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Sebastian Samwald (Basti) he/him @samwalds.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This has originally developed out of a thought along the lines of: "What can you do if you only manage to get weak fluorescence signals?" A short explaining thread 🧵

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Just emailed 26,000 people about snail facts advent calendars. This better result in 500 snail sales. Snales. Wait that just sounds like snails. Is that a good omen?? Get a calendar here: SquidFacts.net

An 11x14 inch poster featuring snails, slugs, nudibranchs, and other snails! There are 24 yellow-green snail shells that you can scratch off. There's a leaf sheep and sea bunny and sea angel and fire snail and banana slug and mystery snail and ramshorn snail and candy cane snail

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PlantEvolution 🌱🌾 @plantevolution.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Please consider submitting comments on the implementation for genome edited plants in the EU. Reminder: this is not the place for general statements regarding your personal vie of #NGT. Instead, the Commission is asking for input for the development of workable rules.

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Marc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

We are looking for a Group Leader in #Wheat research for pre-breeding here @kwsgroup.bsky.social. This is a full-time, permanent position at KWS France. You would be working on a research station near Lille or Paris. jobs.kws.com/job/Mons-en-... #PlantScience #PlantSciJobs #PlantScienceJobs

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Group Lead Wheat Research & Pre-Breeding (m/f/d)

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Juan Carlos De la Concepcion @delaconcepcionjc.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

PLEASE SHARE! New job openings in my lab @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social. We have a broad interest into the mechanistic basis of how molecular complexes are rewired during cellular development in plants and during invasion by pathogens. 🌱🍄🔬 See details below 👇 #PlantSciJobs

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Antoine Cabon @acabon.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Another reason why cities should develop bike infrastructures: it simply makes economical sense!

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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

VACANCY - We’re looking for a Research Assistant/Lab Manager to join the @tinaschreier.bsky.social group, working on plant cell biology and C4 photosynthesis. okt.to/ewfnRI Closing date - 18 August 2026 Contract - 36 months, full-time

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

This coming school year's Lego League theme is biodiversity, which means it's about to be all-hands-on-deck for ecologists. Let's get ready for the flood. Ecologists, if you're willing to answer questions from classrooms or LEGO teams, we need ya. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Fall 2026 Scientist Form

Thank you for Volunteering with Skype a Scientist for the Fall 2026 semester! We match all classrooms up once per week. You may get a match immediately and you may not get a match for a few months. ...

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Sebastian S. Cocioba @atinygreencell.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

@breakliquid.bsky.social and I are delighted to say our OpenEVO preprint is finally live! An open source hand-made turbidostat that's modular, affordable, and made to be customized. Designed with love for the research community. Enjoy!!!💚 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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OpenEvo: An Open-Source Platform for Automated Evolution and Analysis

Here we introduce OpenEvo, a fully open-source, low-cost turbidostat platform for automated continuous culture and directed evolution experiments. Existing tools are expensive, complex, or lack open-s...

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Tonni Andersen @tonnigrubeandersen.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Time for another preprint from the lab: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Led by @yuanyuanzhang.bsky.social and @defengshen.bsky.social. We found some surprising secrets that connect and uncouple root barrier formation with systemic nitrogen signaling in shoots. see the thread below for more details

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A tunable receptor separates root barrier formation from nutrient signaling through ligand-perception states

In roots, the endodermis controls nutrient entry by forming a barrier known as the Casparian strip. Yet how barrier-associated processes interface with systemic signaling remains unclear. Here, we sho...

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Sebastian Samwald (Basti) he/him @samwalds.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

My favourite ‘snacking whilst running’ season has kicked off ✨

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Sebastian Samwald (Basti) he/him @samwalds.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

I just lived through a real-life metaphor of why we need to always critically judge and understand our data: At the check-out at the supermarket, my bill was way too high. Like utterly beyond reason too high. The cashier and I looked confused at each other and my cart. 1/

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KleineVehnLab @kleinevehnlab.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Wanted: Outstanding plant scientist and fantastic colleague. If your science combines fundamental discovery with future applications, we would love to hear from you @dompsfr.bsky.social @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social @cibss.bsky.social @uni-freiburg.de uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00005...

