Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)Kelly Dawe @corncolors.bsky.social · 4hThe 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! 01538
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 7hA new issue of CSH Protocols is out! @cshlpress.bsky.social The cover image highlights the work by Zimina et al., who summarize various approaches for examining meiosis & meiotic recombination in maize, & introduce a set of accompanying protocols to study meiosis in this species🌽 ⬇️Links below 176
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)Representative Becca Balint @balint.house.gov · 29/09/2026It’s almost as if there are more ways to measure the value of work than just the amount of money it makes people. A country with fewer social workers and teaching aides, with less study of the arts and history, is a country that’s not investing in its own future.newrepublic.comTrump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of DegreesUnder a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan. 723574
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)German Society for Plant Sciences (DBG) @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026#PlantSciJobs #PlantSciJob PhD position: Plant Development - how cell fate is established during male germline initiation in #maize @uniregensburg.bsky.social www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de/en/job-openi...deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.deJob Openings 065
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)Liz Haswell @ehaswell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026NSF employees speaking out: democrats-science.house.gov/imo/media/do...democrats-science.house.gov 031
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)Marco Rogers @polotek.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I can understand why the features of a supposed AI assistant are compelling. I kinda wanna try it too. But I know too much about how these things work. Do not give a cloud-based agent access to your shit. Especially one from the big tech companies. 413554
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · 29/09/2026🧪🌾NEWS: Aspen leaf cells change shape during drought Cells on an aspen leaf surface look like a jigsaw puzzle under the microscope.🔬 @srobertgroup.bsky.social identified a gene controlling this shape and found that drought affects both its activity and cell shape. 🔗 www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n... 1198
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A great overview of how the Trump admin cultivated fear inside NIH to force compliance, even with harmful, unethical & unlawful orders. Also covers origins of the Bethesda Declaration community. From my friend & co-organizer Dr. Wen-Ying Sylvia Chou. www.psychologicalscience.org/publications...psychologicalscience.orgNIH Employees Lived in A Culture of Fear, So They Started Keeping ReceiptsSylvia Chou, former NIH program director, says “nobody’s OK” after massive disruptions to funding policies and infrastructure. 110856
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026For 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 3150139
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Read more about this research in our ‘First person’ interview with Stephanie Martinez @stephanieemartinez.bsky.social: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/... 033
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Cutting corn-ers: @stephanieemartinez.bsky.social and @carolynplants.bsky.social discover that KATANIN p60 guides asymmetric division plane positioning in maize. Highlight: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/... Article: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/... 1105
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Are Black Democrats not a thing or… 181478200
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)Sebastian S. Cocioba @atinygreencell.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Feeling proud of where SpliceCraft is at right now. Still got more details to add and UI jank to solve, but powerful af and open source. Made, with love, for this community. Enjoy. SpliceCraft.biosplicecraft.bioSpliceCraft — the in-terminal plasmid workbenchDesign, clone & mutate plasmids in a mouse-friendly terminal workbench. Everything runs on your own computer — no cloud, no account. 0297
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)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, ecology, and biodiversity. 👇rh-carriere-dmz-eng.synchro.umontreal.caCareersThrough 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: 02033
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Just helping with editing here. These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes. 16892913062
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)Carl Prothman | Photography @carlprothman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Two hours of stars over Mount Rainier, compressed into one minute. 🌌 I photographed this from the White River area as the Milky Way moved across Little Tahoma Peak toward Mount Rainier. Airplanes, satellites, and even a searchlight crossed the frame. 39998199
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A telling quote in this @npr.org analysis: "I think it was clear to just about every observer, left, right, and center, that the NIH of recent decades is a very unhealthy institution and has really desperately needed substantial reform." -Ian Banks, Foundation for American Innovation 🧵npr.orgThese 6 charts show how NIH research funding has been reshaped under TrumpStories of science funding being cut, labs shutting down and scientists losing jobs have flooded the media under Trump's administration. These six graphics show how those changes have affected U.S. biomedical research. 175
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)Prof. Keiko Torii @keikoutorii.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I am proud to share my No-AI-assisted perspective review "Plant Peptide Hormones: Three Decades of Discovery and Emerging Paradigms" for the Centennial issue of @plantphys.bsky.social 🌱🍅. It's OA, so everyone can access! 1/ academic.oup.com/plphys/advan... 26827
