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Elke Barbez

@elkebarbez.bsky.social
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I'm a plant biologist who explores, together with our CellWallChargeGroup, how the outer walls of plant cells help roots sense and adapt to their surroundings @Freiburg, Germany

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Universität Freiburg @uni-freiburg.de · 02/10/2026
🎉✨ Großer Erfolg für Freiburg: Die #unifreiburg ist wieder #Exzellenzuniversität. Ab 2027 wird sie im Rahmen der #Exzellenzstrategie von Bund und Ländern institutionell gefördert. #ufrexu26 #wirsindexzellent ➡️ Mehr dazu: ufr.link/wir-sind-exz...
Eine große Gruppe Menschen steht dicht gedrängt in einem Saal, jubelt und streckt die Arme in die Höhe. Im Vordergrund halten mehrere Personen ein großes blaues Banner mit der Aufschrift „Exzellent. universität freiburg“. Von der Decke hängen zahlreiche bunte Luftschlangen.Eine große Gruppe Menschen steht dicht gedrängt in einem Saal und jubelt mit erhobenen Armen. Im Vordergrund halten mehrere Personen ein großes blaues Banner mit der Aufschrift „universität freiburg“.Grafik mit einem Farbverlauf in Blau, Grün, Rosa und Gelb. Links steht in weißer Schrift „Welcome to the Future Research University.“ Rechts unten steht „universität freiburg“.
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Stefan A. Rensing @rensingstefan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Have your say on NGT1 plant regulation: tell the commission what you think. ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
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Nature Plants @natplants.nature.com · 18/09/2026
The September issue is now fully online: www.nature.com/nplants/volu... #PlantScience
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Nature Plants @natplants.nature.com · 18/09/2026
New Correspondence: "CRISPR beyond biology: building a sustainable innovation system" rdcu.be/vPZVgFHi4Jza
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Mariana Schuster @marischuster.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I'm excited to share that my newly funded #ERCStG FRONTERA is recruiting two postdoctoral researchers at @ipbhalle.bsky.social 🌱🔬 If you are passionate about plant immunity, proteolysis, membrane proteins, or proteomics, I'd love to hear from you. 🧵 Please RT/share!
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Mariana Schuster @marischuster.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🚨 Last days to sign up and contribute! Join the 4th Workshop of the Plant Health WG of @epsoeurope.bsky.social on 20 October 2026 to discuss how NGT-1 can help advance plant immunity research and application in Europe. 🌱 Online event 📅 Registration & abstract deadline: 20 September bit.ly/3R5Diu1
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Engineering plant immunity by NGT-1: research and application – 4th Workshop of the Plant Health WG, online, 20 October 2026 – Register & offer talk by 20 September | EPSO
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Biozentrum, University of Basel @biozentrum.unibas.ch · 10/08/2026
Ready for the next step in your scientific career? Apply now for a fully funded Biozentrum PhD Fellowship and explore a wide range of research fields before choosing your PhD lab. 🧪 Applications for the current call are open until October 18, 2026. More information 👇
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Biozentrum PhD Fellowships
Share your passion for life sciences. If you are talented and highly motivated, want to broaden your horizons and are interested in a wide range of research topics, apply for one of the sought after B...
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Elke Barbez @elkebarbez.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
How is CRISPR embedded in society—and how can it change agriculture? 🌱🧬 Ursula Franklin argued long before CRISPR-Cas that technologies are shaped by the systems around them: regulation, access and trust! rdcu.be/xuiHDM7EB5Ka #NGT @kleinevehnlab.bsky.social @cibss.bsky.social @uni-freiburg.de
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CIBSS – Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies @cibss.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
CRISPR can change plants—but will it change agriculture? 🌱🧬 In a new Nature Plants Correspondence, #CIBSS researchers discuss how regulation, access, commercialisation and public trust shape the real-world impact of genome editing 🚜. 🔗Read more: rdcu.be/xuiHDM7EB5Ka
Female researcher looking at plants. Quote: "We know that CRISPR can change plants. The question is how it will change agriculture."
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SNP2Prot @snp2prot.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Fantastic news! 🎉 Huge congratulations to @marischuster.bsky.social, one of the PIs in #SNP2Prot, on receiving an ERC Starting Grant. This outstanding achievement recognizes pioneering research and opens exciting opportunities for future discoveries. @erc.europa.eu #ERCStG
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Kasper van Gelderen @kaspervangelderen.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The first preprint of my lab has just come out doi.org/10.64898/202... This paper came out at the same day on the sudden passing of Prof. Meng Chen. Without his work, this paper would not have existed. He was an extremely supportive member of the plant photobiology community..
