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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

A new #Opinion piece by @ptasanches.bsky.social et al. in #RESEcolEnt discusses #endosymbiont effects on vector manipulation by insect-borne plant viruses, outlining key questions & priorities. doi.org/10.1111/een.70111 Photo: © P. Sanches & H. Pulido / Biocommunication Research Group, ETH Zurich.

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BIC_Bordeaux @bic-bordeaux.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

A colorful start to 2026! 🌿 #ImageOfTheMonth M. Batsale (Plant Virology team, @inrae-bfp.bsky.social ) captured a Nicotiana benthamiana cell infected with turnip mosaic virus — peroxisomes (yellow), viral vesicles (magenta) & chloroplasts (blue).

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Chenxin Li, PhD @chenxinli2.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Someone got Cas9-Turbo to work. It's like basically Y1H but with proteomics. It however requires transgenic plant expressing Cas9-Turbo and gRNAs, which is still cumbersome for many plants that are not Arabidopsis. #PlantSciences

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Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 19/06/2025

🌾🦠 Trade, war, and viral rice A new study traces how Rice yellow mottle virus spread across Africa via caravan trade, seed exchange – and even WWI troop movements. Plant virus history is human history too. 🔗 doi.org/10.1371/jour... #PlantPathology #Rice #SciComm 🧪

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Grains, trade and war in the multimodal transmission of Rice yellow mottle virus: An historical and phylogeographical retrospective

Author summary Rice yellow mottle virus (RYMV) poses a major threat to rice production in Africa. We explored through a multidisciplinary approach the links between the history of rice in East Africa ...

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Leibniz Institute DSMZ @leibniz-dsmz.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Wondering how plant virus detectives work? Ask our expert Paolo Margaria at #BookAScientist. appointments: www.leibniz-gemeinschaft.de/ueber-uns/ne... #sequencing #plantvirus #hightroughput

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Leibniz Institute DSMZ @leibniz-dsmz.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

News from the battle between plants and viruses – our expert Samar Sheat summarises the success of fighting cassava diseases. book your session: www.leibniz-gemeinschaft.de/ueber-uns/ne... #cassava #plantvirus #pathogens #food

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 05/04/2025

AlphaFold’s highly accurate structural models transformed protein biology. Nature reports on the efforts to create a similar system for RNA and why it’s a tougher nut to crack. #RNAsky 🧪

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RNA function follows form – why is it so hard to predict?

AlphaFold’s highly accurate structural models transformed protein biology,but RNA lags behind.

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Association of Applied Biologists @aabiologists.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Next week 200 virologists will arrive in Murcia, Spain for 'International Advances in Plant Virology 2025' :) - You can join us online to catch up on the science! - Thanks to our sponsors @bspp.bsky.social Loewe Diagostics and BIOREBA - Register as online delegate here -> cvent.me/mNNvzA

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International Advances in Plant Virology 2025. Online registration by Cvent

<div class="ag87-crtemvc-hsbk"><div class="css-vsf5of"><p style="text-align:left;" class="carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-block">Plant viruses cause global and r. Online registration by Cvent

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Aleksandra Obrępalska-Stęplowska @stepelka.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

We cordially invite you to the Experimental Plant Biology conference #PSEBP2025 which will be held at the University of Warsaw. I will chair, together with Magda Krzymowska, a session on Plant Biotic Interactions. Registration opens in a few days. #plantsci psepb2025.pl

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INRAE UMR1332 BFP @inrae-bfp.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

📢 Research engineer / Postdoc opportunity! Join our team to study plant-virus interactions in cereals. Gain expertise in plant molecular biology, advanced microscopy, CRISPR, and crop improvement. Apply here (jobs.inrae.fr/en/ot-25488), or contact Syed Zaidi (syed.zaidi@inrae.fr).

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RTDS Group @rtds-group.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

On the 8th of April, our #EUFunded #VIRTIGATION project will host a session on how to control the devastating #ToBRFV #PlantVirus at the prestigious #IAPV25 conference of @aabiologists.bsky.social. Join us at this key #PlantHealth conference in #Murcia: www.rtds-group.com/news/iapv-25...

