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Alizée Malnoë @alizeemalnoe.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Our new study on plant light harvesting complexes (LHCII) is live 🎉 We found that complexes engaged in energy dissipation show enhanced fluorescence intermittency ("blinking"). This links a native photoprotective state in plants (qH) to the fluorescence dynamics of individual antenna complexes 🌱✨

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Oded Rechavi @odedrechavi.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Important announcement!!! 💫 Would you have a tooth pulled if it helped your chances to get an important grant funded? Absurd question, but the funding situation is so bad, that I bet some of you actually considered it for a second… keep your teeth! we created something that might help! 👇 (1/16)

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Alizée Malnoë @alizeemalnoe.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Excited to hear about @hhmi-science.bsky.social peer review training program 🙌 We’ve been posting public review of preprints at @iubiology.bsky.social, thanks to @fraserlab.com @prereview.bsky.social @asapbio.bsky.social @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social Highly recommend FAST: asapbio.org/focus-areas/...

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FAST Principles – ASAPbio

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Kenneth Loi @kenjmloi.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Excited to share our discovery of a new programmable RNA-guided DNA-targeting system hiding inside bacteriophages that predates CRISPR. We call it VIPR (Viral Interference Programmable Repeat), and it uses an entirely new logic to find its targets. Thread + link below.

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PlantEvolution 🌱🌾 @plantevolution.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

1/8 🔥 New preprint dropped: Dynamic co-existence of bacteriophages and their hosts 🦠 in the Arabidopsis thaliana 🌱 phyllosphere Work led by the indomitable @sheilaroitman.bsky.social‬ #plantscience #microbiome #holobiont www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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The Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR) @tairnews.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

We're working on an AI-powered chatbot to help make it easier to find data in TAIR. Right now, we're seeking testers to ask questions and rate the responses. Try it, and let us know what you think >>> dev.arabidopsis.org/chat #plantscience #plantbiology #arabidopsis

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KunzLab@LMU @kunzlab.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

On our way to setup the #MBP2026 meeting hosted by @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social. Super excited to meet all the wonderful peeps & 🤓 about #plantscience for a few days. See you all soon.

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Alizée Malnoë @alizeemalnoe.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Got the amazing treat to meet thebumblingbiochemist.com she’s determined to help others learn, her enthusiasm to make science accessible is galvanizing! Her website contains a wealth of everyday tips at the bench and so much more 🥼🦸🏻‍♀️ #sciencesuperhero @agrisera.bsky.social @plantteaching.bsky.social

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Home

biochemistry (hopefully) made accessible! You can also find lots of videos on my YouTube channel here - as in life - feel free to explore! My site is constantly a work in progress, so...

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Tanner Robison @tarobison.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Do you like it when weird organisms do silly things?? Then you're going to love this!

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Oded Rechavi @odedrechavi.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

It’s finally out! Together with @embopress.org and @reviewcommons.org, we conducted a structured side-by-side comparison of human peer review and our AI scientific review (see thread 👇👇👇🔥).

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · 18/02/2026

Honoring Stephen P. Long, a visionary plant scientist whose pioneering research on photosynthesis, crop productivity, and global change reshaped modern agriculture. His work advanced sustainable solutions to feed a changing world. Read the PNAS Retrospective: ow.ly/2iyi50YhGGv

PNAS – Honoring the life of Stephen P. Long. Visionary, teacher, and doer.

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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

🧪 This will blow your mind

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Alizée Malnoë @alizeemalnoe.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Loving @qedscience.bsky.social and all the implications to revolutionize our publishing system and putting the power back with authors! The outputs on our manuscripts are so impressive and satisfying! I am telling all my friends 😉

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Botany One @botany.one · 04/11/2025

How a humble weed became a superstar of biology Arabidopsis thaliana was always an unlikely candidate for the limelight. But 25 years ago, the diminutive thale cress launched the botanical world into the molecular era. knowablemagazine.org/content/arti... #Botany #PlantScience

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How a humble weed became a superstar of biology

Arabidopsis thaliana was always an unlikely candidate for the limelight. But 25 years ago, the diminutive thale cress launched the botanical world into the molecular era.

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The Rhee Lab @rheelab.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Only 10 days left to apply to the MSU Plant Resilience Institute for a faculty position.We're looking for 1 junior and 1 senior faculty. Applications submitted after 10/15 cannot be considered. Join us! It's a very collaborative, fun, innovative group of plant biologists. Apply at: lnkd.in/eRyDv_Pi

Open rank faculty positions available at MSU Plant Resilience Institute. Apply online at: https://tinyurl.com/yy2kvt3n

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Alizée Malnoë @alizeemalnoe.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Yes! Highly recommend! Join our program for your PhD 🧬🧪 Learn how to apply here: biology.indiana.edu/graduate/gen...