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KleineVehnLab @kleinevehnlab.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Excited to share our latest publication! 🎉 Here @sophiezoe.bsky.social reveals an early developmental time window determining initial growth direction of lateral roots. Wonderful collaboration with @wabniklab.bsky.social and @matesf.bsky.social lab www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... @cibss.bsky.social
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SHOOT GRAVITROPISM 9 links sensory timing to the initial lateral root growth angle | PNAS
Plants strategically respond to gravity and actively set defined growth angles. These gravitropic set-point angles (GSAs) shape the width and depth...
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Faculty of Biology - University of Freiburg @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
On Thursdays, you can now socialize and network in our Faculty's botanical gardens whilst enjoying a lovely (iced) coffee & cake from Johanna's Wagencafe ☕🧋🍪 See you there? Bonus: you may even spot the local grass snake (Natrix helvetica) in the ponds whilst viewing the rich diversity of flora. 🌾🐍💦
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Sjon Hartman @hartman-plantlab.com · 02/07/2026
You know I love #plantscience but I really love watching these guys 😍😎
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Sadaf Shadan @sshadan.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Nature Communications is looking for a plant biology editor: springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...
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Associate/ Senior Editor
Job Title: Associate or Senior Editor Locations: Pune, Shanghai, Beijing Application Deadline: 15th July'26 About Springer Nature Springer Nature is one of the leading publishers of research in the wo...
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Stéphanie Robert @srobertgroup.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Such an honor to have been elected as an EMBO member and I am looking forward to contribute to the EMBO community! I got spoiled by my fantastic group today! @embo.org
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Sarah Courbier @scourbier.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
I've got something to "TORC" about! 😅 After 4 years building this project at @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social, I'm so excited to share that my first independent preprint is now online! ✨ I hope you like it: doi.org/10.64898/202... A short thread... 🧵 #PlantSci #PlantScience
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The TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN (TOR) kinase controls shade-mediated hypocotyl elongation responses in Arabidopsis.
Plants perceive neighboring vegetation through an enrichment of far-red light (shade) in the environment. These changes in light quality trigger molecular and physiological responses aimed at outgrowi...
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Sebastian S. Cocioba @atinygreencell.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
I updated my Falcoponic system writeup to include the new seed starting tray and updated all the links for material purchase. I use these exclusively in my lab for the last 6 years and they've been indispensable. Enjoy! 💚 www.printables.com/model/451575...
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Falcoponics Lab Tube Hydroponics System by ATinyGreenCell | Download free STL model | Printables.com
A simple way to make a standing hydroponic system using 50mL falcon tubes and standard hotel food pans. | Download free 3D printable STL models
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Ronald Pierik @ronaldpierik.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
While at @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social a few months ago to give a seminar, @elkebarbez.bsky.social suggested a cool experiment for our work on hyponasty (upward leaf bending). Our excellent postdoc @lisaoskam.bsky.social put it to the test today using our imaging setup (doi.org/10.1093/plph...).
Up-side-down Arabidopsis plants for imaging.
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CIBSS – Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies @cibss.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
📣 #JobAlert The Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of @uni-freiburg.de invites applications for a Professorship (W3) for Theoretical Physics with focus on the physics of living systems. ❗ Application Deadline: 19 July, 2026 🔗https://kurzlinks.de/albi #TheoreticalPhysics #LivingSystems
Job alert for a full professorship for Theoretical Physics
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Elke Barbez @elkebarbez.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Thanks Cell Wall Community to give our <CellWallCharge group> such a warm welcome on #CellWall2026 in beautiful Porto. We got blessed with a poster price (@chenluliu.bsky.social) and abstract talk (@paulinarm.bsky.social) and enjoyed many great talks, posters and people! Cu soon!
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Elke Barbez @elkebarbez.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
bio-protocol.org/en/bpdetail?... Curious is how to assess RALF - pectin binding in vitro? Enjoy!
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Leon-Samuel Icking @lsi.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
@biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social quality remains phenomenal, unsurprisingly #CellWall2026
Ann-Kathrin won the 2nd best talkChenlu won the best poster
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Svenja Augustin @augustinsvenja.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Today, the European Parliament voted in favour of new regulations for NGT-derived plants! 🌱💚🧬 This is a huge success, since these technologies can help accelerate plant breeding for increased stress resistance and contribute to more sustainable agriculture. www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
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New genomic techniques for plants to boost innovation in sustainable agriculture | News | European Parliament
Parliament has adopted new rules facilitating access to new plants that are climate and pest resistant, give higher yields and require fewer pesticides.
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Elke Barbez @elkebarbez.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Peptide–carbohydrate interactions are everywhere— but how can we measure them in real time? Susan Lauw from the @uni-freiburg.de Signalling Factory developed an open-access protocol on biolayer interferometry (BLI): a label-free method to quantify binding kinetics. bio-protocol.org/en/bpdetail?...
