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FocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · 21h

Researchers from cilia biology and microscopy, as well as primary ciliary dyskinesia clinicians, have written an open letter to Nikon regarding the winning video in their Small World in Motion competition. To read the open letter and find out how to add you name:

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Please sign and share: open letter to Nikon on the 2026 Small World in Motion winner - FocalPlane

Please sign and share: open letter to Nikon on the 2026 Small World in Motion winner - News

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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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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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Kelly Dawe @corncolors.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The UGA Genetics Department is hiring! Please help spread the word. We have an opening for an Associate Professor/Professor in Genetics, Synthetic Biology, and Biological Engineering. See ad for details – and join us here in Athens, GA!

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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

For the last 34 years I have been on the faculty of the UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Biology and have never regretted that decision. This year we are hiring TWO new Assistant Professors in the broad area of Molecular, Cell, Developmental Biology 1/n bio.unc.edu

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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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John Stott @jpsastro.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I should be clear this was devolved funding so UKRI funded a group of academics to set up a grant who then chose this method for review. Still reflects on UKRI though.

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Tiffany Lowe-Power stands with Minnesota @tlowepower.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Please repost/share We're hiring! UC Davis Plant Pathology seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in plant health & microbiomes. recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07904 My department is full of great colleagues, and we look forward to recruiting our new colleague!

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Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology

University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!

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Ulrich Hammes @uhammes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We’re looking for a new colleague in Würzburg! 🌱 W3 Professorship in Plant Metabolism 💊 Chair of Pharmaceutical Biology 🧪 Head of the Metabolomics Core Unit jobs.zeit.de/jobs/univers... Please spread the word! Questions? Feel free to contact me. www.biologie.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/about-the...

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W3_Pflanzenmetabolismus - FACULTY OF BIOLOGY

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John Stott @jpsastro.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Had a UKRI funded grant proposal rejected at the "AI triage stage". "This AI-based triage was used only to identify approximately 50% of the strongest proposals to take forward to full human review." 🧪 #academicsky

I am writing to let you know that, unfortunately, your application was not successful.

Review process

As part of the initial triage of the 179 proposals submitted to this call, each was assessed using an AI-based review. Every proposal was read independently by several different AI models against the same seven criteria used to shape this call (including cyber security relevance, research quality and novelty, importance of the problem addressed, feasibility of the project plan, likely outputs and impact, value for money, and responsible research practice), with each model asked to give a score and a written justification with supporting quotations from the text. To guard against any one model's idiosyncrasies, we also ran a second, independent process in which different AI models debated the merits and weaknesses of each proposal before reaching a judgement, again against the same criteria. Scores from both processes were combined to produce an overall ranking.

This AI-based triage was used only to identify approximately 50% of the strongest proposals to take forward to full human review. Projects selected for funding were drawn from those that progressed to the full human review stage. We recognise that AI-assisted assessment is a new and evolving part of the review process, and we are continuing to evaluate how well it aligns with the judgements of human reviewers on this call. We will soon produce a document detailing our method, so that others can build upon it and improve it.

Feedback on your application

Your application was not selected to progress beyond the AI triage stage. To provide transparency on the outcome of this assessment, we are sharing below the scores (out of 5) from each of the two AI review processes described above, together with the mean score across the two processes.

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Moi Expósito-Alonso (MOILAB) @mexpositoalonso.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Fantastic Asst Professor positions open across multiple UC Berkeley departments @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social Plant/Algae/Microb aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05522 Plant/Env aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05382 Gen/Dev/Evo aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05481 Eco aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05489

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Assistant Professor – Plant or Macroalgae-Associated Microbial Communities and Interactions - Plant and Microbial Biology

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

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Jon Simons @jonsimons.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The School of Biological Sciences at @cam.ac.uk is seeking a new Director for our Microscopy Bioscience Platform, which brings researchers together through open access to advanced imaging expertise and technology. Please share! www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/directo...

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Director of the School of the Biological Sciences Microscopy Bioscience Platform (Associate Research Professor (G10)/Research Professor (G11))

We are seeking a new Director for the Microscopy Bioscience Platform (https://www.bio.cam.ac.uk/microscopy-platform), based within the School of the Biological Sciences city centre campus. This strate...