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Dominik Hrebik @dhrebik.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

I am very happy to announce that we solved the in-virus #cryoEM structure of the #HIV matrix protein. The structure helped us to resolve a long mystery in HIV biology. A🧵1/5 Read more in Nature: www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧪

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CantlonLab @cantlonlab.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Some think, ‘I’m from a blue town/state, so writing an article won’t help.’ But it will. Explaining the local impacts of funding cuts gives supporters clear, concrete talking points so they can help advocate for science’s value to health, the economy, and society. It also rallies concern. 🧪🏠

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viroid @viroid.bsky.social · 21/01/2024

There's a ~1000nt sub-viral RNA that shows up on every continent, and in humans, and it seems to have gone unnoticed! It has no sequence similarity to any database and codes for a wacky protein Super happy to finally share my thesis work on "Obelisks" tinyurl.com/yc54fzj9 #MicroSky #microbiomesky

A multi-panel diagram of features about "Obelisks". Top half, a) schematics of Obelisk-alpha, a 1164 nt long, apparent;y circular, predicted to be rod-shaped RNA that codes for two proteins, Oblin-1 and Oblin-2 where Oblin-1 is self-complementary. Obelisks bare no sequence similarity to any annotated genetic sequence. The predicted secondary structure is depicted as "Jupiter" plots (circular diagrams where chords represent predicted base pairs), and as skeleton diagrams (where parallel lines represent predicted base pairs). Bottom left, b) a schematic of the world map, with nations coloured in shades of red representing the number of datasets (from a subset database) that contain Obelisks (redder = more datasets), nations from all 7 continents are shaded. Bottom right, c) a predicted tertiary structure for Oblin-1, that appears to be a novel fold, represented as in cartoon format and as a topological diagram (right).

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Amelia Randich @ameliarandich.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Hey all! I’m looking for a virologist who would be willing to zoom with my virology class May 6 between 10-11:15 to give a talk on your work and take questions from 9 undergraduates. I’d make them read a paper of your choice in prep for your talk. Please share in virology circles! #microsky

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Marco Incarbone @incavirus.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Interested in antiviral immunity in plant stem cells? Finding new pathways that keep viruses out? We have an open PhD position in my lab @mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social, follow the link below if the topic piques your interest! Contact me by email if you have questions. #IMPRS #plantvirus #plantPhD

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · 13/01/2025

Our congratulations also go to Daniel J. Leybourne for being selected as runner-up in the #BiologyLetters #ECR Competition. Read Daniel’s paper “Genetic diversity in vector populations influences the transmission efficiency of an important plant virus” here: ow.ly/vrJo50UCok8

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39 North STL @39northstl.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Find more #STL #PlantScience and #AgTech Innovators here! DM us if you want to be added to the starter pack. go.bsky.app/MxfEHdo

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Oliver Meacock @olimeacock.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Our framework explaining why ecological interactions change between contexts is out in Ecology Letters! A lovely collaboration with @saramitri.bsky.social which provides experimentally-testable links between the physiology and ecology of microbes. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Environment‐Organism Feedbacks Drive Changes in Ecological Interactions

Ecological interactions are central to our understanding of the composition and function of communities, but attempts to use them as a theoretical foundation for experimental ecology have been confou....

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1000WomeninSTEM @1000womeninstem.bsky.social · 16/10/2023

Let's try this BlueSky ! A dedicated account to highlight the #womeninSTEM and to give them the visibility they deserve. Objective: 1,000 portraits of women scientists from all fields, all nationalities and all time periods.

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Tatsuya Nobori @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

New year, new paper! Now published in @nature.com. We identified and characterised diverse immune cell states in plants under pathogen attack. My postdoc work in the Ecker lab at @salkinstitute.bsky.social. A thread (0/n) #PlantScience www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Science Magazine @science.org · 09/01/2025

Scientists are starting to study—and debate—how the unique features of Bluesky might affect discussions of research and workplace culture, and efforts to engage with the public. scim.ag/428RTYG

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As academic Bluesky grows, researchers find strengths—and shortcomings

Platform fosters collegial interactions among scientists, but potentially limits interactions beyond the academic community

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International Society for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions @ismpmi.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Registration is now open! Join us for the 2025 #EarlyCareerShowcase and explore the future of our field. This exciting event will celebrate innovation in #PlantScience and #PlantMicrobe interactions. Free for members! Learn more and save your spot today: bit.ly/4funAyV

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Cyd Harrell @cydharrell.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

great article about the devaluation of absolutely anything where women achieve 50%. which is a thing.