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mariebarberon.bsky.social @mariebarberon.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
The RTS (Swiss TV) visited our lab and talked about our recent work on natural variation for suberin in the News yesterday evening! (In French)
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Les racines, un espoir pour l'adaptation des plantes face aux stress climatiques - 19h30 - Play RTS
Play RTS vous permet de visionner ou d'écouter de nombreuses émissions tv ou radio, quand et aussi souvent que vous le souhaitez.
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DOMPS @domps-ufr.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
"Development is something that happens over time." Today @augustinsvenja.bsky.social (from @simonrdg.bsky.social, @ceplas.bsky.social) showed how CLE40 coordinates developmental timing in the shoot apical meristem, linking WUS regulation and auxin-mediated differentiation. 📅 May 22 #PlantScience
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Sjon Hartman @hartman-plantlab.com · 05/05/2026
So happy and proud to share our lab’s first #plantscience research article, revealing that angiosperms have the capacity to encode memory of flooding stress. A heroic effort by @aidamaric.bsky.social in collaboration with @djgibbs.bsky.social and others. A brief 🧵 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Şuayb Üstün @suaybuestuen.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Here’s the press release by @ruhr-uni-bochum.de for our newest publication 🧬✨ “Bacteria use P-body condensates to attenuate host translation during infection” How pathogens rewire host translation via condensates 🔄🌱 #plantscience #proteostasis www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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How Bacteria Circumvent Plants’ Immune System
Bacteria deactivate the protein synthesis of host cells to hamper immune reactions. This insight could aid in the development of more resistant plants.
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Heike Lindner @heikelindner.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Our first Kalanchoë laxiflora story found its perfect home @Science Advances with a beautiful cover image of Kalanchoë thyrsiflora leaves. I am grateful that I can continue working with this incredible new model to learn more about succulent development 🤩 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The picture shows Kalanchoë thyrsiflora leaf margins
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Michael Hothorn @structplantbio.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
New method paper from Alberto Caregnato and former PhD student @hohmannulrich.bsky.social. A tailored crystallisation screen for plant receptor kinase ectodomains, with examples from our lab and from @cellsensing.bsky.social. Check it out: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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German Society for Plant Sciences (DBG) @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Hope to see all of you (again) at our international #BT2026 organized by #MBP2026 @molplantsci.bsky.social co-host Christopher Grefen 📍 @ruhr-uni-bochum.de in Bochum, Germany. 📆 6 – 10 September 2026 bsky.app/profile/plan...
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MolPlantSci @molplantsci.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
And here are this year’s winners of the Reinhold-von-Sengbusch prize for best Poster are: - Gali Araguirang - University Hamburg - Sophie Farkas - University Freiburg - Nazanin Mahouram Mashhadi - University Berlin #MBP2026
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Christin Naumann @cnaumann123.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Our First preprint 🌱 about a new Component of the Autophagic Network identified in Pi-deprived root tips is online ❣️ All I wished for Valentine's day 😀 #proudPI#autophagy#rootPiSensing#plantproteolysis
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KleineVehnLab @kleinevehnlab.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
The lab of @elkebarbez.bsky.social strikes again 👇 Cell wall charge acts as a tunable electrostatic gate controlling iron availability in roots. Really nice work linking extracellular physics with nutrient homeostasis.
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Laura Ragni @lauraragni.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Another paper of @elkebarbez.bsky.social team, out this month. Check it out
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Christin Naumann @cnaumann123.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Cool new preprint on cell wall charge and iron by @elkebarbez.bsky.social . Congrats to all involved.
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CIBSS – Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies @cibss.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
🌿 GreenLabShare Freiburg New platform for sustainable lab practices at the University of Freiburg: 🔁 Laboratory exchange platform ♻️ Recycling and disposal infos ✅ Tips for everyday lab work 💬 Exchange & community 👉connect, recycle & grow! 🗓️ 24 March 2026 at 10:30 greenlabshare.uni-freiburg.de
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Nature Protocols @natprot.nature.com · 11/03/2026
New Article! Quantitative imaging of apoplastic pH in plant roots via confocal microscopy
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Quantitative imaging of apoplastic pH in plant roots via confocal microscopy
Nature Protocols, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41596-026-01337-xThis protocol details the quantitative imaging of apoplastic pH in Arabidopsis thaliana roots using confocal microscopy combined with the fluorescent pH probe 8-hydroxy-pyrene-1,3,6-trisulfonic acid trisodium salt, enabling apoplastic pH dynamics to be assessed with high spatial resolution and accuracy.
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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.
