Stefan A. Rensing @rensingstefan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A particular diterpene controls the N-fixing hornwort - cyanobacteria mutualism @fernway.bsky.social #MAdLand2026 040
Stefan A. Rensing @rensingstefan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026UV-B response in plant sister lineage: similar, but different. Cool story @caeciliafkunz.bsky.social #MAdLand2026 www.cell.com/current-biol...cell.comChemodiverse cell system responses to UV in an algal sister of land plantsKunz et al. use physiological and transcriptomic analyses and metabolite fingerprinting to study the responses to UV-B in Mesotaenium, a unicellular representative of the closest algal relatives of la... 050
Stefan A. Rensing @rensingstefan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Using a device that cages Individual cells and lets you follow their fare for days #MAdLand2026 www.cellanome.com/productscellanome.comLive Cell Imaging Platform | Cellanome R3200 SystemThe Cellanome R3200 Instrument combines longitudinal live-cell imaging with same-cell transcriptomics to link morphology, function, interactions, and molecular state over time. The complete platform i... 012
Stefan A. Rensing @rensingstefan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Have your say on NGT1 plant regulation: tell the commission what you think. ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...ec.europa.euEuropean Commission - Have your sayEuropean Commission - Have your say 077
Reposted by Stefan A. Rensing CIBSS – Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies @cibss.bsky.social · 05/08/2026📣 #JobAlert The @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social of @uni-freiburg.de invites applications for a position as Head of the Life Imaging Center (LIC) – the core facility for light microscopy. ❗ Application Deadline: 6 September, 2026 🔗 kurzlinks.de/2126 #Biology #LightMicroscopy #Imaging 02731
Stefan A. Rensing @rensingstefan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Good morning from @uni-freiburg.de excellent research retreat 020
Reposted by Stefan A. Rensing CIBSS – Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies @cibss.bsky.social · 15/09/2026CRISPR can change plants—but will it change agriculture? 🌱🧬 In a new Nature Plants Correspondence, #CIBSS researchers discuss how regulation, access, commercialisation and public trust shape the real-world impact of genome editing 🚜. 🔗Read more: rdcu.be/xuiHDM7EB5Ka 12517
Reposted by Stefan A. Rensing PlantEvolution 🌱🌾 @plantevolution.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Please 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... 13734
Reposted by Stefan A. Rensing German Society for Plant Sciences (DBG) @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social · 07/09/2026In our general assembly today Sophie de Vries introduced & launched YongDBG, the network for early career researchers (ECR) from undergraduate level to first junior group leader position for members of our DBG @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de/en/sections/...deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.deYoungDBGYoungDBG is DBG's member network for early career researchers in the plant sciences. 02111
Stefan A. Rensing @rensingstefan.bsky.social · 01/09/2026#Spirogyra genome paper now available @theplantcell.bsky.social @jandevries.bsky.social @watertoland.bsky.social 13018
Stefan A. Rensing @rensingstefan.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Most TF families predictive for organismal complexity were gained during early plant evolution and act as homo- as well as heterodimers. Together, this suggests that gain of TF families as well as the rewiring of GRNs after gene duplication events are causative for plant morphological evolution. 096
Stefan A. Rensing @rensingstefan.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Can the pretrained transformer-based architecture TabPFN predict plant organismal complexity based on their complement of transcription factors? Yes it can: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Happy to hear your thoughts! @dvarshney.bsky.social @jandevries.bsky.social @watertoland.bsky.socialbiorxiv.orgPrediction of plant organismal complexity based on transcription factor annotation: an AI approachHow morphological complexity evolves is still enigmatic. While there is evidence in algae and plants as well as animals that diversification of the repertoire of transcription factors (TF) is causativ... 01812
Stefan A. Rensing @rensingstefan.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Which is about the time you started this project, glad to hear that 🙂 111
Stefan A. Rensing @rensingstefan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Grats! I will take a close look! @madland.science 121
Reposted by Stefan A. Rensing Mostly Harmless @whalepetunias.bsky.social · 02/08/2026the editors, having to meet a publishing deadline, copied the information off the back of a packet of breakfast cereal, hastily embroidering it with a few footnotes in order to avoid prosecution under the incomprehensibly tortuous Galactic Copyright laws. 0134
Reposted by Stefan A. Rensing Journal of Experimental Botany @jxbotany.bsky.social · 02/08/2026🌿 REVIEW 🌿 Blanco-Touriñán & Blázquez explore molecular network evolution underlying conducting tissues, highlighting how conserved and rewired regulatory modules generated diverse systems in land plants while providing a framework for studying developmental circuits. #PlantScience 🧪 12211