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)Tiffany Lowe-Power stands with Minnesota @tlowepower.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Please 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!recruit.ucdavis.eduAssistant Professor of Plant PathologyUniversity of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now! 03377
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)Maitreya Dunham @maitreya.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Exciting news: @uwgenome.bsky.social will be hiring for two tenure-track faculty positions this year, one open rank and one assistant professor. Both are “Genome Sciences” interpreted broadly so we welcome applicants working in a variety of fields and methods. Ad will be out shortly. 110499
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026There's a lot to say about this, and other folks are saying most of it. I just want to focus on one thing: the claim about the relationship between universities and "the real world." 1526993
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)Tanja Slotte @tanjaslotte.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Interested in testing hypotheses on pollen evolution using genomic data? Apply for our open 4-year PhD student position at Stockholm University! Application via the SU website, deadline Oct 24, 2026. #evolution #pollen #pollinationmode #plants #genomics #RNAseq su.varbi.com/what:job/job...su.varbi.comDoktorand i ekologi och evolutionInstitutionen för ekologi, miljö och botanik (DEEP) bedriver forskning och utbildning vid Arrheniuslaboratorierna på campus Frescati. Vi är cirka 100 medarbetare, inklusive doktorander och postdok 11627
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)Plant Physiology @plantphys.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Loss of ZmDMP increases phosphatidic acid production and disrupts lipid homeostasis in maize sperm cells (Shuaibing Yao , Zhengzhi Zhang , Shaohua Tang , Hua Liu , Bing Yang , Xuemin Wang) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience @aspbofficialdoi.orgLoss of ZmDMP increases phosphatidic acid production and disrupts lipid homeostasis in maize sperm cellsDUF679 domain membrane protein (DMP) and phosphatidic acid both promote membrane fusion, but DMP suppresses phosphatidic acid production in sperm cells. 023
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)TW @twesq.bsky.social · 20/09/2026this is fantastic and I learned something new 562782423
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)Moi Expósito-Alonso (MOILAB) @mexpositoalonso.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Fantastic 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/JPF05489aprecruit.berkeley.eduAssistant Professor – Plant or Macroalgae-Associated Microbial Communities and Interactions - Plant and Microbial BiologyUniversity of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now! 05170
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The person who thinks that he has the ability to decide which science to fund out of hundreds of subfields is exactly the person who should not make that decision. There is a reason that expert committees of scientists review and give recommendations for funding. No one person can know all of it. 13466100
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)Jacob Tennessen @jacobphd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Reviewing another paper. There’s an AI generated figure with at least ten distinct errors easily seen just by comparing it with the accompanying table. It’s just a map of collection sites, nothing sophisticated. If AI is this bad and authors this lazy in these simple cases, what else is wrong? 1121
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)Mike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA @michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 21/09/2026PMC COVlD Update, Sep 21, 2026 (US) 🔥13th COVlD wave 🔥40 states/territories with outbreaks (see Alt text) 🔥3.8 million estimated weekly infections 🔥Outbreaks in NYC 🔥Extremely high levels on the Big Island of HI Mask up and get boosted. 🧵THREAD (1/4) 9388278
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 20/09/2026This is about one thing and one thing alone. Steering our research dollars for cancer, heart disease, and new infectious diseases to Trump’s political allies and friends. 24948361999
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)Politico @politico.com · 20/09/2026Trump asked budget chief to draft order bringing health research funding under his controldlvr.itTrump asked budget chief to draft order bringing health research funding under his controlThe move came after the NIH director refused Trump’s request to cut Harvard grants in an Oval Office meeting. 39198126
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 19/09/2026It takes a toll. 162093689
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Excellent article by @jessicaglenza.bsky.social at @us.theguardian.com that highlights how the Trump-Bhattacharya NIH grant terminations undermine trust built in communities and waste public resources by terminating critical, rigorous cutting edge science. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.com‘Clear retribution’: dismay as key Alzheimer’s study cancelled amid Trump attacks on scienceParticipants in Pittsburgh may never learn the results of their cognitive tests – and funding cuts that target ‘DEI’ have the potential to delay vital diagnoses 26124
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)SK Winnicki, PhD 🏳️⚧️ @skwinnicki.bsky.social · 19/09/2026it's like the news is constantly designed to get me riled up me, personally 421641
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)Rebecca (BeKa) Leuschen-Kohl @bleuschenkohl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Week 1 of 50X50 Science Across America begins this week!! They’re partnering with 50 creators and 50 scientists across each of the 50 states to publish 50 videos in celebration of American science. Check it out: www.5050science.com5050science.com50x50 Science Across America 132