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Steven Burgess @sjb287.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

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...

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Assistant Professor- Department of Plant Biology

Duties & Responsibilities

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MSU Plant Resilience Institute @msupri.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Join us at the 1st Great Lakes Plant Science Conference, featuring talks from rising plant scientists across disciplines, 200+ poster presentations, & professional development opportunities! #GLPSC2025 #PlantScience 📅 Sept 12–14, 2025 in Lansing, MI ⏳ Register by Aug 31: research.msu.edu/glpsc2025

A graphic promoting GLPSC 2025 with a background image of blurred leaves and an outline of the Great Lakes. The text at the top says, "1st Great Lakes Plant Science Conference, September 12-14, 2025, the Lansing Center, Lansing, MI.” In a blue rectangle, there is a QR code and the text, “Last Change! Register by August 31, 2025 at: research.msu.edu/glpsc2025.” Below, the text says, “Organized by 10 universities around the Great Lakes to push the boundaries of plant science, promote collaborations, and empower the next-generation plant science leaders. Hosted by Michigan State University and the Plant Resilience Institute." The logos of the following participating institutions are at the bottom: Michigan State University, Plant Resilience Institute, Indiana University, Ohio State University, Purdue University, University of Chicago, University of Guelph, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Michigan, University of Toronto, and University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Alizée Malnoë @alizeemalnoe.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

“Preprints are free to publish, free to read, and open to community peer review” A nice although sad article on the way science can go with a shoutout for preprinting and publishing posters on Zenodo. @prereview.bsky.social @asapbio.bsky.social @richardsever.bsky.social #OpenScience #Preprint

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MSU Plant Resilience Institute @msupri.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Just two months left until the inaugural Great Lakes Plant Science Conference! 🌿 Make sure to register by August 31 to join us in expanding horizons in plant science at: research.msu.edu/glpsc2025 #GLPSC2025 #PlantScience #PlantBiology

A graphic promoting GLPSC 2025 with a background image of blurred leaves and an outline of the Great Lakes. The text says, "1st Great Lakes Plant Science Conference, September 12-14, 2025, the Lansing Center, Lansing, MI. Register Today! Organized by 10 universities around the Great Lakes to push the boundaries of plant science, promote collaborations, and empower the next-generation plant science leaders. Hosted by Michigan State University and the Plant Resilience Institute." The logos of the following participating institutions are at the bottom: Michigan State University, Plant Resilience Institute, Indiana University, Ohio State University, Purdue University, University of Chicago, University of Guelph, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Michigan, University of Toronto, and University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Orit Peleg @oritpeleg.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Help us record firefly flashes! 👇🙏

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Nature Plants @natplants.nature.com · 23/06/2025

New Editorial: "Naming is caring" rdcu.be/esS4x We can now carry in our pockets applications that accurately identify the plants around us. These are interesting tools for researchers, but they also help everyone to appreciate the diversity of the natural world.

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Nature @nature.com · 17/06/2025

A US judge has ordered hundreds of terminated research projects at the US National Institutes of Health to be reinstated, calling the processes that led to their cancellation “bereft of reasoning”. go.nature.com/4kOmXDy

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Judge rules against NIH grant cuts — and calls them discriminatory

The decision means that the US biomedical agency has to restore funding to hundreds of research projects, but the government will likely appeal.

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Alizée Malnoë @alizeemalnoe.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Thanks @aaas.org for tracking and keeping us informed!

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 09/06/2025

"For staff across the NIH, we dissent to Administration policies that undermine the NIH mission, waste public resources, and harm the health of Americans and people across the globe." Read the Bethesda Declaration and sign on to support here:

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Bethesda Declaration — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

Support NIH Staff Now!

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MSU Plant Resilience Institute @msupri.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

🚨 Abstracts to present a poster at the 1st Great Lakes Plant Science Conference are due June 30, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. ET! Don’t miss this chance to showcase your research and connect with prominent Great Lakes region plant scientists! Visit the #GLPSC2025 website to submit: research.msu.edu/glpsc2025

A graphic promoting GLPSC 2025 with a background image of blurred leaves and an outline of the Great Lakes. The graphic features a QR code for the conference website and the logos of the organizing institutions. The text says, "1st Great Lakes Plant Science Conference, September 12-14, 2025, the Lansing Center, Lansing, MI, research.msu.edu/glpsc2025, Register and submit a poster abstract! Poster abstracts due: June 30, 2025, General registration closes: August 31, 2025, Organized by 10 universities around the Great Lakes to push the boundaries of plant science, promote collaborations, and empower the next-generation plant science leaders. Hosted by Michigan State University and the Plant Resilience Institute."

