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Paula Elomaa

@paulaelomaa.bsky.social
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Professor at University of Helsinki, Finland. Working on meristems, inflorescence diversity & evo-devo of plants 🌻🍓 and widely interested in biology.

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Paula Elomaa @paulaelomaa.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Open university lecturer position at @helsinki.fi Dept. of Agricultural Sciences! jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
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University Lecturer in Crop science
University Lecturer in Crop science
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Paula Elomaa @paulaelomaa.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Quan’s paper accepted - we enjoyed the cake today ☺️ - hope you enjoy the science: FvGI–FvCO–FvFT1 pathway activates FvTFL1 in long days to repress flowering in woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca) - Zhou - New Phytologist - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Paula Elomaa @paulaelomaa.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Jep jep - right to the point of Finnish research funding 😩 youtube.com/watch?v=L92h...
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Suomen Akatemia ja tieteen julkinen rahoitus (Jukka Westermarck) | Puheenaihe 696
YouTube video by Puheenaihe
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Paula Elomaa @paulaelomaa.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
@plantspps.bsky.social #spps2026 meeting in full swing! Beautiful dinner location last night with excellent company!
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Paula Elomaa @paulaelomaa.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Getting ready for the Conference of the Scandinavian Plant Physiology Society @plantspps.bsky.social next week @helsinki.fi - exciting event ahead!
  Conference coordinator with student assistants preparing name badges for the participants
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Paula Elomaa @paulaelomaa.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Happy midsummer from Finland #juhannus! Almost midnight and here the sun will rise soon at 02.46 🤗 Total silence until the birds wake up 🤣 !
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Paula Elomaa @paulaelomaa.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
The rules governing new gene editing techniques for plants – called "new genomic techniques" (NGTs) – are being changed at EU level. 🥳🥳🥳 www.europarl.europa.eu/topics/en/ar...
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Is the EU authorising new GMOs? Telling fact from fiction | Topics | European Parliament
The EU has adapted its legislation on plants made with new gene editing techniques. Will they be subject to the same strict rules as GMOs?
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Paula Elomaa @paulaelomaa.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Our Tansley review among the most read published in @newphyt.bsky.social 2024-2025: Development and evolution of the Asteraceae capitulum - Zhang - 2024 - New Phytologist - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Development and evolution of the Asteraceae capitulum
Asteraceae represent one of the largest and most diverse families of plants. The evolutionary success of this family has largely been contributed to their unique inflorescences, capitula that mimic s...
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Paula Elomaa @paulaelomaa.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Our top class meristem team! Summer season coming, inspiring meetings ahead, manuscripts to be revised and of course well-deserved holidays 😎 @helsinki.fi @tengzhanguh.bsky.social
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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
On the cover: Maximum projection confocal micrograph of a developing maize ear primordium expressing PIP2-CFP membrane marker (cyan) and developmental receptor BAM1D-YFP (yellow). Image is courtesy of Penelope Lindsay. 📖 See Jackson et al. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #LatestIssue
On the cover of New Phytologist volume 251, issue 1: Maximum projection confocal micrograph of a developing maize ear primordium expressing PIP2-CFP membrane marker (cyan) and developmental receptor BAM1D-YFP (yellow).
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Paula Elomaa @paulaelomaa.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Jealous! Rome 🩷 Worked on Petunia years ago 🌺. In any case we have great contribution from @helsinki.fi #teemuteeri #jerevainio
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Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Kellenberger @joanameier.bsky.social @beverleycubg.bsky.social et al. studied sexual deception in South African daisy, identifying inverted genomic segments that may maintain the distinct identity of some floral forms in secondary contact zones. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag065 #genome #evolution
GBE | Genome Assemblies of the Daisy Gorteria diffusa Elucidate the Molecular-Genomic Basis of Pollination by Sexual Deception

The image depicts morphotypes (subspecies) and intraspecific hybrids of Gorteria diffusa L., a South African daisy that is pollinated by sexual deception of male bombyliid flies. Between the inflorescences is a graphic representation of the new reference genome assembly of the G. diffusa ‘Springbok’ morphotype (upper left corner), which, together with genomic analysis of hybrid zones, enabled the discovery of structural genomic changes underlying the evolution of plant sexual deception.