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University of Freiburg

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🌈Dr. Frizzle @swilua.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

This screenshot that came up in my FB memories today is based on a real peer reviewed study! Published in the BMJ, which is an extremely reputable journal! What the AI Overview misses (because it cannot think!) is the study, itself, was satirical: a demonstration of the limits of randomized trials.

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According to a 2018 randomized controlled trial published in The BMJ, parachutes are no more effective than backpacks at preventing death or major injury when jumping from an aircraft. The study involved 23 people who were randomly given either a parachute or a backpack and then jumped from a biplane or helicopter. The researchers found no statistically significant difference in the primary outcome (death)
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Christine Faulkner @pdchristine.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Plasmodesmal closure triggers stress responses! Turns out cells are generally better off with connections to their neighbours. This manuscript represents a decade-long team collaboration, with heroic effort from Estee Tee to lead it over the line! #PlantScience link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Plasmodesmal closure elicits stress responses - EMBO Reports

Plant cells are connected to their neighbors via plasmodesmata facilitating the exchange of nutrients and signaling molecules. During immune responses, plasmodesmata close, but how this contributes to...

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Julia Lazzari-Dean @jlazzaridean.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

We invented “triplet tumbling microscopy” (TTM) to track protein-protein interactions in living cells! Tag your protein with GFP and see it interact with *untagged* binding partners www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

A cartoon overview of triplet tumbling microscopy, comparing data from bound and unbound samples.

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Sebastian Samwald (Basti) he/him @samwalds.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

the snacks the experiments for the with the collaborators collaborators

A plant science experimental set-up
A hand wearing a green lab coat. A green gloved hand is giving a thumbs up.

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Johannes Herpell @herpell.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

A side project that got out of hand—in the best way 🚀 New paper is out: www.nature.com/articles/s41... We sequenced the first Clusia genomes to understand something subtle but fundamental: 👉 CAM is a drought adaptive mechanism in plants - how do different physiotypes of CAM evolve? A 🧵 👇 1/14

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Clusia genomes shed light on the evolution and diversity of crassulacean acid metabolism physiotypes - Nature Communications

Clusia species exhibit diverse photosynthetic physiotypes. The authors present genome assemblies for C. major (weak CAM), C. minor s.l. (facultative CAM), and C. rosea (strong CAM), and speculate that...

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Simon Hammann @simonhammann.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Don't be shy to take on a little two-week side project. These five months will be the most precious three years of your academic journey.

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Sebastian Samwald (Basti) he/him @samwalds.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

The “my train is delayed”-treat in the sunshine. Life could be worse 🤷‍♂️☀️

An ice cream/ice lolly held up against the background of a German train station.

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mariebarberon.bsky.social @mariebarberon.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Registrations are open for PADiBa2026!

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Meroz Lab @merozlab.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

New preprint 🌱 Segment plants in time-series images using foundation model SAM2 - without training a model 🪩. Magician Alex Abbey! 💡SAP works across species, scales, and even z-stacks. From single cells to whole plants→ quantitative growth & dynamics . tinyurl.com/3raedtvm @biosofttau.bsky.social

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plasmidsaurus @plasmidsaurus.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

A new chapter for open science 🧬 Plasmidsaurus is excited to announce a four-year strategic partnership with @addgene.bsky.social Open science runs on verified materials. Learn more: plasmidsaurus.com/news/a-new-c...

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Marc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Another really interesting #SciHis Story by @asimovpress.bsky.social. Goes to show that there are interesting and curious stories and facts in everything - even little things like Agar that seem simple and straightforward. www.asimov.press/p/agar #ScienceHistory #MolecularBiology #Agarose #Seaweed

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The Origins of Agar

First introduced into laboratories in 1881, agar remains indispensable as a culture medium.

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GeminiTeamLab @geminiteamlab.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

RNA splicing generates a functionally specialized Rep protein isoform in geminiviruses — enabling timely control of the viral cycle. Strikingly, similar strategies might have evolved in DNA viruses infecting different kingdoms: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Spearheaded by @delphinem-p.bsky.social!