Reposted by Stefan A. Rensing MaizeGDB @maizegdb.bsky.social · 27/07/2026We are deeply saddened to share that Michael Freeling passed away on 7/20/2026 after a year-long battle with cancer. Our deepest condolences go to his family, friends, colleagues, and the many students he inspired. We will share additional memorial information soon. 24427
Reposted by Stefan A. Rensing KleineVehnLab @kleinevehnlab.bsky.social · 23/07/20265/5 Our paper reveals how young lateral roots establish their initial growth direction. Besides, it also highlights something equally important: Science is cumulative, collaborative, and built through mentorship — from group leaders to PhD candidates to undergraduate students. 1143
Reposted by Stefan A. Rensing Mostly Harmless @whalepetunias.bsky.social · 17/07/2026He had made one careless blunder though, because he had skimped a bit on his preparatory research. The information he had gathered had led him to choose the name 'Ford Prefect' as being nicely inconspicuous. 0237
Reposted by Stefan A. Rensing George R. L. Greiff @ilichenmoss2.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Happy to announce our study that has just been published from work done during my PhD at the University of Bristol working in Prof. Jill Harrison's lab. It's about WOX genes and sporophyte development in the model moss, Physcomitrium patens. Take a look 🧵👇 47820
Stefan A. Rensing @rensingstefan.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Updated @theplantjournal.bsky.social guidelines: avoid the use of terms such as “basal”, “early diverging lineage”, “primitive”, “ancestral plant”, “lower and higher plants” [..] recommends the use of specific terms such as “bryophytes”, “vascular plants” [..] onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal... 24220
Reposted by Stefan A. Rensing Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 04/06/2026I often get asked: what impacts would a shutdown of the Atlantic ocean circulation #AMOC have on people? A good short overview is found in this expert report. Impacts include e.g. widespread domestic food insecurity in Northern Europe and strain on global food systems. pub.norden.org/temanord2026...pub.norden.org2. Impacts of an AMOC collapse - A Nordic Perspective on AMOC TippingThis report is the outcome of the Nordic Council of Minister’s sponsored workshop arranged in October 21-24, 2025 in Helsinki and Rovaniemi, Finland as part of Finland’s council presidency theme resil... 6244143
Reposted by Stefan A. Rensing Robert Hoffie @forscherrobert.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Am 17.06. steht die finale Abstimmung im EU-Parlament auf der Tagesordnung. Nach eigenen Angaben der Demeter-Kampagne wurden EU-Parlamentarier*innen bisher mit 200.000 E-Mails vollgespamt. Heute wurden Nummern veröffentlicht, um die MdEPs jetzt noch mit Telefonterror mürbe zu machen. Völlig irre. 26325
Reposted by Stefan A. Rensing German Society for Plant Sciences (DBG) @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Abstract submission deadline extended for 2 types of posters to present your #plantsci work at our #BT2026 to an international plant science audience 📍 in Bochum, Germany 📅 6-10 Sept 2026 www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de/u/BT2026ext 21114
Reposted by Stefan A. Rensing Development @dev-journal.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Call for Papers Submit your latest plant and multicellular algae #DevBio research to our upcoming special issue – Plant and Algae Development #DevSIPlantAlgae Editors: @stanfordstomata.bsky.social & Susana Coelho Deadline: 2 November 2026 journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/pl... 03430
Reposted by Stefan A. Rensing Friedemann Weber @friedemann.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Dear journalists, neither Andes virus nor Bundibugyo virus are Hanta- or Ebola-VARIANTS, respectively. They are virus SPECIES. Species differ much more from each other than variants do. Thank you for your attention to this matter 12612
Reposted by Stefan A. Rensing Sjon Hartman @hartman-plantlab.com · 30/05/2026Dear #plantscience friends, we're looking to recruit a new colleague at @uni-freiburg.de @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social: a Professor in Plant Biotechnology. 🌱🧪 The @dompsfr.bsky.social community is truly fantastic. Interested? Please share far and wide and join us! uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00005...uni-freiburg.deUniversity of Freiburg 07785
Reposted by Stefan A. Rensing Annals of Botany @annbot.bsky.social · 27/05/2026♻️🆓: Cell death in bryophytes: emerging models to study core regulatory modules and conserved pathways doi.org/10.1093/aob/... #PlantSciencedoi.orgCell death in bryophytes: emerging models to study core regulatory modules and conserved pathwaysAbstract. This review summarizes recent progress in our current understanding of the mechanisms underlying the cell death pathways in bryophytes, focusing 0147
Reposted by Stefan A. Rensing Katrin Heer @katrinheer.bsky.social · 22/05/2026🌲 We're hiring a postdoc! Join the Future Forests Excellence Cluster at Uni Freiburg to uncover the molecular basis of stress resilience in forest trees. Work with Douglas fir & sessile oak using epigenomics, RNA-seq, and more. 3-year position, TV-L 13. Apply now! 🧬🌿 uni-freiburg.de/stellenangeb... 23227