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Sophien Kamoun @kamounlab.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
ViroiDoc MSCA Doctoral Network announces workshop: What: Don’t Perish! A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing a Scientific Paper When: Thursday, 2 April 2026, 9:30–12:30 CET Where: online, Webex This event in English is open free of charge. Registration will open soon. www.viroidoc.eu/b/dont-peris...
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Alan Schulman @alanhschulman.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Gene Editing, naturally! Glad to share the results of our survey of consumers and farmers in Finland regarding their views of Gene Editing. The concept of "naturalness" turned out to be important. #geneediting #biotechnology #genomics link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Is gene editing natural and does it matter? A qualitative analysis of citizen-consumers’ and farmers’ views on the use of new genomic techniques in plants - Agriculture and Human Values
This study examines the notions of ‘naturalness’ in Finnish citizen-consumers’ and farmers’ perspectives, through ten focus group discussions, on genetic modification (GM) and new genomic techniques (...
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Kasper van Gelderen @kaspervangelderen.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
PhD positions! For next year (deadline 15th april 2026, start date ~september 2026), we are looking for 15 PhD students for AGILE: "Advanced Training for Next Generation Scientists in Spatio-Temporal Imaging of Plant Cells" cordis.europa.eu/project/id/1... please repost! www.photobodies.com/about-6
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Advanced Training for Next Generation Scientists in Spatio-Temporal Imaging of Plant Cells | AGILE | Project | Fact Sheet | HORIZON | CORDIS | European Commission
Quantitative microscopy imaging holds transformative potential in plant sciences by uncovering structural and functional principles at unprecedented spatial and temporal scale revealing how plants adapt their growth and physiology to environmental changes. Despite its promise...
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Vera Mikkilä @veramikkila.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Voisitko sinä olla Suomen Akatemian uuden tutkimusinfratoimikunnan pääsihteeri? Meillä pääsihteerit tekevät vastuullista ja vaativaa asiantuntijatyötä, kun huolehtivat toimielimensä työskentelystä ja sidosryhmähommista. Tarjolla merkityksellinen työ tieteen mahdollistajana ja ihanat työkaverit!
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Pääsihteeri - Suomen Akatemia
Avoin työpaikka: Pääsihteeri, Suomen Akatemia - Valtiolle.fi:stä löydät valtion avoimet työpaikat.
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Paula Elomaa @paulaelomaa.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
🙈 #plantblindness Diversity matters!
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Paula Elomaa @paulaelomaa.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Enjoy the view! This is clearly the best ever science experience I have had emerging from fruitful collaboration with @ucalgary.bsky.social @tengzhanguh.bsky.social @helsinki.fi and funded by the Research Council of Finland
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Paula Elomaa @paulaelomaa.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
areena.yle.fi/1-75969283?u... Rupateltiin Minna Pyykön kanssa kasvien rakenteista - niissä riittääkin ihmeteltävää 🌻 @helsinki.fi
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Osaavatko kasvit matematiikkaa? | Minna Pyykön maailma
Kasvien erilaiset geometriset muodot ja rakenteet ovat kiehtoneet matemaatikkoja, taiteilijoita ja luonnontutkijoita tuhansien vuosien ajan. Mistä johtuu esimerkiksi, että auringonkukan ja päivänkakka...
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
VACANCY - We’re recruiting for a visionary group leader to lead fundamental research on Discovery Plant Science as part of our vibrant research community Successful candidate will be offered a six-year tenure-track position with the opportunity to apply for tenure: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/gr...