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Sebastian Samwald (Basti) he/him @samwalds.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Celebrating Karneval/Fasching by making Berliner/Krapfen at home. 🧑‍🍳🎉

A yeast based dough that has risen well in a big metal bowl.

Lots of small balls of dough placed on baking sheets.

“Doughnuts” without holes. Called Berliner/Krapfen in German.

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Robert Hoffie @forscherrobert.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Open for registration now! 🌱 The new working group on Plant Biotechnology within the German Society for Plant Breeding will held its first workshop in March 2026. I'm looking forward to an amazing meeting!

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Juan Carlos De la Concepcion @delaconcepcionjc.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Please share! PhD position (4 years) available in my group @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social. We look for candidates with solid aptitude in computer science to cross disciplines and use cutting edge imaging to understand host infection by destructive plant pathogens. uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...

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Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology @gmivienna.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Registration is now open! The 4th edition of the Mendel Early Career Symposium will take place on 21-22 May at the GMI, part of the @viennabiocenter.bsky.social. This two-day event brings together researchers across career stages to discuss the latest research in all areas of plant science.

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Sebastian Samwald (Basti) he/him @samwalds.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

*Me teaching the dark arts* Showing a co-worker how to insert functional GIFs into an email. ✨

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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

FBI frame-up of Indiana University postdoc Youhuang Xiang: Anti-China witch-hunt escalates www.wsws.org/en/articles/... I'd heard whispers of these arrests for carrying plasmids and bio materials across borders before, but someone just shared this detailed news report with me. Please be careful.

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FBI frame-up of Indiana University postdoc Youhuang Xiang: Anti-China witch-hunt escalates

The arrest and prosecution of Chinese researcher Youhuang Xiang, announced December 19 by FBI Director Kash Patel, is the latest episode in an FBI/Department of Justice campaign to criminalize scienti...

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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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Joachim Goedhart @joachimgoedhart.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

✨ Job Opportunity ✨ Postdoc or Research Assistant in Fluorescent Biosensor Design at Aarhus University - The project aims to develop a genetically encoded biosensor for the neurotransmitter serotonin with fluorescence lifetime as the read-out. Details: international.au.dk/about/profil...

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Postdoc or Research Assistant in Fluorescent Biosensor Design - Vacancy at Aarhus University

Vacancy at Department of Forensic Medicine - Retskemisk, Aarhus University

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Sascha Laubinger @saschalaubinger.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Are you an experienced PhD student or postdoc in plant science looking to connect, present your work, and discuss career paths? Join us at the 3rd Early Career Plant Researchers Network Meeting, Halle (Saale), 20–21 April 2026 Deadline: 23 January 2026 plant-ecr-networking.eu

Poster announcing the 3rd Early Career Plant Researchers Network Meeting, held 20–21 April 2026 in Halle (Saale), Germany. The event targets experienced PhD students and postdoctoral researchers in plant science and features scientific talks, career development and grant-writing workshops, and networking. Travel and accommodation are covered, and participants are registered for the 11th Leibniz Plant Biochemistry Symposium (22–24 April 2026). Application deadline: 23 January 2026. Website: plant-ecr-networking.eu.

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Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU) @slcuplants.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Launch your own independent research group! 2x David Sainsbury Career Development Fellowships at @slcuplants.bsky.social 📆 Apply by 30 Jan 2026 More info: 👉 www.slcu.cam.ac.uk/careers/grou... Job details: 👉 www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/david-s... Please share this post #PlantSciJobs #PlantSciJob

Photo of the interior of award-winning Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University building. Glass walls look into the research labs and naturally lit staircase and walkway with study boxes looking into the Botanic Garden

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Black In Plant Science- UK @blackinplantsci.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Happy New Year!! 🎉 We're pleased to be back with some exciting new opportunities which we will be sharing in the coming weeks. We are again inviting host labs to share their projects for our 2026 BiPS Summer Studentships. Head to our website for more details: buff.ly/g6vAJmM

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Sjon Hartman @hartman-plantlab.com · 08/01/2026