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Liz Haswell @ehaswell.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

“You can’t just snap your fingers and say, ‘I don’t like you and I don’t like what you study; I’m going to take it away,” she said. “I think that if we fight back and we show that our laws still work, it means something to people.” —Sabeeha Merchant #plantscience 🧪

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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Would you like to support #preprints 📰 but don't know how? Or maybe you don't have much time? ⏳ Below you can find several tips, some of which will only take 5 minutes! ⏲️ #OpenScience

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Alizée Malnoë @alizeemalnoe.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Political interference at NIH❗Submit a comment TODAY www.federalregister.gov/documents/20... Sample: Decisions to fund scientific research based on objective review processes by the NIH and NSF without political interference in place for decades have been highly successful in generating discoveries

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Improving Performance, Accountability and Responsiveness in the Civil Service

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing a rule to increase career employee accountability. Agency supervisors report great difficulty removing employees for poor performance or misconduc...

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MSU Plant Resilience Institute @msupri.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Meet the Great Lakes Plant Science Conference featured faculty speakers: 🦠 Sarah Lebeis, MSU ☀️ Alizée Malnoë, IU Bloomington 🍃 Adam Mott, UTSC 🧬 Ronan O’Malley, UChicago Attend #GLPSC2025 to network with cutting-edge plant scientists! Register and view the full agenda: research.msu.edu/glpsc2025

A graphic promoting the GLPSC 2025 featured speakers with a background image of blurred leaves and an outline of the Great Lakes. The text says, "1st Great Lakes Plant Science Conference, September 12-14, 2025, Lansing, Michigan. Learn more and register: research.msu.edu/glpsc2025” Contained in blue boxes, the graphic also includes headshots of the plenary keynote speaker Sarah Lebeis and the three thematic session faculty speakers Alizée Malnoë, Adam Mott, and Ronan O’Malley and lists their affiliations and talk titles.

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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Join us in the evolution tri-societies Week of Action for NSF! Call/write congress, engage with colleagues, friends and family about the importance of NSF funding! Scan the QR code on the attached image for instructions and scripts. We must make noise! Pls RT!!!! #WithoutNSF #SaveNSF #SupportNSF

SSE, SSB, and ASN logos. Text: Tri-societies Week of Action for NSF. Science under siege: Over 1000 NSF grants have been terminated by political appointees- threatening the foundation of American innovation and education, and more cuts loom; entire research programs are being erased without explanation. What’s at stake? STEM education for K-12 students, jobs and infrastructure in rural communities, support for veterans in research and education, cybersecurity and national defense innovation, global leadership in science and technology. Join the week of action: Contact Congress: Switchboard: (202) 224-3121, tell them to protect NSF. Share your story: Post on social media #WithoutNSF #SupportNSF #SaveNSF, engage local media; use our media tool to reach out to local reporters and newspapers; engage others: communicate the importance of NSF to colleagues, friends, and family.

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Alizée Malnoë @alizeemalnoe.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Thanks unbiased husband 😅 very happy how this article shares the love that we have for this job 👩🏼‍🔬👨🏻‍🔬👩🏽‍🔬#goscience #photosynthesis 🌞🍃 Thankful for the wonderful, supportive and brilliant community here at Indiana University Bloomington @iubiology.bsky.social and excellent journalism from Odessa Lyon!

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North American Arabidopsis Steering Committee @naascarabidopsis.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

I am thrilled to see that the 2025 winning "Dance your PhD" submission in the Biology category includes Arabidopsis! youtu.be/nhZEDbWqfAU?...

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Dance Your PhD 2025: „Plant Vaccination“ by Priya Reddy

YouTube video by Universität Jena

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Stephan Wagner @stephanwagner.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

A growing list of genetically encoded biosensors helps to shine light on plant metabolism. We reviewed - also for the non-expert - available probes and recent advances in the field: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Scheme how genetically encoded biosensors can shine light on plant metabolism. Intrinsic sensors bind their analyte directly, extrensic sensors require a sensing domain fused to one, or more, fluorescent proteins. In paraplexing experiments, multiple sensors are individually expressed in plants and their responses are recorded in parallel. In multiplexing experiments, two or more sensors with non-overlapping excitation and emission spectra are expressed in the same plant. Sensor responses, either recorded in paraplexing or multiplexing experiments over time and through appropriate instruments, such as fluorescence microscopes or plate readers, can be used to create increasingly complex metabolic networks.

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