Reposted by Stefan A. Rensing Kai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social · 14/05/2026“Ich komme regelmäßig nach Deutschland und werde seit Jahrzehnten von meinen Freunden und der Familie gemobbt, mit welch komischen Viren ich mich beschäftige. Jetzt plötzlich haben sie mich verstanden.” Sehr gutes Interview von @florianschumann.bsky.social und Anna Carthaus zum Hantavirus-Ausbruchzeit.deHantavirus: »Das Virus braucht engen Kontakt, aber offenbar geht es auch anders«Der Ausbruch auf der »Hondius« habe sie erschreckt, sagt Hantavirus-Forscherin Nicole Tischler. Man müsse nun verstehen, warum sich so viele Menschen angesteckt haben. 15617
Reposted by Stefan A. Rensing Chenxin Li, PhD @chenxinli2.bsky.social · 13/05/2026If I read the title and abstract of a paper and still couldn’t figure out which species they were using, it’s definitely not plants. 0152
Reposted by Stefan A. Rensing German Society for Plant Sciences (DBG) @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social · 12/05/2026The preliminary programme of International Conference of our German Society for #PlantSci, the Botanik-Tagung, is online botanik-tagung.de/programme.html 📆 6-10 September 2026 📍Bochum, Germany Makes it easier to plan your participation. Register today! botanik-tagung.de/registration... 02218
Reposted by Stefan A. Rensing Trends in Plant Science @cp-trendsplantsci.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Plant formins pave the way for endosymbiosis #plantsciencedlvr.itPlant formins pave the way for endosymbiosisIntracellular infection by beneficial microorganisms enables endosymbiosis and remains a challenge in synthetic biology. A new study by Qiao et al. reveals that a formin orchestrates both rhizobial infection in legumes and mycorrhization in diverse plants. Harnessing this mechanism could enable the engineering of microbial entry into crops for sustainable nutrient acquisition. 072
Reposted by Stefan A. Rensing MAdLand @watertoland.bsky.social · 17/04/2026‼️ Registration for the Annual MAdLand Meeting 2026 is now open! Join us in Göttingen from Sep 29–Oct 2, 2026 to discuss the latest trends in plant science & reconnect with an amazing #Plantsci community #MAdLand2026 #Evolution 🌱 Learn more and register here: madland-meeting.de/2026/ 01516
Reposted by Stefan A. Rensing ISEP @isepprotists.bsky.social · 14/04/2026New #ISEPpapers #preprint by @deemteam.bsky.social: Re-evaluating the eukaryotic Tree of Life with independent phylogenomic data www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... #Protists #Microbes #Evolution #Eukaryotes #TreeOfLife #Phylogeny #Phylogenomics #Bioinformatics #Algae 16829
Reposted by Stefan A. Rensing Mathias mit 1 Tee @malo82.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Heute is Welt #Homöopathie Tag 🍭 Eine gute Gelegenheit erneut an die beeindruckenden Weiterentwicklungen dieser Pseudomedizin zu erinnern. 2726279
Reposted by Stefan A. Rensing Dr. Jonathan N. Stea @jonathanstea.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Today is World Homeopathy Day. In its honor, let’s remember that time The Amazing James Randi overdosed on homeopathy and lived to tell about it. 41975302
Reposted by Stefan A. Rensing New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Phylogenomics of Bryopsidales and the significance of genome duplication in multinucleate cells 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 👆 A #Commentary by Quinten Bafort on this article by Hossen et al. 👇 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #LatestIssue #PlantScience 011
Stefan A. Rensing @rensingstefan.bsky.social · 09/04/2026GREGOR and VTT at the #Teide observatory, in slight cloud fingers 010
Stefan A. Rensing @rensingstefan.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Look @plantevodevo-ab.bsky.social what grows quite massively on the middle slopes of Teide 011
Stefan A. Rensing @rensingstefan.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Anybody knows why they often grow next to each other? #Tenerife 120
Reposted by Stefan A. Rensing Michael Borg @borglab.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Our work on chromatin evolution in brown algae is now published in @natecoevo.nature.com! We show that developmentally complex brown algae evolved without epigenetic silencing pathways long thought universal, underscoring why non-model lineages are important to study. www.nature.com/articles/s41... 615877
Reposted by Stefan A. Rensing Romy Petroll @petrollromy.bsky.social · 26/03/2026I am very grateful to be featured discussing my work on transcription associated proteins and TAPscan @rensingstefan.bsky.social Many thanks to @theplantjournal.bsky.social for the opportunity and recognition! 1126
Stefan A. Rensing @rensingstefan.bsky.social · 20/03/2026I would advice you to wait for v8. V7 lacks a couple hundred v6 models, the gene calling is in places sub optimal, and the gene IDs don't follow the P. patens scheme. 140
Reposted by Stefan A. Rensing Mostly Harmless @whalepetunias.bsky.social · 10/03/2026"You don't like talking to me do you?" said Marvin in a low desolate tone. Trillian talked to Arthur instead. 091
Reposted by Stefan A. Rensing Gernot Segelbacher 🪶 🧬 @gsegelbacher.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Sunset with saharadust 0295
Reposted by Stefan A. Rensing Mostly Harmless @whalepetunias.bsky.social · 07/03/2026He had had a nasty feeling that that might be an idiotic thing to do, but he did it anyway, and sure enough it had turned out to be an idiotic thing to do. You live and learn. At any rate, you live. You also panic. 0219