Logo of the MBP2026 meeting at Hennef, Germany showing the cartoon of a plant cell and many different aspects of molecular plant science.
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Ghent Rooting-lab/Steffen Vanneste @stvanneste.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
#Ligand-binding site predictor 😎 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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AF2BIND: predicting small-molecule binding sites using the pair representation of AlphaFold2 - Nature Methods
AF2BIND is a logistic regression model trained on AlphaFold2 pair features to predict small-molecule binding-site residues in proteins, without multiple sequence alignments, homology models or knowled...
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CIBSS – Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies @cibss.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
🧬 How can lasers help identify immune cells? How do we know if there are changes in DNA? And how can we track proteins inside cells? Recently, 21 motivated students visited CIBSS to explore these questions and experience signalling research hands-on. 🧪🔬 🔗 kurzlinks.de/1rab
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Elke Barbez @elkebarbez.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Want to image apoplastic pH in plants? 🔬 Two new papers from our team offer a full workflow plus open access analysis tools. Congrats to @aroessling.bsky.social, Niklas Mayle and @lguerard.bsky.social Nature Protocols: rdcu.be/e7R2E BMC Methods: lnkd.in/dctpWJ3X Happy Imaging!
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KleineVehnLab @kleinevehnlab.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Two papers on apoplastic pH visualisation coming out together – a nice double pack from @aroessling.bsky.social and @elkebarbez.bsky.social -> www.nature.com/articles/s41... -> link.springer.com/article/10.1... @dompsfr.bsky.social @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social @cibss.bsky.social
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Quantitative imaging of apoplastic pH in plant roots via confocal microscopy
Nature Protocols - This protocol details the quantitative imaging of apoplastic pH in Arabidopsis thaliana roots using confocal microscopy combined with the fluorescent pH probe...
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DOMPS @domps-ufr.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
How does iron availability reshape the root cell wall? @paulinarm.bsky.social (from the @elkebarbez.bsky.social lab) showed how iron levels influence pectin chemistry and how the receptor THESEUS1 may link cell wall status to iron responses in Arabbidopsis roots. 📅 Feb 27 #PlantScience
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Alex Costa @labcosta.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Blue light decreases ER Ca²⁺ in stomatal guard cells, with refilling in the dark. Our new @newphyt.bsky.social study shows how ER Ca²⁺ shapes cytosolic Ca²⁺ dynamics doi.org/10.1111/nph....
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DOMPS @domps-ufr.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
The Cell Wall as a Biophysical Gatekeeper of Iron Homeostasis in Plant Roots Yesterday, Chenlu Liu (from the @elkebarbez.bsky.social group) revealed how dynamic cell wall charge regulates iron uptake in plant roots, acting as a reversible ion filter that shapes nutrient balance. #PlantScience
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Marc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Our article "Guns in Rosettes: The Arabidopsis chemical weapons arsenal" is finally published @plantphys.bsky.social! You can download the #OpenAccess PDF here: doi.org/10.1093/plph... But real connoisseurs of #AntimicrobialCompounds will want to get the vinyl boxset: #PlantScience #PlantImmunity
A vinyl box with six colored vinyl LPs sticking out of its right side. The Title "Guns in Rosettes" is on top, with the subtitle "The Arabidopsis chemical weapons arsenal" just below. Then there is an Arabidopsis plant with machine guns sticking out. Below is the statement "6-LP LIMITED EDITION COLORED VINYL BOX SET"The back cover of the vinyl box set showing the tracklist:
1. Methionine-derived compounds
    Aliphatic GSLs
2. Tryptophan-derived compounds (trptonites)
    Indolic GSLs
    Camalexin
    Hycanite (4-OH-ICN)
3. Phenylalanine-derived compounds (phenylpropanoids)
    Benzenic GSLs
    Coumarins
    Hydroxycinnamates
    Flavonoids
4. Terpenoids
    (E)-β-caryophyllene
    α- and β-pinene
    Thalianin, arabidin, and DMNT

And the statement "Recorded live in front of an audience in 2025"
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CIBSS – Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies @cibss.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
‘It was an honor to meet Minister Olschowski and share how the vision of CIBSS to decode decision-making in living systems holds great promise for sustainable agriculture and human health.’ - Prof. Jürgen Kleine-Vehn, who together with Prof. Sonja Albers presented our Cluster’s research. 1/5
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Universität Freiburg @uni-freiburg.de · 26/09/2025
Gestern tauschte sich Ministerin Petra Olschowski mit der Uni-Leitung zur strategischen Weiterentwicklung der #unifreiburg aus – und würdigte sie als Leuchtturm der baden-württembergischen #Wissenschaftslandschaft. @mwk-bw.bsky.social ufr.link/besuch-petra-olschowski
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