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Nic Schmidt

@nic-smdt.bsky.social
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Molecular Biosciences student focusing on plant biology @ Heidelberg & Oxford University

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Jarvis Lab @pauljarvislab.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
🧪Researcher Spotlight: Meet Anne @lau-anne.bsky.social, DPhil student investigating the role of CDC48 adaptor proteins in the CHLORAD pathway, and Nic @nic-smdt.bsky.social, visiting student from Heidelberg, assisting Anne studying the roles of specific TIC components in chloroplast protein import.
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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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COS Heidelberg @cosheidelberg.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
New paper from the Yasin Dagdas (@plantophagy.bsky.social) group, this time in @science.org, on how plant cells cope with viral infection and how selective autophagy delays cell death to give plants a chance to survive. Chapeau and congratulations to all the authors! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Selective autophagy fine-tunes plant immunity to promote cell survival during viral infection
RNA viruses co-opt host endomembranes to form replication complexes, often triggering cellular stress and immune responses. Here, we show that Arabidopsis thaliana activates selective autophagy to res...
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COS Heidelberg @cosheidelberg.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
New publication from Markus Wirtz and colleagues on N-terminal protein acetylation: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The ribosome-associated N-terminal acetyltransferase B coordinates global proteostasis and autophagy in plants by creating Ac/N-degrons - Nature Communications
Protein N-terminal acetylation profoundly influences protein fate. Here, the authors establish NatB as a central regulator of the interplay between ubiquitin–proteasome system and autophagy, and highl...
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Nature Plants @natplants.nature.com · 31/03/2026
New Review: "Cereal protein biofortification at the interface of nutrition, yield and sustainability" rdcu.be/faZ1l Improve nutrition while maintaining yield and lowering environmental impact with genetics and breeding; enhance protein quality in staple cereals.
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Roland Gromes @gromesroland.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Shoutout to one of the most ambitious (and hilarious) fieldguides ever concieved: "A Field Guide to Roadside Wildflowers At Full Speed" by @prairieecologist.bsky.social An essential guide for those of us regularly contacted by friends and family with grainy, unfocussed "What's that?" pictures!
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German Society for Plant Sciences (DBG) @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
“Utilizing new genomic techniques #NGT in #organic production could improve yields …. and will help achieve the #EU ’s sustainable #agriculture goals” several authors together with our president @apmweber.bsky.social advocate in Cell Reports Sustainability www.cell.com/cell-reports...
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New genomic techniques in organic production: Considerations for science-based, effective, and acceptable EU regulation
The EU has a goal of 25% organic farmland by 2030, but lower yields in organic farming versus non-organic farming puts strain on sustainable food production. Utilizing new genomic techniques (NGTs) in...
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