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Other disciplines that have experienced male flight include:

Biology. While most STEM professions remain male dominated, 10 years ago biology became a 50/50 male/female split. By 2022, 62% of biology majors were women. Biology is now often considered the “easiest” of the STEM majors.

Interior Design. William Morris is considered the father of interior design. After finishing his education at Oxford, he began an architectural design school called “the Firm”— just for men. Many universities had interior design programs. Until women began to enter the design space, at which point it was relegated to a mere “hobby.” Since the influx of women, interior design programs have been pulled from almost all universities.

Teaching. In the 18th century, schooling in colonial America was reserved for the white and the wealthy. Most tutors were men who taught boys. By the middle of the 19th century, girls started becoming students and women became teachers. Consequently, men swiftly left the profession, the pay dropped and teaching was no longer considered a prestigious occupation.

Similar patterns of male flight have occurred in nursing, cheerleading, social work, architecture, gymnastics, library sciences and psychology.

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Marcelle Johnson, PhD 🇿🇦 🇸🇪 🇳🇱 @marcellejohnsonphd.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

🌿🦠Hey plant virologists! I've made a plant virology feed to collect plant virology research, publications, events and jobs. Looking forward to see what everyone is up to. 🌿🦠 bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Emmanuelle Bayer @emmanuellebayer.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

🌱 early-career scientists: don't miss Frontiers and Techniques in Plant Science at CSHL, June 26–July 17, 2025. 🗓 Apply by March 15, 2025 This immersive course covers cutting-edge topics & methods in plant biology. 🌾 Hands-on labs + expert talks await! meetings.cshl.edu/courses.aspx...

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Frontiers & Techniques in Plant Science

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meetings & Courses -- a private, non-profit institution with research programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, genomics, bioinformatics.

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Karim Majzoub @karimaj.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Victim of its success the Virology and Virus-Host interaction starter pack got packed (150 users) so I created #2 ! Reach out if you want to be included ! go.bsky.app/6bSDmrW

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Felicity Enders, PhD, MPH @felicityenders.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

As a grant reviewer, what do you really wish people would do/not do? Not big things, like find a significant question/innovative method/be consistent with aims Little things, like bold each acronym the first time it’s used. Add your pet peeves ⬇️ #HiddenCurriculum #Research

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Hélène Cecilia, PhD @helcecilia.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

📢 This is my first post! 🧪 We are recruiting a postdoc to work on modeling vaccination strategies for epizootic haemorrhagic disease, transmitted by midges. Duration ~ 18 months Start ~ spring 2025 Please share & if interested find more info here: iddjobs.org/jobs/constra...

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IDDjobs — Constrained epidemiological modelling for epizootic haemorrhagic disease (EHD) vaccination protocols — INRAE: French National Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment; Animal Health D...

Find infectious disease dynamics modelling jobs, studentships, and fellowships.

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Marcelle Johnson, PhD 🇿🇦 🇸🇪 🇳🇱 @marcellejohnsonphd.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Awesome resource for anyone looking to connect with biotech and VC on Bluesky!

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Michael Brockhurst @brockhurstlab.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

2x professorships available in Manchester Institute of Biotechnology including in Microbial Engineering area (broadly defined to include microbiomes, environmental biotech etc) — join us! www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

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Chair Appointments within Manchester Institute of Biotechnology:Manchester Institute of Biotechnology

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Marcelle Johnson, PhD 🇿🇦 🇸🇪 🇳🇱 @marcellejohnsonphd.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Hi👋 I’m a plant virologist studying multipartite virus evolution 🦠🌱 I combine greenhouse experiments🌱🍀,with molecular lab🧪🧫 , genomics and computational modelling💻 to understand how virus segment copies change in hosts over time📊 Happy to connect & discuss virology, plant science, eco-evo & scicomm

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