Check out this exciting online and FREE mini symposium on roots, featuring not one but two Freiburg-based @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social @dompsfr.bsky.social talks by @kleinevehnlab.bsky.social and @kevindaniel.bsky.social 🌱

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Robert Hoffie @forscherrobert.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Der "Genome Editing - WieWasWozu?"-Podcast startet eine neue Staffel. Kompakt, präzise und unaufgeregt erläutern Fachleute im Gespräch mit Sabine Schuh verschiedene Aspekte zum Thema. Die zwei ersten der neuen Folgen sind schon online: genomeediting.podcaster.de

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Genome Editing – WieWasWozu? | Im Podcast "Genome Editing – WIEWASWOZU?" geben Wissenschaftler Antworten auf relevante Fragen rund um die neuen Züchtungstechniken – sachlich, verständlich, kurz und b...

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Christine Faulkner @pdchristine.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

We're looking for a postdoc to join us in trying to map the routes by which different signals travel through plants and identify what information they carry. Link👇or get in touch! @johninnescentre.bsky.social #PlantSciJobs www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/po...

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Postdoctoral Researcher (Faulkner Group) | John Innes Centre

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the Faulkner Group at the John Innes Centre, working on cutting-edge science in the field of Cell & Developmental Biology.

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Sebastian Samwald (Basti) he/him @samwalds.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Happy New Year! May all your PCRs give you only specific bands of the appropriate sizes. May your gel extraction and miniprep yields be high. May your cloning always give you at least one correct colony, and your genotyping identify the mutants you are after. ✨

A gel electrophoresis picture.
It shows DNA of different sizes.

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Sebastian Samwald (Basti) he/him @samwalds.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

In preparation for the new year, today’s task is to sort all the notes from my undergrad and Master’s degrees for the proper recycling bins. 🙃

Piles of binders with lots of paper on a floor.

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Jeff Groh @jeffgroh.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Did you know there are 2 types of avocado varieties? A-types switch from female to male, B-types male to female, within a single day. This reciprocal sex alternation promotes cross-pollination and has a simple genetic basis. Read more in this recent preprint from the final chapter of my PhD thesis 🥑

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Balanced polymorphism in a floral transcription factor underlies an ancient rhythm of daily sex alternation in avocado

In avocado and certain wild relatives in Lauraceae, pollination occurs via a synchronized rhythm of floral sex timing between two hermaphroditic flowering types. A-type plants present female-phase flo...

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Dr Darren Abbey @thebiologistisn.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

A few years ago, through luck and vibes, I managed to produce this blue colored bean variety. This was an early step in trying to answer the question, [paraphrased] "Why isn't blue as common as red in beans, even though they're both anthocyanins and the plant has the genes for both?"

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Sebastian Samwald (Basti) he/him @samwalds.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! 🎄✨

Snow laden branches of bushes and a street lamp

Christmas cookies and a beautifully arranged candle

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Ingwar Perowanowitsch @ingwarpero.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

CYCLING CITIES goes international! Dear friends of the int. cycling community. My new movie CYCLING CITIES is now available with english subtitles to hopefully inspire people worldwide to push for change. Please share within your int. network. Thank you and merry christmas❤️ youtu.be/R5jQc1jXLAU?...

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Sebastian Samwald (Basti) he/him @samwalds.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

US based gardeners: Go get yourself the coolest tomato seeds of this decade for your garden! 🍅💜🧡

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Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 19/12/2025

HS1 Ltd is expanding the capacity at St Pancras... 🤔 I have known for AGES this is in planning (and was leaked some documents about it, also ages ago). I can't tell if this story is some new plan, or re-hashing the old ones. In any case it's welcome! #CrossChannelRail www.ft.com/content/ff71...

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London St Pancras revamp aims to cut Eurostar waiting time to 15 minutes

Planned £100mn overhaul of train station will seek to end ‘holding pen’ experience for passengers

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Marion Clavel @thevirusmc.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

The Clavel Group is recruiting a new postdoc for two possible projects dealing with plant-virus interactions and selective autophagy! More (wordy) details below ⬇️🌱🦠

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