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Paula Elomaa @paulaelomaa.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
Open university lecturer position in urban greening at our department! jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki... #helsinkiuniversity
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University lecturer in Urban greening
University lecturer in Urban greening
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Paula Elomaa @paulaelomaa.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Happy to see this out and for the opportunity to contribute!! The puzzle of Asteraceae inflorescence development jumps one step forward (a big step 😅) 🌻
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Rüdiger Simon @simonrdg.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
The Cereal Stem Cell Systems Consortium published a comprehensive review in Plant Cell on how meristems shape cereal architecture. If you are not a fan of cereals except for breakfast, your teaching will still benefit from the amazing figures! ‪@cerealcell.bsky.social‬ tinyurl.com/32a74xpd
Scheme of meristem development in maize embryos, highlighting the expression domains of key regulatory genes.
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Ari Pekka Mähönen @apmahonen.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Group leader position at the University of Helsinki, Institute of Biotechnology. Plant biologists eligible as well. jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
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Group Leader, Institute of Biotechnology
Group Leader, Institute of Biotechnology
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
📣The Plant Cell is recruiting Assistant Features Editors. The application period opens now and runs through September 15, 2025!🌱 👉Application information can be found at this link: blog.aspb.org/the-plant-ce... #plantscience
Image Text: The Plant Cell. Call for Assistant Features Editors. Deadline for applications: September 15, 2025. Featuring The Plant Cell logo.
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geohelsinkiuni.bsky.social @geohelsinkiuni.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Struggling with your PhD synopsis? ✍️ Try this - The reverse-order approach! 📚🧠 @tuulitoivonen.bsky.social and @digigeolab.bsky.social have been using the reverse-order approach to structure article-based PhD synopses — and it works! 🔗 Read the full story here: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Why you should write your PhD thesis backwards
By considering the central statement of your entire PhD, you can structure your writing around it, says Tuuli Toivonen.
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Vera Mikkilä @veramikkila.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Are you a professor or assistant professor level researcher in the US or elsewhere outside of Finland? Looking for new opportunities in an inspiring and well-connected research environment? Finland might be just the place for you. Reach out to Finnish universities to explore what’s possible.
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Finland invests in research excellence – new funding call by Research Council of Finland to support recruitment of international talents
The Research Council of Finland (RCF) has launched a funding call to improve universities’ ability to recruit international experts to Finland. In line with the RCF’s strategy, the call wi...
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PlantEvolution 🌱🌾 @plantevolution.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Two fantastic positions in #plantscience: A junior AND a senior group leader position at the Gregor Mendel Institute (GMI), part of @viennabiocenter.bsky.social. Generous core funding, fantastic plant and non-plant colleagues, all in a very livable and beautiful city. www.oeaw.ac.at/gmi/join-us/...
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Senior Group Leader Position
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Vera Mikkilä @veramikkila.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Research Council of Finland preparing call for universities to invite foreign researchers to Finland
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RCF preparing call for universities to invite foreign researchers to Finland
The Research Council of Finland (RCF) is planning a new funding call to help universities recruit international experts to Finland. The call would be part of the RCF funding scheme that strengthens un...
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Arif Ashraf @aribidopsis.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
(1/5) Thanks for sharing this article, Deepak. It's a must read, in my opinion. Some key parts from this article as a thread 🧵 rdcu.be/ee4X5
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Daniel Kierzkowski @kierzkowskilab.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Do you want to know how mechanical interaction between tissue layers controls the formation of complex organ shapes in plants? 🔬🌼 🚨Our latest collaborative work with @routierlab.bsky.social is now published @natureplants.bsky.social Find out more👉 rdcu.be/efad3
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Mechanical interactions between tissue layers underlie plant morphogenesis
Nature Plants - Anthers, the male reproductive organs in plants, are a model to explore the establishment of complex three-dimensional shapes. Live imaging, genetics and modelling reveal an active...