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

📣We are #hiring Join the Department of Comparative Development and Genetics @mpipz.bsky.social to work on mechanisms underlying plant development & diversity in a Research Support role.🌿Apply now #plantsci 👉https://jobs.mpipz.mpg.de/jobposting/36d653f86928d4c47af6b4d32debc67692b34a7d0?ref=homepage

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Leslie B Vosshall PhD @leslievosshall.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Transformative opportunity for early career faculty @hhmi-science.bsky.social #FreemanHrabowski Scholars competition opens 11/3/2026 but you can get started NOW: view application components, establish eligibility, and unlock example applications and other resources www.hhmi.org/programs/fre...

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Early Career Faculty Program | Freeman Hrabowski Scholars | HHMI

The Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program offers comprehensive support to outstanding early career faculty committed to scientific excellence in their own research, and to fostering labs that expand the ...

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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 16/09/2026

Authors!🚨 While you scramble for scarce $ 🤔 “Springer Nature reports revenue growth of 6.2%..and adjusted operating profit growth of 7.7%. They reported even more stunning submission growth of 30% and published article growth of 13%.” Publishing in society journals helps YOU not them👇🏻. Pass it on.

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Man Lying on a Pile of Money

ALT: Man Lying on a Pile of Money

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Marco Castellani @holocastellani.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

So proud of this! Once again great teamwork and a great story from a very unusual model!!! Check it out!!!!

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Kelly Zamudio @kzutaustin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Plant Colleagues! Open job for Director of the Billie L. Turner Plant Resources Center (PRC) at UT Austin. A great job for anyone addressing fundamental questions in evolution of plants and a commitment to herbarium administration and/or collections-based research. apply.interfolio.com/193263

a field of blooming bluebonnets, the state flower of Texas.

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merr-itt came from outer space @merrittk.com · 15/09/2026

god, i was born in the wrong era. imagine being around in the Cambrian period. you could just evolve something simple like shell or legs that nobody had thought of before and coast on that your whole life

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Daniel Kierzkowski @kierzkowskilab.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

🌱We are looking for an Assistant Professor in Plant Molecular Genetics @irbv.bsky.social If you are passionate about genetics, molecular biology, or imaging, this is your chance to join a community of researchers working on plant development, cell biology, evolution, and biodiversity 🧬🔬 🧪🍁

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Careers

Through your undergraduate and graduate-level teaching, and your research activities, you will contribute to the faculty’s pursuit of excellence. Furthermore, you will promote your discipline and actively participate in the daily activities of a renowned institution. As such, you will:

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Current Biology @currentbiology.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

In our recent issue we interview Susana Coelho, who uses brown algae to study evolution, development, and life-cycle complexity at the Max Planck Institute for Biology. Read the Q&A to find out more about Susana’s most important scientific influences: www.cell.com/current-biol...

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Susana Coelho

Interview with Susana Coelho, who uses brown algae to study evolution, development, and life-cycle complexity at the Max Planck Institute for Biology.

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Adam Steinbrenner @adsteinbrenner.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Two faculty searches at Berkeley Plant & Microbial Bio @PMB_Berkeley Submit applications by Sept 30 Plant Responses to Environmental Changes aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05382 Plant-Microbe Communities aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05522

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Assistant Professor - Plant Responses to Environmental Changes - Department of Plant and Microbial Biology

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

If you would like to add your voice to tens of thousands of people thanking RNLI volunteers for their work, 38 Degrees have organised this open letter to express public support (at a time when a hateful fringe have been intimidating & abusing RNLI volunteers) act.38degrees.org.uk/act/rnli-tha...

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An open letter in support of the volunteers and staff at the RNLI

This is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know th...

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PlantEvolution 🌱🌾 @plantevolution.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Please submit comments to the EU Commission’s Call for Evidence on how to implement the new rules for "Plants obtained by new genomic techniques (#NGT)". Submission deadline 28 Sept. Below what I submitted. #plantscience ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet... ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...

