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Idan Efroni

@idane.bsky.social

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Scientist. Plant Development.

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Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU) @slcuplants.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Hiding in plain sight! 2.3M conserved non-coding sequences traced back 300M years across 284 plant species Ground-breaking study out in First Release @science.org from labs of @madelaineb.bsky.social, @idane.bsky.social & Zach Lippman ▶️ doi.org/10.1126/scie... ▶️ www.slcu.cam.ac.uk/news/hiding-...

Phylogeny of the 284 species of plants included in Conservatory data set. Conservatory uncovered ~2.3 million conserved non-coding DNA sequences across 284 plant species from 72 families including eudicots, monocots, gymnosperms, and algae. Illustrations by Professor Madelaine Bartlett.

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bioRxiv Plant Bio @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · 26/03/2024

An atlas of Brachypodium distachyon lateral root development www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…

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An atlas of Brachypodium distachyon lateral root development https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.03.25.586236v1

The root system of plants is a vital part for successful development and adaptation to different soi

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Charles Melnyk @charlesmelnyk.bsky.social · 20/02/2024

A PhD position is available in my group at SLU. Come join us in Sweden to work on plant regeneration and grafting, supported by Wallenberg Foundation. Details below. Please RT! #plantscijobs #plantscience

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bioRxiv Plant Bio @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · 23/12/2023

A common regulatory switch controls a suite of C4 traits in multiple cell types www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…

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A common regulatory switch controls a suite of C4 traits in multiple cell types https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.12.21.572850v1

The C4 photosynthetic pathway provided a major advantage to plants growing in hot, dry environments,

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Idan Efroni @idane.bsky.social · 11/12/2023

Plant cells know what type to be based on signals they receive from their neighbors. When you cut the root, existing cells rapidly replace the missing tissues, yet neighbors persist... We show that cells must transiently disconnect in order to regenerate. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Asaf Levy @asaflevylab.bsky.social · 29/11/2023

Hi, I am new here... You may know from X (Twitter) that I organize a free virtual microbiology journal club. Next Tue 16:00 Israel time we have (drum roll...) Prof. Richard Lensky presenting his science. If you want to join please email me alevy@mail.huji.ac.il Asaf

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