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Vera Mikkilä @veramikkila.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Suomen Akatemian talvihaussa on arvioinnin aika. Tällä viikolla ohjelmassa oli peräti 13 kahden päivän arviointipaneelia. Se on henkilöstömääräämme nähden tosi paljon. Mutta kun kone on hyvin rasvattu, kaikki toimii. Mitä hakemusten jättämisen jälkeen on tähän mennessä tapahtunut? ⛓️ 1/9
Hakemuksen käsittelyprosessi Akatemiassa: hakija jättää hakemuksen verkkoasiointiin, akatemian tiedeasiantuntijat käsittelevät hakemuksen, kansainvälinen asiantuntijapaneeli antaa tieteellisen arvion hakemuksesta, luottamuselin tekee rahoituspäätöksen paneelin arvion ja tutkimuspoliittisten linjausten perusteella, hanke käynnistyy.
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Mikko Tuomi @mustapipa.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Lähimetsät eivät ole vain kauniita maisemia, vaan tutkitusti elintärkeitä terveydellemme ja hyvinvoinnillemme. Kun metsä tuhotaan, sitä ei saada enää takaisin sukupolviin. Olen allekirjoittanut vetoomuksen lähimetsien säilyttämisen puolesta. www.sll.fi/vetoomus/
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Lähimetsät eivät ole vain kauniita maisemia, vaan tutkitusti elintärkeitä terveydellemme ja hyvinvoinnillemme. Allekirjoita vetoomus lähimetsien turvaamiseksi! ALLEKIRJOITA VETOOMUS Lue lisää…
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UCDavisPlants @ucdavisplants.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
🌱 From The Plant Journal: An international team discusses the future of #Arabidopsis research to 2030: A new roadmap outlines advances in computational models, climate resilience, and crop applications. (Siobhan Brady) ▶️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #PlantScience #PlantBiology
A vision for Arabidopsis research in 2030. Computational models created by integrating large ‘omics data using AI would inform experiments in Arabidopsis that could be translated to crop species, especially in the context of climate change. Mechanisms unique to crop species (or coopted by pathogens or parasitic plants) could be elucidated with the help of Arabidopsis. MASC would support accessibility and diversity in conferences and other equity issues, and would help to coordinate research efforts between Arabidopsis and crop researchers/agronomists from around the world. Images on the right from Filament LLC, used with permission.
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Jan Martinek @janmartinek.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
PhD position open in our team! Come to the Institute of Experimental Botany in Prague to study Fast auxin responses in Arabidopsis shoots! pm.ueb.cas.cz/index.php/te...
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Dubcovsky Lab @dubcovskylab.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
We’re excited to share our new preprint on wheat spike development! We used spatial transcriptomics and scRNA-seq to take a closer look at the different cell types and expression domains during key developmental stages of the wheat spike. Check it out here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Spatial cell clusters based on the expression of 99 genes analyzed by smFISH at three stages of wheat spike development.Expression profiles of genes differentially expressed during spikelet development.
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Maizel lab @maizel-lab.org · 17/02/2025
Delighted to unveil the poster and speakers list of the Mechanism of Plant Development meeting. 2 keynotes by @bradylabs.bsky.social & @nikogeldner.bsky.social to honour the legacy of P. Benfey & J. Chory. Congrats to @minyaaa.bsky.social for her beautiful Mimulus image. ➡️ tinyurl.com/24fsjq6a
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Paula Elomaa @paulaelomaa.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
🙄 quantity over quality - we cannot emphasize enough research ethics - this is simply horrifying! #mdpi
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Plantae.org @plantaeofficial.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
📅New #PlantSciEvents Event Added: SPS Summer School 2025 - "Advanced Plant Imaging: From super-resolution to fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy"🌱 👉https://eventform.plantae.org/plantae.calendar/detail/1381/1751198400000 #PlantScience
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SPS Summer School 2025 - "Advanced Plant Imaging: From super-resolution to fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy"
Sun 29 Jun, 2:00 PM - Fri 4 Jul, 6:00 PM [CEST]: Microscopy is a fundamental tool for understanding the functioning of plants at the cellular to molecular scale. Recent technological advances…
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Paula Elomaa @paulaelomaa.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Mielenkiintoista - miten yksittäisten tutkijoiden arviointi erotetaan kun #okm rahanjakomallissa yliopistoja palkitaan jufo-luokituksen mukaan julkaisuista? Kyllä meitä ”yksittäisiä” seurataan!