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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

In a global first, Mexico approves use of RNA-based fungicide. Oifirax, created by GreenLight Biosciences, uses RNA molecules to kill the fungus responsible for powdery mildew on grapes. www.science.org/content/arti...

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In a global first, Mexico approves use of RNA-based fungicide

Oifirax, created by GreenLight Biosciences, uses RNA molecules to kill the fungus responsible for powdery mildew on grapes

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Buy a book for a kid in memory of Dolly.

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

We are gathering feedback from our readers, authors and reviewers about the use of AI tools in scholarly publishing. Have your say at: www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZBFC663

Community survey - The role of AI tools in scholarly publishing

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Erik A. Rodriguez @erin-rod.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Today, I would like to honor the memory of Roger Y. Tsien, who died on August 24, 2016. His legacy lives with all who use his technologies, including calcium sensors, fluorescent proteins, the acetoxymethyl (AM) ester, & many more! #FluorescenceFriday www.nature.com/articles/nme...

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KWS Group @kwsgroup.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

📣 We are hiring for an exciting, high impact-role in France: Group Lead Wheat Research & Pre-breeding 👇 #PlantSciJobs #AgSciJobs jobs.kws.com/job/Mons-en-...

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Marc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

We are looking for a Group Leader in #Wheat research for pre-breeding here @kwsgroup.bsky.social. This is a full-time, permanent position at KWS France. You would be working on a research station near Lille or Paris. jobs.kws.com/job/Mons-en-... #PlantScience #PlantSciJobs #PlantScienceJobs

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Group Lead Wheat Research & Pre-Breeding (m/f/d)

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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Computer scientist Margaret Hamilton coined the term “software engineer.” She directed the Software Engineering Division at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab & led development of the on-board flight software for NASA’s Apollo Guidance Computer. She was born #OTD in 1936 & turns 90 today! #WomenInSTEM

Two side-by-side black-and-white photographs of pioneering computer scientist Margaret Hamilton (born August 17, 1936). The left panel features a mature, close-up portrait where Hamilton gazes directly at the viewer with a serene, confident, and reflective expression, framed by her long, dark, slightly silvering hair. The right panel is a famous archival photograph showing a younger Hamilton standing indoors next to a towering stack of bound paper binders containing the Apollo Guidance Computer source code, which she led the development of at MIT. She is smiling broadly and wears a striped, long-sleeved mini dress with dark Mary Jane shoes and glasses, resting her hand proudly on top of the massive column of printed code. The overall composition contrasts her youthful triumph with her enduring legacy, capturing an optimistic, intellectually rigorous mood that highlights her monumental contributions to space exploration.

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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Not to be some wild-eyed innocent, but I think it should be slightly bigger news that The Lancet have crunched the numbers and found that Musk's USAID cuts will kill 14 million people. And that's just by 2030. That's 9,600 people a day, every day, until the next world cup rolls around.

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Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra @jrossibarra.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I am excited to announce a job for an Asst Prof in Plant Evolution in the dept. of Evolution and Ecology at @ucdavis.bsky.social. We're looking broadly, from macro (speciation, comparative genomics, evo-devo) to micro (pop biology, adaptive evolution, evo-eco). recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07777

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Kevin Folta @kevinfolta.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Plant Biologists- I could use a little help. I have a manuscript I'm handling about graft transmissibility of miRNA to control a pathogen. Hard to find reviewers, and those I found have not delivered. I'm sad for the authors. If you can review fast, send a note. @aspbofficial.bsky.social

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Bob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Are you an ecologist/evolutionary biologist looking for an ongoing academic position? Monash University’s School of Biological Sciences is hiring! Come join us in Melbourne, Australia! Details here: careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

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Ran Blekhman @blekhman.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Huge faculty recruitment effort at the University of Chicago -- a division-wide, open-rank search looking to hire about 20 faculty across 5 research areas in biology. Come be our colleague! Full announcement: uchicago.app.box.com/s/ckih9zv3rj...

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Albert Ruhí @albertruhi.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

We're hiring an ecologist at UC Berkeley! The Dept. of Integrative Biology is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Ecology. Plants/algae, invertebrates, microbes, or marine systems a priority. Come join us!! Apply by Oct 5, 2026. aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05489 PS: Please share!

