @theplantcell.bsky.social Assistant Features Editor 💚 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/s...
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In an $80 Motel Room, a Discovery to Shed Light on the Origins of Life (Gift Article)
A scrappy science project led to a significant discovery: two new species of a rare organism that could elucidate a fundamental transition in the history of life on our planet.
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Sjon Hartman @hartman-plantlab.com · 27/09/2026
Happy to be in Bordeaux to start what feels like a 2-week European tour and showcase our work on flooding stress memory in #plantscience and more of our latest results! Looking forward to 3 days of RECROP, and hoping to see results that can promote climate-related stress resilience in plants.
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DOMPS @domps-ufr.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Happy Postdoc Appreciation Week! 🎉 We are celebrating the postdocs who bring new ideas, expertise, and great energy to our DOMPS community! Next to that, let us take this opportunity to introduce our new logo. 💚🧬💙
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