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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Don't miss your opportunity to attend New Phytologist next generation scientists, the FREE meeting for early career researchers in plant science. #npnextgen 4–7 July 2025 Birmingham, UK Apply to attend by 27 January! www.newphytologist.org/nextgenevent...
People at a conference. A quotation from a New Phytologist next generation scientists delegate reads '#npnextgen really is an excellent way to meet inspiring people and broaden your outlook on science.'
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PlantEvolution 🌱🌾 @plantevolution.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
When I served on NIH review panels, I always thought: We need more *not so good* #plantscience proposals! The plant proposals were on average so much better than the rest, but as a 🌱 biologist, it was difficult to convince the other panel members that 🌱 scientists all punched above their weight.
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Rüdiger Simon @simonrdg.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
If you are interested in plant stem cell systems, meristems and development of cereals: We are organising an international symposium on "Cereal Meristems and Stem Cell Systems", see attached announcement. www.cscs2025.de for more details
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Tatsuya Nobori @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Repairing a deleterious domestication variant in a floral regulator gene of tomato by base editing www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Repairing a deleterious domestication variant in a floral regulator gene of tomato by base editing - Nature Genetics
A deleterious mutation in the tomato transcription factor SSP2 was enriched during domestication. Repairing the deleterious mutation in cultivated tomato by base editing leads to compact growth and ea...
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Anu Lahtinen @anulah.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Tutkimuseettinen neuvottelukunta (TENK) hakee assistenttia osa-aikaiseen toistaiseksi voimassa olevaan työsuhteeseen (60%) 1.2.2025 alkaen. Haun DL 7.1.2025 TENK edistää tutkimusetiikkaa sekä ennaltaehkäisee ja valvoo tiedevilppiä kaikilla tieteenaloilla tenk.fi/fi/ajankohta...
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Tutkimuseettinen neuvottelukunta hakee assistenttia
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Elena Kramer @elenakramer.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Are you a plant science researcher working towards a PhD or an early career researcher who completed their PhD no more than five years ago? Consider applying to the Next Generation Scientists 2025 meeting, sponsored by New Phytologist! #botany www.newphytologist.org/nextgenevent...
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Next generation scientists 2025
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Arif Ashraf @aribidopsis.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Differential growth is an emergent property of mechanochemical feedback mechanisms in curved plant organs @ Developmental Cell www.cell.com/developmenta...
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Marc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
"Italy tests first gene-edited vines for winemaking" by @annameldolesi.bsky.social via @naturebiotech.bsky.social. Europe’s first field trial of gene-edited vines began in northern Italy on 30 September 2024. #PlantScience #PlantGMOs #PlantNGTs #Winemaking Let's hope "activists" don't find them.
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Italy tests first gene-edited vines for winemaking - Nature Biotechnology
Europe’s first field trial of gene-edited vines began in northern Italy on 30 September 2024. Developed by EdiVite, a spinoff from the University of Verona, these Chardonnay vines have undergone gene ...
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Michael Raissig @michaelraissig.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Absolutely wonderful Evo-Devo work from Madelaine Bartlett's group @slcuplants.bsky.social on the evolution and development of awns, the tiny, bristle-like extension on grass florets. Including awnless mutants in my favorite grass Brachypodium distachyon!! doi.org/10.1111/nph....
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Beverley Glover @beverleycubg.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
My first post here! We’re looking for an enthusiastic plant developmentalist to join our team as a postdoc working on how this wonderful plant builds sexually deceptive flowers. Link here: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49334/
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