Reposted by Alan ChristensenMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Perfect campaign ad for the upcoming Midterms. 👌 14953354811960
Reposted by Alan ChristensenMolecular Biology and Evolution @molbioevol.bsky.social · 30/04/2026@lfceriotti.bsky.social et al. investigate the rewiring of organellar translation in the holoparasitic Balanophoraceae, revealing extreme changes in the anciently conserved machinery of plant organellar translation. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msag077 #evobio #molbio #PlantSky 166
Reposted by Alan ChristensenJoshua G. Schraiber @jgschraiber.bsky.social · 25/12/2025This story is absolutely wild. Did you know that avocados change sex over the course of a day? And that it's controlled by a single ancient balanced polymorphism? This is flat our crazy 521377
Reposted by Alan ChristensenAndrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 04/12/2025Musk’s Wealth 2012: $2 billion 2025: $493.8 billion Bezos’ Wealth 2012: $18.4 billion 2025: $240.9 billion Zuckerberg’s Wealth 2012: $17.5 billion 2025: $226.9 billion Federal Minimum Wage 2012: $7.25 2025: $7.25 It’s not the start of an oligarchy. — We’re in the thick of it. 392161971
Reposted by Alan ChristensenJoanna Chustecki @chusteckisci.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Check out the editorial 'Plant Mitochondrial Biology' special issue; home to our paper 'Running on empty: Mitochondria Without DNA Exhibit Differential Motility&Connectivity' @achristensenphd.bsky.social Editorial onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Paper onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 052
Alan Christensen @achristensenphd.bsky.social · 18/10/2025@btn.com the btn+ app is the WORST streaming app ever. Wasting most of yhe first set resetting password, restarting devoces, trying again, getting kicked out just as it is starting. They ought to pay me to subscribe. 000
Reposted by Alan ChristensenJoanna Chustecki @chusteckisci.bsky.social · 13/09/2025Nice to see a small summary of our research findings in the Plantae Research Weekly! ☺️🌱 041
Alan Christensen @achristensenphd.bsky.social · 07/09/2025Wait, I'm confused. Is Nebraska allowed to win a football game by more than 5 points? 000
Reposted by Alan ChristensenJoanna Chustecki @chusteckisci.bsky.social · 24/07/2025Got papped yesterday at the @biology.ox.ac.uk research showcase spreading the good word about mitochondrial dynamics! So fun being in the new LaMB building and interacting with psych/bio colleagues 🌱🧠 (You can check out the paper I was soapboxing about here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...) 094
Reposted by Alan ChristensenJoanna Chustecki @chusteckisci.bsky.social · 14/07/2025An exciting day! Our latest work is now out; we ask the question, are there any differences between plant mitochondria with and without mtDNA? 🌱 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... (1/9)onlinelibrary.wiley.com(ID‐ICPMB05) Running on Empty: Mitochondria Without DNA Exhibit Differential Motility and ConnectivityPlant mitochondria are in continuous motion. While providing ATP to other cellular processes, they also constantly consume ATP to move rapidly within the cell. This movement is in part related to tak.... 3166
Reposted by Alan ChristensenTom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 28/04/2025My latest @newscientist.com cartoon 7250071894
Alan Christensen @achristensenphd.bsky.social · 09/04/2025I would just like someone to make Dire Straits not extinct. 000
Alan Christensen @achristensenphd.bsky.social · 12/03/2025news.unl.edu/article/alum...news.unl.eduAlumnus's donation powers genetics lab update | Nebraska Todaylogo-twitter-bird(logos)logo-facebook(logos)logo-linkedin(logos)“Giving back to the university that gave so much to me is great, but giving back to my mentor and friend (Alan Christensen) is even better.” — Dr. Dane Todd, Nebraska alumnus and former Husker fullbac... 010
Alan Christensen @achristensenphd.bsky.social · 04/03/2025It's a good thing eggs are too expensive to throw them at every Tesla I see. 000
Reposted by Alan ChristensenEmily Moore @ecmoore.bsky.social · 09/01/2025If you know anyone who might be interested in working as a technician before a PhD, I'm looking for someone to work with me to generate some amazing data to understand the genetics of behavior, sex differences, and reproduction in an evolutionary context. Bonus? Amazing and supportive department! 25465
Reposted by Alan ChristensenBeth Rowan @genomegardener.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Good news for anyone who has ever taken or taught Intro Genetics! www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgGene behind orange fur in cats found at lastAfter 60 years, scientists know why gingers, calicos, and tortoiseshells look the way they do 031
Reposted by Alan ChristensenJoanna Chustecki @chusteckisci.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Hey blue skies- We have updated our latest #BioRxiv paper- We found that #mitochondria in #plants without mtDNA move and connect differently to those with mtDNA! Now featuring two different methods of measuring mtDNA and mitochondrial motility. Check it out: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 0143
Alan Christensen @achristensenphd.bsky.social · 21/11/2024A revised version of our paper on Arabidopsis mitochondrial motion. Now using two methods of imaging mtDNA! Wonderful work by @chusteckisci.bsky.social "Running on empty: Mitochondria without mtDNA exhibit differential motility and connectivity." www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...biorxiv.orgRunning on empty: Mitochondria without DNA exhibit differential motility and connectivityPlant mitochondria are in continuous motion. While providing ATP to other cellular processes, they also constantly consume ATP to move rapidly within the cell. This movement is in part related to taki... 192