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Assistant Professor –Ecology- Integrative Biology

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

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Plant Physiology @plantphys.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

📣 We are now accepting applications to join the Plant Physiology Assistant Features Editor (AFE) program. These are two-year appointments, starting either in January 2027 or 2028. 👉 Learn more and apply now: blog.aspb.org/plantphys_af.... #PlantSci #PlantScience

Plant Physiology banner announcing a call for Assistant Features Editors, with green wave graphics and the deadline for applications: September 8, 2026.

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SlenderSherbet @slendersherbet.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

When I wake up and think I've missed the bus to school but it's Saturday and I'm 60.

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Leibniz IPK @leibnizipk.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

We are looking for a new lead of our Research & Service group that is in charge of the light and electron microscopy platform and conducts own and collaborative research on structural and cell biological traits in crop species. Interested? ➡️Read more: tinyurl.com/3fty3rm9

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Pedro Beltrao @pedrobeltrao.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

My department @eth-dbiol.bsky.social at ETH Zurich is hiring for a tenured professor in mol cell bio and biochemistry (associate/full). The position is within the Institute of Biochemistry (www.bc.biol.ethz.ch) and it is fairly open within their scope of research. www.nature.com/naturecareer...

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Professor of Molecular Cell Biology and Biochemistry - Zurich, Switzerland job with ETH Zurich | 12861386

The Department of Biology at ETH Zurich invites applications for the above-mentioned tenured professorship at the Institute of Biochemistry

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Noah Whiteman @nkwhiteman.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I’m thrilled to share that our search for a tenure-track colleague in my *truly wonderful and collegial* Genetics, Genomics, Evolution and Development Division in the MCB Department at Berkeley @berkeleymcb.bsky.social is live! Please share this broad search widely: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05481

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Assistant Professor -Genetics, Genomics, Evolution, and Development - Molecular and Cell Biology

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

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Rebecca Mosher @rm0sher.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I love this part! Going to give it to my students.

What, uniquely, does writing do? It compels thought. It compels thinking in ways that silent contemplation or spoken language rarely can. It compels us to subject our thinking to the effort of articulation, the rigor of grammar, the tests of intelligibility and coherence, the inspection of others. In doing so, it also enjoins us to be clear, logical, accurate — and accountable. People may easily forgive a word said in anger but not so easily one written in anger, precisely because the fact that it was written tells us that it was considered.

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Botany One @botany.one · 01/08/2026

Arborist // Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum www.bgci.org/job/arborist... This is a post for a qualified arborist, who will work as part of a small team to maintain and develop the collection of plants grown at the arboretum. #BotanyJobs

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Arborist - Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum | Botanic Gardens Conservation International

Full-time - Permanent- closing date 10 August 2026

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Botany One @botany.one · 01/08/2026

Seed Bank Coordinator // Cambridge University Botanic Garden www.bgci.org/job/seed-ban... Cambridge University Botanic Garden is recruiting to a new position of Seed Bank Coordinator to support the development of the Garden’s seed bank and its associated activities. #BotanyJobs

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Seed Bank Coordinator - Cambridge University Botanic Garden | Botanic Gardens Conservation International

Full-time - Temporary - closing date 16 August 2026

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Jane Langdale 🌱 🌾 @janelangdale.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

My science and my career would have been very different (if existent) without Mike’s input - and I only worked as a collaborator, never in his lab. Huge loss

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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Learn about their scientist-run editorial policies, transfer options, FREE publishing for all, and Open access free for anyone whose institution has a Read and Publish agreement

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Robin Burns @robinburns.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Delighted to share our paper on neo-chromosomes! We induced centromere fission using CRISPR in Arabidopsis and increased the chromosome count from n=5 to n=6. The broken chromosomes ends quickly “healed” by adding telomeres de novo and the new karyotype is stable through mitosis and meiosis! 1/3

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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh @thebotanics.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

THEY'RE BACK: Our historic Palm Houses reopen in October 🎉🌴 Want to be one of the first to visit? Sign up to our presale to buy tickets 48 hours before general release: www.rbge.org.uk/palmhouses/

Palm Houses at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.

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