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 17/09/2026Everybody keeps talking about how natural treatments and cures should be utilized, well here's exactly that. A cancer treatment that harnesses the power of your immune system to take down cancer cells. It only took four decades to make, thanks to reliable funding of science and research. 115955
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)in silico Plants @insilicoplants.bsky.social · 16/09/2026📢 Could you be the next Chief Editor of in silico Plants? We are seeking applications from established plant scientists with proven editorial experience and a passion for computational plant science. 📅 Hurry! The application deadline is next week ℹ️ More information: buff.ly/DKuXDng #PlantSciJobs 023
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15/09/2026“trump will destroy everything he cannot own in perpetuity” is one reason i am filled with dread over 2028 26490931476
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 03/09/2026“The tech industry wants us to believe that AI in early education is not only inevitable, but that it is necessary. We do not see it that way.” motherjones.comMamdani issues AI moratorium in NYC schoolsKids "need to wrestle with tough problems on their own,” New York's mayor said Wednesday. 15471106
John Fowler (he/him) @jefowlerjr.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Congrats, Thomas! Exciting & well-deserved recognition for you and your group! 110
John Fowler (he/him) @jefowlerjr.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I love showing this movie every year in Intro Biology. It’s a wonderfully clear & engaging illustration of bacterial evolution - the students can =think= about what’s happening in the experiment, and can figure much of it out during their in-class group discussion. Thank you! 031
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)Michael Baym @baym.lol · 13/09/2026Ten years ago Tami, Roy, and I released a movie we made of antibiotic resistance evolving in real time. I thought maybe a couple thousand people tops would see it. I couldn't have imagined it would be seen millions of times, and be taught from middle school through the graduate level worldwide 23436127
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 13/09/2026This is going to do so much damage. 24470109
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)Arif Ashraf @aribidopsis.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Final episode of Season 4 of #No_Time_To_Read podcast! I had the privilege to have my grad student as a guest for the first time! Olivia @ohazel.bsky.social discussed about her recent @newphyt.bsky.social paper. Podcast: tinyurl.com/9kfppcpr Article: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 042
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)Arif Ashraf @aribidopsis.bsky.social · 13/09/2026It's a pleasure to work on my podcast, No Time To Read, for past several years. It gave me the opportunities to talk to some amazing plant biologists about their recent research articles. I just wrapped up Season 4. Thanks for your kind support. Podcast: tinyurl.com/3abx6khm 0113
John Fowler (he/him) @jefowlerjr.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Last night was a beautiful night out in Portland, lucky to see Liz Phair and Sleater-Kinney play to an enthusiastic crowd. S-K closed with a tremendous, energetic & suitably LOUD rendition of 'Entertain' off of their classic album The Woods. Highly recommend seeing them live if you can! 021
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)International Association of Sexual Plant Reproduction Research @iasprr.bsky.social · 11/09/2026At #ICSPR2026 we announced the winners of our IASPRR awards!! 🏅Plant Reproduction Medal goes to... - Ueli Grossniklaus. 🏅Early Career Research Award in Plant Reproduction goes to... - Thomas Widiez @thomaswidiez.bsky.social . Thanks for voting and congratulations to our winners!! 👏👏👏 171
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)Arvid Herrmann 🍃 @arvidhema.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Very happy to see this work out as a preprint! 🌽🌱 How are shoot stem cells specified in the maize embryo? We uncover a small RNA-driven morphogenic circuit linking positional information with auxin, cell wall mechanics & cell division patterning. Check it out 👇 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...biorxiv.orgSpecification of embryonic shoot stem cells via a small RNA-driven morphogenic circuitThe specification of embryonic stem cells capable of self-renewing and differentiation into virtually any cell type, is one of the most consequential events in the development of a multicellular organ... 03221
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Completing the Connectome: How Pursuing a Map of the Fly Brain Rewired Neuroscience (Really worth sharing this video with your science-curious middle and high schoolers) www.hhmi.org/news/scienti... www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uMQ...hhmi.orgCompleting the Connectome: How Pursuing a Map of the Fly Brain Rewired Neuroscience | HHMIJanelia scientists and collaborators have completed a wiring diagram of the central nervous system of an adult male fruit fly, the culmination of nearly two decades of groundbreaking research. 03015
Reposted by John Fowler (he/him)Plant Physiology @plantphys.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Decoding pollen hydration: the role of FERONIA-mediated signaling in stigmatic actin cytoskeleton dynamics (Yong-jun He , Shuo Xu , Xin-qin Liu , Zhi-wen Liu , Yang Zhang , Kai-mei Zhang , Chao Li , Chen Liu) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience @aspbofficialdoi.orgDecoding pollen hydration: the role of FERONIA-mediated signaling in stigmatic actin cytoskeleton dynamicsStigmatic RALF33 and pollen-derived PCP-B peptides influence pollen hydration by regulating actin cytoskeleton organization in stigmatic papillae through t 0107